2004 World Series, Florida Marlins beat the New York Yankees 4 games to 2
2004 Hurricane Ivan hits Alabama and Florida killing nearly 30
2004 Hurricane Frances hits Florida, causing $40 billion in damage.
2000 Supreme Court halts Florida vote recount
2000 Elian Gonzalez is snatched by a SWAT team from his Florida relatives to return him to his father in Cuba
1998 Tornadoes in Florida kills at least 31
1998 Florida Panther Dino Ciccarelli's is 9th NHLer to score 600 career goals
1998 All-Star Florida Marlin catcher Darren Daulton, retires
1997 Florida releases Alex Arias, the last original Marlin
1997 1st Game at Washington Capitals' MCI Center vs. Florida Panthers
1997 Last original Florida Marlin, Jeff Conine, traded to Kansas City Royals
1997 World Series: Florida Marlins beat Cleveland Indians, 4 games to 3
1997 Florida Marlins beat Atlanta Braves 4 games to 1 in NLCS
1997 Kevin Brown of Florida Marlins no hits San Francisco Giants 9-0
1997 Susie Maroney, 22, of Australia, is 1st to swim from Cuba to Florida
1997 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Ft. Myers Florida on WRXK 96.1 FM
1996 62nd Heisman Trophy Award: Danny Wuerffel, Florida (QB)
1996 Howard Stern radio show premieres in West Palm Beach Florida (WCLB 95.5 FM)
1996 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Panama City Florida on WTBB 97.7 FM
1996 Stanley Cup: Colorado Avalanche sweep Florida Panthers in 4 games
1996 Colorado Avalanche sweeps Florida Panthers by winning 1-0 in 6 periods
1996 Florida Marlin Al Leiter no hits Colorado Rockies, 11-0
1996 Cheryl Depew, of Florida, crowned 13th Miss Hawaiian Tropic Intl
1995 Los Angeles Dodger Ramon Martinez no-hits the Florida Marlins 7-0
1995 All star MVP: Jeff Conine (Florida Marlins)
1995 Southwestern Florida outside of Tampa begins using new area code 941
1994 Cbox is 39'115 long, 20'85 wide, and 8' high in Jacksonville, Florida Largest popcorn container is 6,619.76 cubic feet full of popped corn
1994 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Orlando Florida on WTKS 104.1 FM
1994 Danny Harold Rolling, sentenced to death in Florida, for killing 5
1993 59th Heisman Trophy Award: Charlie Ward, Florida State (QB)
1993 Florida Marlins 1st lost ever (4-2 to Los Angeles Dodgers)
1993 Florida Marlins 1st game - beat Los Angeles Dodgers 6-3
1993 Florida Marlins introduce their mascot "Billy"
1993 Florida Marlins open their 1st spring training camp
1992 58th Heisman Trophy Award: Gino Torretta, Miami, Florida (QB)
1992 Carl Barger, baseball President (Pittsburgh Pirates, Florida Marlins), dies at 62
1992 Rene Lachemann hired as Florida Marlins 1st manager
1992 Leanza Cornett (Florida), 21, crowned 66th Miss America 1993
1992 Hurricane Andrew hits South Florida; 35 die
1992 Ground breaking of Florida Marlins 7,500 seat spring training stadium
1992 Florida Marlins unveil their uniform
1992 Erie Sailors (Florida Marlin farm team) 1st game beat Jamestown 6-5 in 13
1992 Florida Marlins begin selling tickets
1991 Florida Marlins sign their 1st player, 16 year old pitcher Clemente Nunez
1991 Actress Hedy Lamarr, 77, arrested for shoplifting in Florida
1991 Florida Marlins' logo unveiled
1991 Pittsburgh Pirate President Carl Barger becomes 1st President of Florida Marlins
1991 Colorado Rockies and Florida Marlins given final approval by owners
1991 Lillian Cucuzza wins name Florida baseball team contest (Marlins)
1991 South Florida and Denver picked for 1993 NL franchises
1990 Blockbuster Bowl 1: Florida State beats Penn State, 24-17
1990 3 members of 2 Live Crew acquitted on obsenity charges in Florida
1990 Florida record store owner Charles Freeman is found guilty of obsenity, for selling 2 Live Crew rap records
1990 Florida lottery goes over $100,000,000
1990 David Acer, Florida dentist, dies of AIDs after infecting 5 patients
1990 2 slain college students found in Gainesville, Florida
1990 Florida Edwards, dies of pneumonia at 79
1990 Members of 2 Live Crew formally charged with obscenity in Florida
1990 Florida passes a law prohibits wearing a throng bathing suit
1990 Rap group 2 Live crew members arrested in Florida for obscenity
1989 Ted Bundy, serial killer of up to 100 women, executed in Florida at 42
1988 Florida Friebus, actress (Bob Newhart Show), dies of a stroke at 79
1988 Carlos Lehder Rivas, of Colombia's Medellin drug cartel, is convicted in Florida for smuggling more than 3 tons of cocaine into US
1988 4,200 kg Colombian cocaine in seized at Tarpon Springs Florida
1987 NBA announces expansion to Charlotte North Carolina and Miami Florida in 1988 and Minneapolis Minnesota and Orlando Florida in 1989
1986 52nd Heisman Trophy Award: Vinny Testaverde, Miami Florida (QB)
1986 95-year-old woman scores a hole-in-one in Florida
1986 Jacob K Javits, (Sen - R - New York), dies in Palm Beach, Florida at 81
1985 Sheeba Reiter, Florida, illegitimate daughter of Jackie Mason
1985 Cold wave damages 90 percent of Florida's citrus crop
