Today in St. Petersburg, FL History
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Historical Events
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1824-11-07 - St Petersburg flood
1824-11-19 - Storm causes St Petersburg flood, killing 10,000
1892-02-29 - St. Petersburg, Florida is incorporated.
1955-02-14 - WFLA (now WXFL) TV channel 8 in Tampa-St Petersburg, FL (NBC) begins
1955-04-01 - WTVT TV channel 13 in Tampa-St Petersburg, FL (CBS) 1st broadcast
1958-10-27 - WEDU TV channel 3 in Tampa-St Petersburg, FL (PBS) begins broadcasting
1966-09-12 - WUSF TV channel 16 in Tampa-St Petersburg, FL (PBS) 1st broadcast
1991-09-27 - 1st scheduled NHL exhibition game in St Petersburg Fla, is cancelled due to poor ice conditions (NY Islanders vs Boston Bruins)
Famous Birthdays
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1937-06-11 - Johnny Brown, St Petersburg Fla, comedian (Good Times, Leslie Uggams)
1939-11-03 - Terrence McNally, St Petersburg Fla, playwright (Bad Habits)
1956-10-23 - Betsy Nagelsen, St Petersburg FL, tennis star
1959-04-02 - Dean Townson, St Petersburg Fla, singer (Pirates of Miss-Fred Jake)
1969-01-22 - Christina Marie Leardini, St Petersburg Fla, playmate (Apr, 1991)
1969-04-30 - Dexter Rogers, St Petersburg Fla, volleyball opposite hitter (Oly-96)
