The temperature on February 13, 1962 was between 0.3 °C and 5.7 °C and averaged 2.6 °C. There was 6.9 mm of rain during 4.9 hours. There was 1.0 hours of sunshine (10%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
January 11 » An avalanche on Huascarán in Peru causes around 4,000 deaths.
July 11 » Project Apollo: At a press conference, NASA announces lunar orbit rendezvous as the means to land astronauts on the Moon, and return them to Earth.
July 12 » The Rolling Stones perform for the first time at London's Marquee Club.
August 6 » Jamaica becomes independent from the United Kingdom.
August 16 » Pete Best is discharged from The Beatles, to be replaced two days later by Ringo Starr.
December 2 » Vietnam War: After a trip to Vietnam at the request of U.S. President John F. Kennedy, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield becomes the first American official to comment adversely on the war's progress.
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