1983 Meyer Lansky, reputed mobster, dies in Miami Beach Florida at 80
1982 EPCOT Center opens in Orlando, Florida
1982 Jonathan Jackson, Orlando, Florida, actor, Lucky-General Hospital
1982 Air Florida 737 took off in a snowstorm, crashes into 14th St. Bridge in Washington, D.C., and falls into Potomac River, killing 78
1981 West Tampa Florida defeats Richmand Virgina, 6-4 to win American Legion World Series
1981 Cristin Duren, Miss Florida Teen USA, Miss Photogenic-1997
1981 Beth Daniel wins LPGA Florida Lady Citrus Golf
1980 Brittney McConn, born in Largo, Florida, figure skater, 1997 Eastern Sr champ
1980 Major race riot in Miami Florida - 16 killed, 300 injured
1980 Monica Flammer, born in Gainesville, Florida, gymnast alternate for 1996 Olympics
1980 Donna White wins LPGA Florida "Lady Citrus" Golf Tournament
1980 1st Cubans of the Mariel boatlift sail to Florida
1980 Snow falls in Florida
1980 Kristy Powell, Florida, gymnast 1996 Olympics
1979 Brandi Siegel, born in Miami, Florida, rhythmic gymnast 1996 Olympics
1979 Jane Blalock wins LPGA Florida Lady Citrus Golf Tournament
1979 Kelly Gaudet, Miss Florida Teen USA 1996
1978 Mandy James, born in Jacksonville, Florida, rhythmic gymnast, US team-96
1978 Walter Poenisch completes swim of 207 km from Cuba to Florida
1978 Escaped mass murderer Ted Bundy recaptured, Pensacola, Florida
1978 Kimberly Leach, killed by Ted Bundy in Lake City Florida at 12
1978 Theodore Bundy kills Florida State University coeds Lisa Levy and Margaret Bowman
1977 Ashley Ryan Ruiz Offord, born in Miami, Florida, singer, Menudo-Cannonball
1977 Radek Dvorak, Tabor Cze, NHL left wing for the Florida Panthers
1976 Adita Linares, born in Miami, Florida, spanish actress, Clueless, Cookie
1976 Priscilla Taylor, born in Miami, Florida, playmate March, 1996
1976 David Nemirovsky, Toronto, NHL right wing for the Florida Panthers
1976 Ed Jovanoski, born in Windsor, Ontario, NHL defenseman for the Florida Panthers
1976 Kristin Alicia Beall Ludecke, Eustis, Florida, Miss America-Florida 1996
1976 Cassidy Rae, Clarmont, Florida, actress, Sarah-Models Inc, Clarissa
1976 Eric DuBose, Bradenton, Florida, baseball pitcher 1996 Olympics bronze
1976 Jason Podollan, Vernon, NHL center for the Florida Panthers
1976 Rhett Warrener, Shaunavon, NHL defenseman for the Florida Panthers
1975 Tammy Cleland, Sanford, Florida, synchronized swimmer, 1996 Olympics gold
1975 Edgar Renteria, born in Barranquilla, Colombia, infielder for the Florida Marlins
1975 Disney EPCOT Center, Florida, plans announced
1975 Todd Macdonald, Charlestown, NHL goalie for the Florida Panthers
1975 Steve Washburn, born in Ottawa, NHL center for the Florida Panthers
1974 41st Sugar Bowl: Nebraska 13 beats Florida 10
1974 Rob Niedermayer, Cassiar, NHL center for the Florida Panthers
1974 1st World Football League Bowl, Birmingham Americans beat Florida
1974 Chris Mantilla, West Palm Beach, Florida, diver 1996 Olympics
1974 Jamie Lynn Bolding, born in Lakeland, Florida, Miss America-Florida 1997
1974 Idalmis Marina Vidal, Miss Florida USA 1996
1974 Lisa Marie Scott, Pensacola, Florida, playmate, Feb, 1994
1974 Calvin Harrison, Orlando Florida, 200m/400m runner
1973 Marty Janzen, born in Miami, Florida, pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays
1973 Alex Gonzalez, born in Miami, Florida, infielder for the Toronto Blue Jays
1973 Brian Olson, born in Tallahassee, Florida, middleweight, 189 lbs, judoka, 1996 Olympics
1972 Mike Hampton, Brooksville, Florida, pitcher for the Houston Astros
1972 Martin Straka, Pizen CZE, NHL forward, Team Czech Rep, Florida
1972 Kurt Miller, born in Tucson, Arizona, pitcher for the Florida Marlins
1972 Republican convention opens in Miami Beach, Florida
1972 Democratic convention opens in Miami Beach Florida, McGovern
1972 Hurricane Agnes, kills 118 in New York and Florida
1972 Renee Heiken, Peoria, Illinois, LPGA golfer, 1994 Florida Women's Open
1972 Alesha Oreskovich, born in Tampa, Florida, playmate, Jun, 1993
1972 Jill Savery, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, synchronized swimmer, 1996 Olympics gold
1972 Chipper Jones, born in Deland, Florida, infielder, Atlanta Braves
1972 Alex Ochoa, born in Miami, Florida, outfielder for the New York Mets
1972 John Rothell, Titusville Florida, 400m hurdler
1972 34th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Florida 81-76
1972 Melisa Moses, born in Jacksonville, Florida, diver, Olympics-4th-96
1972 Jay Powell, Meridian MS, pitcher for the Florida Marlins
1971 Kristen Kane, born in Jacksonville, Florida, diver 1996 Olympics
1971 David Robert Duval, born in Jacksonville, Florida, PGA golfer, 1995 Bob Hope
1971 WXLT (now WWSB) TV channel 40 in Sarasota-Bradenton, Florida (ABC) begins
1971 Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida opens
1971 Charles Johnson, born in Fort Pierce, Florida, catcher, U.S. Olympics 1992, Marlins
1971 Racial disturbance in Jacksonville, Florida
1971 Carl Everett, born in Tampa, Florida, outfielder for the New York Mets
1971 Bill Lindsay, Big Fork, NHL left wing for the Florida Panthers
1971 Ryan Hawblitzel, born in West Palm Beach, Florida, pitcher for the Colorado Rockies
1971 Otis Scott, born in Gainesville, Florida, 400m/800m runner
1971 WCJB TV channel 20 in Gainesville, Florida (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting 3-judge U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
1971 Quilvio Veras, born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, infielder for the Florida Marlins
1971 Jesus Tavarez, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, outfielder for the Florida Marlins
1971 Amber Smith, born in Tampa, Florida, actress in Faithful, Funeral, Mirror Has 2 Faces
1971 53rd PGA Championship: Jack Nicklaus shoots a 281 at PGA National Florida Jack Nicklaus wins his 2nd golf grand slam
1970 Stu Barnes, Spruce Grove, NHL center for the Florida Panthers
1970 Race riots in Daytona Beach Florida
1970 Dan Ratushny, Nepean, NHL defenseman for the Florida Panthers
1970 Roger Bailey, born in Chattahoochee, Florida, pitcher for the Colorado Rockies
1970 Paul Laus, Beamsville, NHL defenseman for the Florida Panthers
1970 Danny Ellis, Orlando, Florida, golfer, All-American-1990, 92, 93
1970 Jim Courier, born in Sanford, Florida, tennis champ, 1990, 91 French
1970 Tim McRae, born in Daytona, Florida, 154 lbs, 70 kg, weightlifter, Oly-1992, 96
1970 Bryce Florie, born in Charleston, Florida, pitcher for the San Diego Padres
1970 Doug Bochtler, born in West Palm Beach, Florida, pitcher for the San Diego Padres
1970 Ricardo Jordan, born in Delray Beach, Florida, pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies
1970 Race riots in Miami, Florida
1970 Ricky Gutierrez, born in Miami, Florida, infielder for the Houston Astros
1970 Javier De La Hoya, Mexican/US baseball pitcher for the Florida Marlins
1970 WSCV TV channel 51 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (IND) suspends broadcasting
1970 Nigel Wilson, Canadian/US baseball outfielder for the Florida Marlins
1969 Michelle McGann, West Palm Beach, Florida, golfer, 1995 Sara Lee Classic
1969 Robb Nen, San Pedro California, pitcher for the Florida Marlins
1969 Cheryl Bachman, born in Jacksonville, Florida, playmate, October, 1991
1969 Lee Anne Ketcham, Tallahassee, Florida, female pitcher, Silver Bullets
1969 Race riot in Jacksonville Florida
1969 Larry Thomas, born in Miami, Florida, pitcher, Chicago White Sox
1969 Brent Dorman, Ocala Florida, Canadian Tour golfer
1969 David Weathers, Lawrencburg, Tennessee, pitcher, Florida Marlins, New York Yankees
1969 Racial disturbances in Fort Lauderdale Florida
1969 Alex Fernandez, born in Miami Beach, Florida, pitcher, Chicago White Sox
1969 Jason Woolley, born in Toronto, NHL defenseman for the Florida Panthers
1969 Greg Colbrunn, born in Fontana, California, infielder for the Florida Marlins
1969 Mark Telerico, born in Cleveland, Ohio, Canadian Tour golfer, 1994 S Florida
1969 Kurt Abbott, Zanesville, Ohio, infielder for the Florida Marlins
1969 Dexter Rogers, St. Petersburg, Florida, volleyball opposite hitter 1996 Olympics
1969 Carlos Reyes, born in Miami, Florida, pitcher for the Oakland A's
1969 Carlos Reyes, born in Miami, Florida, pitcher for the Oakland A's
1969 Geoff Smith, born in Edmonton, NHL defenseman for the Florida Panthers
1969 Tim Clark, U.S. baseball outfielder for the Florida Marlins
1969 Kurt Abbott, U.S. baseball player for the Florida Marlins
1969 Jody Hull, Cambridge, NHL right wing for the Florida Panthers
1969 Bryan Jacob, Palatka, Florida, 59 kg, 130 lbs, weightlifter, Oly-1992, 96
1969 Christina Marie Leardini, St. Petersburg, Florida, playmate, Apr, 1991
1969 Roy Jones, Pensacola, Florida, Light-MW boxer 1988 Olympics silver
1969 Robert Svehla, Martin Cze, NHL defenseman, Florida Panthers, Slovakia
1968 Dean Palmer, Tallahassee, Florida, infielder for the Texas Rangers
1968 Shaun Stafford, Ocala Florida, tennis star, 1992 Taipei
1968 Derek Bell, Tampa Florida, outfielder for the Houston Astros
1968 WKID (WSCV) TV channel 51 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (IND) 1st broadcast
1968 Antonio Tarver, Orlando, Florida, light heavyweight boxer, Olympics-br-96
1968 Gary Sheffield, born in Tampa, Florida, outfielder for the Florida Marlins
1968 Mark Fitzpatrick, Toronto, NHL goalie for the Florida Panthers
1968 Derek Bell, Tampa Florida, outfielder for the Houston Astros
1968 WTOG TV channel 44 in St. Petersburg-Tampa, Florida (IND) 1st broadcast
1968 Reggie Jefferson, Tallahassee, Florida, 1st baseman, Cin, Cleve, Sea, Bos
1968 Tom Fitzgerald, Melrose, NHL right wing for the Florida Panthers
1968 Race riot in Miami, Florida
1968 Johan Garpenlov, born in Stockholm Sweden, NHL left wing for the Florida Panthers
1968 Samantha Leah Dorman, born in Lakeland, Florida, playmate, Sept, 1991
1968 1st U.S. Teachers strike in Florida
1968 Ryan Bowen, U.S. baseball pitcher for the Florida Marlins
1968 Rusty Meacham, Stuart, Florida, pitcher, Kansas City Royals, Seattle Mariners
1967 Tino Martinez, born in Tampa, Florida, 1st baseman, Seattle Mariner, New York Yankees
1967 Alex Arias, New York City, infielder for the Florida Marlins
1967 Tom Gordon, Sebring, Florida, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox
1967 WLTV TV channel 23 in Miami, Florida (IND) begins broadcasting
1967 Yorkis Perez, Bajos de Haina, Dominican Republic, pitcher for the Florida Marlins
1967 WCIX TV channel 6 in Miami, Florida (CBS) begins broadcasting
1967 WSRE TV channel 23 in Pensacola, Florida (PBS) begins broadcasting
1967 Luis Gonzalez, born in Tampa, Florida, outfielder for the Chicago Cubs
1967 Brian McRae, Bradenton, Florida, outfielder for the Chicago Cubs
1967 Mike James, born in Ft. Walton, Florida, pitcher for the California Angels
1967 Prison brawl ignites barracks, killing 37 (Jay, Florida)
1967 Pat Rapp, born in Jennings, Louisiana, pitcher for the Florida Marlins
1967 Race riot in Tampa Florida; National Guard mobilizes
1967 Rick Wilkins, born in Jacksonville, Florida, catcher for the Houston Astros
1967 Kathy Rinaldi-Stunkel, born in Florida, tennis player, Virginia Slims of Ark 1987
1967 Dana Rinehart Dalton, born in Orlando, Florida, Miss Florida-America, 1991
1967 David Howard, Sarasota, Florida, infielder for the Kansas City Royals
1967 Gord Murphy, Willowdale, NHL defenseman for the Florida Panthers
1967 Matt Turner, U.S. baseball pitcher for the Florida Marlins
1967 Roger Rowland, born in Jacksonville, Florida, Nike golfer, 1990 Macon Open-2nd
1966 Joseph Barbara, New Symrna, Florida, actor, Joe Carlino-Another World
1966 Mark Whiten, Pensacola, Florida, outfielder, Atlanta Braves, New York Yankees
1966 32nd Heisman Trophy Award: Steve Spurrier, Florida (QB)
1966 Thomas Louis Tolles, Jr., Ft. Myers, Florida, PGA golfer, 1995 Bob Hope-3rd
1966 Alan Mills, Lakeland Florida, pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles
1966 Mike Walker, Brooksville, Florida, pitcher for the Detroit Tigers
1966 Hurricane Inez, kills 293 in Caribbean, Florida and Mexico
1966 WUSF TV channel 16 in Tampa-St. Petersburg, Florida (PBS) 1st broadcast
1966 Jearl A Miles, born in Gainesville, Florida, 400m/long jumper, 1996 Olympics gold
1966 Tim Wakefield, Melbourne, Florida, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox
1966 Michael John Bradley, born in Largo, Florida, PGA golfer, 1993 Kemper Open-3rd
1966 Jeff Conine, born in Tacoma, Washington, outfielder for the Florida Marlins
1966 Miami beats St. Petersburg (Florida State League) 4-3 in 29 innings longest uninterrupted game in organized baseball
1966 Traylor Howard, born in Orlando, Florida, actress, Joy Byrnes-Boston Common
1966 Scott Mellanby, born in Montreal, NHL right wing for the Florida Panthers
1966 Ray Sheppard, Pembroke, NHL right wing for the Florida Panthers
1966 WTVX TV channel 34 in Ft. Pierce-Vero Beach, Florida (IND) 1st broadcast
1966 Terry Carkner, born in Smiths Falls, NHL defenseman for the Florida Panthers
1966 Tracy Kerdyk, born in Coral Gables, Florida, LPGA golfer, 1995 JAL Big Apple
1966 Richie Lewis, U.S. baseball pitcher for the Florida Marlins
1966 Chris Hammond, U.S. baseball pitcher for the Florida Marlins
1965 Scott Edward Gump, Rockledge, Florida, PGA golfer, 1991 International-2nd
1965 Jay Bell, Eglin AFB, Florida, infielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates
1965 Rob Natal, born in Long Beach, California, catcher for the Florida Marlins
1965 Leigh Ann Mills, Melbourne, Florida, LPGA golfer, 1985 Mazda Champions
1965 Al Leiter, Toms River, New Jersey, pitcher, Florida Marlins, New York Mets
1965 Jill Powell, born in Jacksonville, Florida, actress, Marcy-As The World Turns
1965 Hurricane Betsy strikes Florida and Louisiana kills 75
1965 Hurricane Betsy kills 75 in Louisiana and Florida
1965 Hurricane Betsy, kills 74 in Florida, Miss and La
1965 David Robinson, born in Florida, NBA center, San Antonio Spurs, Olympics gold 92
1965 WLCY (now WTSP) TV channel 10 in St. Petersburg-Tampa, Florida (ABC) begins
1965 Mitch Richmond, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, NBA guard, Sac Kings, Oly-g-88, 96
1965 WMFE TV channel 24 in Orlando, Florida (PBS) begins broadcasting
1965 Kevin Brown, born in Mcintyre, Georgia, pitcher for the Florida Marlins
1965 Carrot Top, Florida, comedian, Amer Comedy Award-1994
1965 Dave Lowry, Sudbury, NHL left wing for the Florida Panthers
1965 Olivia Barash, born in Miami, Florida, actress, Laura-Out of the Blue
1964 Craig Grebeck, Cerritos California, infielder for the Florida Marlins
1964 John Burkett, New Brighton, Pennsylvania, pitcher for the Florida Marlins
1964 Dwight Gooden, born in Tampa, Florida, pitcher, New York Yankees, New York Mets
1964 Lenny Harris, born in Miami, Florida, infielder for the Cincinnati Reds
1964 Terry Mathews, Alexandria, Louisiana, pitcher for the Florida Marlins
1964 Guy Donald Boros, born in Ft. Laud, Florida, PGA golfer, 1994 Deposit Guaranty-3rd
1964 Joe Durant, born in Pensacola, Florida, Nike golfer, 1992 Boise Open-7th
1964 Woody Austin, born in Tampa, Florida, PGA golfer, 1995 Buick Open
1963 Dwight Smith, Tallahassee, Florida, outfielder, Atlanta Braves
1963 Fred McGriff, born in Tampa, Florida, infielder, Atlanta Braves
1963 Donna Wilkins, born in Miami, Florida, LPGA golfer, 1987 S&H Golf Classic-5th
1963 John Vanbiesbrouck, born in Detroit, Michigan, NHL goalie, Team USA, Florida
1963 Brian Skrudland, NHL center for the Florida Panthers
1963 Pamela Annette Sanders, born in Miami, Florida, playmate, November, 1985
1963 Mike Stanley, born in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, catcher, New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox
1963 Jay B Cooper, Coral Gables, Florida, Canadian Tour golfer, 1992 Jamaica
1963 Rich Monteleone, born in Tampa, Florida, pitcher for the California Angels
1963 Magnus Svensson, Leksand Swe, NHL defenseman for the Florida Panthers
1963 Matias Carrillo, Mexican/US baseball outfielder for the Florida Marlins
1963 Bonnie Levin, Miami Beach, Florida, WPVA volleyballer
1963 Mike Hough, Montreal, NHL left wing for the Florida Panthers
1963 Felita Carr, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, dance skater, & Komarov-1995 Pac Champ
1962 Devon White, Kingston Jamacia, outfielder for the Florida Marlins
1962 Morgan Reeser, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 470 yachter, Olymp-8th-1992, 96
1962 Danny Tartabull, born in Miami, Florida, outfielder, New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox
1962 Dave Magadan, born in Tampa, Florida, 1st baseman, New York Mets, Chicago Cubs
1962 Laurie Rinker-Graham, Stuart, Florida, LPGA golfer, 1986 LPGA Corning
1962 Wesley Snipes, born in Orlando, Florida, actor, New Jack City, Passenger 57
1962 Jody Reed, born in Tampa, Florida, infielder for the San Diego Padres
1962 Terry-Jo Myers, born in Ft. Myers, Florida, LPGA golfer, 1988 Mayflower Classic
1962 Jay Barrs, born in Jacksonville, Florida, archer, Olympics gold 1988, 92, 96
1962 WSEC (now WLRN) TV channel 17 in Miami, Florida (PBS) begins broadcasting
1962 Joe Orsulak, Glen Ridge, New Jersey, outfielder for the Florida Marlins
1962 Robby Thompson, W Palm Beach, Florida, infielder for the San Francisco Giants
1962 Jeanne Golay, born in Coral Gables, Florida, cyclist, Olympics-16th-92, 96
1962 Billy Dean, born in Quincy, Florida, country singer, Billy the Kid
1962 Patrick Thomas Burke, born in Hollywood, Florida, PGA golfer, 1992 BellSouth-6th
1962 Due to it's no black policy, Phillies leave Jack Tar Harrison Hotel and move to Rocky Point Motel, 20 miles outside Clearwater, Florida
1962 Sheila Cornell, Encino, Florida, softball infielder, 1996 Olympics gold
1962 Joe Handle, U.S. baseball pitcher for the Florida Marlins
1962 Mark Gardner, U.S. baseball player for the Florida Marlins
1961 WPLG TV channel 10 in Miami, Florida (ABC) begins broadcasting
1961 Mark Bucek, Winter Pak, Florida, Nike golfer, 1994 Gary Player Tour
1961 Billy Taylor, Monticello, Florida, pitcher for the Oakland A's
1961 Dot Richardson, Orlando, Florida, softball infielder, 1996 Olympics gold
1961 Danny Sheaffer, born in Jacksonville, Florida, catcher for the St. Louis Cardinals
1961 Joan Delk, born in Tampa, Florida, LPGA golfer, 1995 First Bank Edina Realty-66th
1961 Ian Doig, born in Seaforth, Ontario, Canadian Tour golfer, 1985 Florida Classic
1961 Lynne Austin, born in Plant City, Florida, playmate, Jul, 1986
1961 Gina Hull, born in Jacksonville, Florida, LPGA golfer, 1989 USX Golf Classic-8th
1960 Terri Garber, born in Miami, Florida, actress, Leslie Carrington-Dynasty
1960 Lee Cross Rinker, Stuart, Florida, PGA golfer, 1995 Greater Milwaukee-6th
1960 Damon Green, Pensacola, Florida, Nike golfer, 1990 Pensacola Open-49th
1960 Gregg "Hobie" Hubbard, Apopka, Florida, country singer, Betty's Bein' Bad
1960 WFSU TV channel 11 in Tallahassee, Florida (PBS) begins broadcasting
1960 Race riot in Jacksonville Florida
1960 Terry Pendleton, born in Los Angeles, California, infielder for the Florida Marlins
1960 Barbara Bierman, born in Miami, Florida, WPVA volleyballer, U.S. Open-13th-1994
1960 Patti Rizzo, born in Hollywood, Florida, golfer, Mexican Amateur champion 1980
1960 Fiona Hutchison, born in Miami, Florida, actress, One Life to Live, Guiding Light
1959 Mark Dickson, born in Tampa, Florida, tennis star
1959 Marty Raybon, Sanford, Florida, singer, Shenandoah-Sunday in the South
1959 Razor Ramon, [Scott Hall], wrestler, WWF/WCW/NWA/Florida/AWA/KC
1959 Victoria Jackson, born in Miami, Florida, actress, Casual Sex, SNL, UHF
1959 Wendy B. Lawrence, born in Jacksonville, Florida, astronaut, STS 67, 86, sk:91
1959 1st official "missile mail" lands, Jacksonville, Florida
1959 Bob Patterson, born in Jacksonville, Florida, pitcher for the Chicago Cubs
1959 Jim Eisenreich, born in St. Cloud, Minnesota, outfielder, Philadelphia Phillies, Florida Marlins
1959 Dean Townson, born in St. Petersburg, Florida, singer, Pirates of Miss-Fred Jake
1959 Victoria Jackson, born in Miami, Florida, comedian, SNL, Casual Sex
1959 Chandra Cheesborough, born in Jacksonville, Florida, 4X100 runner, Olympics gold 84
1958 Rick Pearson, Marianna, Florida, Nike golfer, 1990 Yuma Open
1958 WUFT TV channel 5 in Gainesville, Florida (PBS) begins broadcasting
1958 WEDU TV channel 3 in Tampa-St. Petersburg, Florida (PBS) begins broadcasting
1958 WJCT TV channel 7 in Jacksonville, Florida (PBS) begins broadcasting
1958 Aaron Tippin, born in Pensacola, Florida, singer, You've Got to Stand for Something
1958 Glen Stewart Godwin, born in Miami, Florida, murderer, FBI Most Wanted
1958 WFTV TV channel 9 in Orlando, Florida (ABC) begins broadcasting
1957 Connie Chillemi, Eglin AFB, Florida, golfer, 1994 Standard Register-13th
1957 Christina Smith, born in Miami, Florida, playmate, Mar, 1978
1957 WTLV TV channel 12 in Jacksonville, Florida (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting
1957 Pam Tillis, born in Plant City, Florida, country singer, Melancholy Child
1957 Larry Rinker, born in Stuart, Florida, Nike golfer, 1985 Bing Crosby Pro-Am-2nd
1957 Alan Campbell, born in Homestead, Florida, actor, E Z-3's a Crowd
1956 Betsy Nagelsen, St. Petersburg, Florida, tennis star
1956 Rex Smith, born in Jacksonville, Florida, actor, Solid Gold, Pirates of Penzance
1956 Colleen Walker, born in Jacksonville, Florida, LPGA golfer, 1988 Mazda Champions
1956 Wes Chandler, Florida, WLAF wide receiver coach for the Rhein Fire
1956 Delta Burke, born in Orlando, Florida, actress, Suzanne-Designing Women
1956 WCKT (now WSVN) TV channel 7 in Miami, Florida (IND) begins broadcasting
1956 Bus boycott begins in Tallahassee, Florida
1956 WESH TV channel 2 in Daytona Beach-Orlando, Florida (NBC) 1st broadcast
1955 WCTV TV channel 6 in Tallahassee-Thomasville, Florida (CBS) begins
1955 Kenneth Carr, born in Clearwater, Florida, basketball player 1976 Olympics gold
1955 WPBT TV channel 2 in Miami, Florida (PBS) begins broadcasting
1955 Tree Rollins, born in Winter Haven, Florida, NBA center, Cleve Cavaliers
1955 Laura Baugh, Gainesville, Florida, LPGA golfer, 1994 Youngstown Classic-9th
1955 Stan Lynch, Gainesville, Florida, rock drummer, Tommy Petty and Heartbreakers
1955 WTVT TV channel 13 in Tampa-St. Petersburg, Florida (CBS) 1st broadcast
1955 Fernando Bujones, born in Miami, Florida, ballet dancer
1955 WFLA (now WXFL) TV channel 8 in Tampa-St. Petersburg, Florida (NBC) begins
1955 Mimi Rogers, born in Coral Gables, Florida, actress, Paper Dolls, The Rousters
1955 WEAT (now WPEC) TV channel 12 in West Palm Beach, Florida (CBS) begins
1954 John Anderson, born in Apopka, Florida, country singer and actor, Lone Wolf McQuade
1954 JoAnne Russell, born in Miami, Florida, tennis player, Wibeldon Double 1977
1954 Benmont Tench, born in Gainesville, Florida, rock keyboardist, Heartbreakers
1954 WPTV TV channel 5 in Palm Beach, Florida (NBC) begins broadcasting
1954 Henriette Allais, born in Jacksonville, Florida, playmate, Mar, 1980
1954 Andre Dawson, born in Miami, Florida, outfielder, Expos, Cubs, 1987 NL MVP
1954 WDBO (now WCPX) TV channel 6 in Orlando, Florida (CBS) begins broadcasting
1954 Nancy Stafford, born in Wilton Manors, Florida, Miss Florida, 1977 (1976), actress, Michelle Thomas, Matlock; Joan-St. Elsewhere
1954 Jeff Apple, born in Miami, Florida, producer, In the Line of Fire
1954 WEAR TV channel 3 in Pensacola-Mobile, Florida (ABC) begins broadcasting
1953 WJHG TV channel 7 in Panama City, Florida (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting
1953 N Jan Davis, Cocoa Beach Florida, PhD/astronaut, STS 47, 60, 85
1953 Billy Thomas, Ft. Meyers, Florida, singer, McBride and Ride-I Count on You
1953 Kathie Lee Gifford, Paris, Florida, hostess, Live with Regis and Kathie Lee
1953 Diana Canova, West Palm Beach, Florida, actress, Corrine-Soap
1953 WSUN TV channel 38 in St. Petersburg-Tampa, Florida (IND) 1st broadcast
1952 "Macho Man" Randy Savage, [Poffo], Sarasota, Florida, wrestler, WWF/SMW/ICW
1951 Harry T Moore, Florida NAACP official, killed by bomb
1951 Richard Chaves, born in Jacksonville, Florida, actor, Cease Fire, Predator
1951 Mark R McCumber, born in Jacksonville, Florida, PGA golfer, 1979 Doral-Eastern
1951 Jimmy Farrar, born in Jacksonville, Florida, rock vocalist, Molly Hatchet
1951 Larry Black, born in Miami, Florida, 4x100 runner, Olympics gold 1972
1951 Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins Orlando Florida 2 Ball Golf Tournament
1950 Kathryn Witt, born in Miami, Florida, actress, Lenny, Pam-Flying High
1950 Dan Peck, Panama City, Florida, rock vocalist and guitarist, America
1950 David Bellamy, born in Darby, Florida, singer, Bellamy Bros-Let Your Love Flow,
1950 98.3 cm rainfall at Yankeetown, Florida (state record)
1950 Winston E Scott, born in Miami, Florida, USN Commander/astronaut, STS 72, 87
1950 William H. Macy, born in Miami, Florida, actor, Homicide, Water Engine
1949 Brad Davis, Tallahassee, Florida, actor, Roots, Chiefs, Midnight Express
1949 WJXT TV channel 4 in Jacksonville, Florida (CBS) begins broadcasting
1949 Sheralee, born in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, vocalist, Your Hit Parade
1949 Lightning strikes a baseball field in Florida, kills SS and 3rd baseman
1949 WTVJ TV channel 4 in Miami, Florida (NBC/CBS) begins broadcasting
1949 Lawrence Kasdan, born in Miami, Florida, director and writer, Accidental Tourist
1948 Joe Dallesandro, Pensicola, Florida, actor, Heat, Trash, AW Frankenstein
1948 Bo Rucker, born in Tampa, Florida, actor, Superman, Soup for One, Lock Up
1947 Don Gelder, Gainesville, Florida, rocker, Eagles
1946 Walter "Clyde" Orange, Florida, rocker, Commodores-Too Hot to Trot
1946 Gram Paarson, [Cecil Connor], Winter Haven, Florida, rocker, Byrds
1946 Ben Vereen, born in Miami, Florida, actor/dancer, Pippin, Roots, Webster
1946 Howard Bellamy, Darby, Florida, vocalist, Bellamy Bros-Let Your Love Flow
1945 "Lost Squadron" crashes east of Florida (Bermuda Triangle)
1945 Everett McGill, Miami Beach, Florida, actor, Jezebel's Kiss, Silver Bullet
1945 James G Richardson, Gainesville, Florida, actor, Tim Cassidy-Sierra
1944 Jim Stafford, Eloise, Florida, singer, Spiders and Snakes, My Girl Bill
1943 Dickey Betts, West Palm Beach, Florida, guitarist, Allman Bros-Ramblin' Man
1943 Jim Morrison, Melbourne, Florida, singer, Doors, is he really dead?
1943 Paula Kelly, born in Jacksonville, Florida, dancer/actress, Liz-Night Court
1943 Samuel T Durrance, Tallahassee, Florida, PhD/astronaut, STS 35, STS 67
1943 Lawrence Elkins, football player Florida for the Houston Oilers
1943 Norman E. Thagard, born in Marianna, Florida, MD/astro, STS 7, 51-B, 30, 42, 71, Mir
1942 Robert L Hayes, born in Jacksonville, Florida, 100m/4x100m runner, Oly-2 gold-1964
1942 Robin Morgan, Lake Worth, Florida, actress, Dagmar-Mama
1942 Premier Churchill and General Marshall fly to Florida
1941 Bobby Goldsboro, Marianna, Florida, singer, Honey
1941 [Dorothy] Faye Dunaway, Bascom, Florida, actress, Chinatown, Bonnie and Clyde
1940 Bill Kurtis, Pensacola, Florida, newscaster, American Parade
1939 Thalmus Rasulala, [Jack Crowder], born in Miami, Florida, actor, Blacula, Roots
1939 Terrence McNally, St. Petersburg, Florida, playwright, Bad Habits
1939 Elizabeth Ashley, [Cole], Ocala Florida, actress, Coma, Evening Shade
1939 Henry Lawrence Garett III, born in Miami, Florida, Sect of Navy, 1989-92
1939 Gary Bonds, born in Florida, singer and songwriter, New Orleans
1939 Ray Aranha, born in Miami, Florida, actor, Nick-Married People
1939 Ellen Taafe Zwilich, born in Miami, Florida, 1st woman composer Pulitzer 1982
1939 William Benjamin Lenoir, born in Miami, Florida, astronaut, STS 5
1938 Chris Robinson, Florida, actor, Stanley, General Hospital, Another World
1938 Jo Ann Campbell, born in Jacksonville, Florida, Lawrence Welk's champagne lady
1938 Johnny Tillotson, born in Jacksonville, Florida, singer, Gidget, Poetry in Motion
1937 Johnny Brown, born in St. Petersburg, Florida, comedian, Good Times, Leslie Uggams
1936 Bob Graham, Sen-D Florida
1936 Nancy Dussault, born in Pensacola, Florida, actress, Muriel-Too Close for Comfort
1936 Andrew Pine, Jennings, Florida, actor, V, WEB, Wide Country
1935 Sam Moore, born in Miami, Florida, rock vocalist, Sam and Dave-Soul Sister
1935 A hurricane slams Florida Keys killing 423
1935 Monte Markham, born in Manatee, Florida, actor, Second Hundred Years, Dallas
1935 Fort Jefferson National Monument in Florida established
1934 Frederick Delius, English composer (Suite Florida), dies at 72
1934 Pat Boone, Florida, singer and actor, April Love, Cross and Switchblade
1934 Bobby Lord, Sanford, Florida, country singer, Ozark Jubilee
1932 Mel Tillis, born in Tampa, Florida, country singer, Who's Julie, M-M-Mel
1931 Jack Sheldon, born in Jacksonville, Florida, actor, Run Buddy Run, Merv Griffin
1931 109 degrees F (43 degrees C), Monticello, Florida (state record)
1931 Canned rattlesnake meat 1st goes on sale in Florida
1931 Lee Hamilton, born in Daytona Beach, Florida, Rep-D-Ind, 1965-
1930 Carl Barger, Lewistown Pennsylvania, baseball President, Pittsburgh Pirates, Florida Marlins
1930 Ricou Browning, Florida, director/actor, Thunderball
1929 Rokie Roker, born in Miami, Florida, actress, Helen-Jeffersons
1928 Hurricane hits Lake Okeechobee Florida drowning 1,800-2500
1928 Hurricane hits West Palm Beach-Lake Okeechobee Florida; 3,000 die
1928 Hurricane in Florida, kills 6,000
1927 Patrick O'Neal, Ocala, Florida, actor, Kaz, Alvarez Kelly, King Rat
1926 Hurricane hits Miami and Palm Beach Florida; about 450 die
1926 Hurricane in Florida and Alabama, kills 372
1926 Mary Stuart, born in Miami, Florida, actress, Jo-Search for Tomorrow
1926 Earl Hutto, Panama City, Florida, Rep-D-FL, 1979-
1926 International Greyhound Racing Association formed (Miami, Florida)
1925 Jordan Klein, born in Miami, Florida, cameraman/director, Thunderball
1922 Esther Rolle, Pompano Beach, Florida, actress, Florida-Good Times, Maude
1921 1st transcontinental flight in 24 hours flying time arrives Florida
1916 Judy Canova, born in Jacksonville, Florida, comedienne/actress, Cannonball
1915 Billy Daniels, born in Jacksonville, Florida, singer, Billy Daniels Show
1914 Carey Lofton, Blountsville, Florida, actor, Skinner-Troubleshooters
1913 Frances Langford, born in Lakeland, Florida, singer, Armed Forces Hour, Star Time
1912 Machito "Frank Grillo", Florida, bandleader, created salsa music
1911 Butterfly McQueen, [Thelma], born in Tampa, Florida, actress, Gone With the Wind
1909 Florida Friebus, actress, Dobie Gillis' mom, Bob Newhart Show
1903 1st national bird reservation established in Sebastian, Florida
1902 Stepin Fetchit, [Lincoln Perry], Florida, actor, Miracle in Harlem
1901 Fire destroyed 1,700 buildings in Jacksonville, Florida
1900 Roy Roberts, born in Tampa, Florida, actor, Petticoat Junction, Lucy Show
1899 Evelyn Brent, born in Tampa, Florida, actress, Panama Lady, Last Coomand
1899 -2 degrees F (-19 degrees C) Tallahassee, Florida (state record)
1885 Benito Lynch, Irish/Argentine writer, Caranchos de la Florida
1881 Hurricane hits Florida and Carolinas; about 700 die
1873 John Rosamond Johnson, Florida, co-composer, Lift Every Voice and Sing
1871 James Weldon Johnson, lawyer, 1st black admitted to Florida Bar
1868 Conservatives and military, seize Convention Hall in Florida
1868 Florida constitutional convention meets in Tallahassee
1866 President Johnson ends war in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia
1865 Battle of Bluff Spring, Florida
1865 Battle of Natural Bridge, Florida
1864 Naval Engagement at Bahia Harbor Brazil-CSS Florida vs USS Wachusett
1864 Civil War battle of Olustee, Florida
1864 Federal troops occupy Jacksonville, Florida
1863 Battle of Pensacola Florida - evacuated by Federals
1862 Battle of Ft. Pickens, Florida (Pensacola), evacuated by CS
1862 Union troops under brig-general Wright occupy Fernandina Florida
1862 Battle of Ft. McRee, Florida Battle of Port Royal, South Carolina (Port Royal Ferry)
1861 St. Augustine Florida surrenders to Union armies
1861 Ft. Pikens, Florida falls into state hands
1861 Florida becomes 3rd state to secede from US
1861 Florida troops takeover Ft. Marion at St. Augustine
1861 Florida troops seize Federal arsenal at Apalachicola
1860 Heinrich Florida Rellstab, German music theorist, dies
1845 Florida becomes 27th state
1842 Seminole War ends; Indians removed from Florida to Oklahoma
1839 Seminoles and black allies shipped from Tampa Bay Florida, to West
1836 Battle of Wetumka, Florida
1824 Edmund Kirby Smith, Florida, General Confederate Army, died in 1893
1822 Congress combined East and West Florida into Florida Territory
1821 Spain cedes Florida to U.S.
1821 Spain sells eastern Florida to United States for $5 million
1820 Spain sells part of Florida to U.S. for $5 million
1819 Spain renounces claims to Oregon Country, Florida (Adams-Onis Treaty)
1818 Gen Andrew Jackson captures Pensacola Florida
1818 Gen Andrew Jackson conquers St. Marks Florida from Seminole indians
1817 U.S. soldiers attack Florida Indian village, beginning Seminole War
1817 1st Seminole War begins in Florida
1810 U.S. annexes West Florida from Spain
1810 U.S. annexes western Florida
1715 Spanish gold and silver fleet disappears off St. Lucie, Florida
1715 10 Spanish treasure galleons sinks off Florida coast by hurricane
1702 English troops plunder St. Augustine, Florida
1622 Spanish silver fleet disappears off Florida Keys; 1,000s die
1566 St. Augustine, Florida founded
1565 Spaniards capture Fort Caroline Florida and massacre the French
1565 1st permanent settlement in U.S. forms (St. Augustine, Florida)
1561 King Philip II of Spain forbids Spanish settlements in Florida
1539 Hernando De Soto claims Florida for Spain
1539 Spanish explorer Fernando de Soto discovers Florida
1539 Hernando de Soto lands in Florida
1528 Spanish fleet sinks in Florida hurricane; about 380 die
1528 Panfilo the Narvaez begins exploration to with 350 men to Florida
1527 Panfilo de Narvaez departs to explore Florida
1519 Pedro Menendez de Aviles, explorer, found St. Augustine Florida
1513 Explorer Juan Ponce de Leon claimed Florida for Spain
1513 Florida discovered, claimed for Spain by Ponce de Leon
1513 Spaniard Juan Ponce de Leon discovers Florida
1492 Columbus misses Florida when he changed course
1460 Ponce de Leon, Spain, searched for fountain of youth, found Florida
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