Today in Tampa History
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Historical Events
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0604-12-25 - Battle at Etampes (Stampae): Burgundy beat Neustriers
1559-09-19 - 5 Spanish ships sinks in storm off Tampa, about 600 die
1914-01-01 - 1st scheduled airline flight, St Petersburg-Tampa (Tony Jannus pilot)
1914-03-22 - World's 1st airline, St Petersburg Tampa Airboat Line, begins
1937-01-25 - Miami-to-Tampa bus overturned in a canal, kills 13
1953-05-31 - WSUN TV channel 38 in St Petersburg-Tampa, FL (IND) 1st broadcast
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
1965-07-17 - WLCY (now WTSP) TV channel 10 in St Petersburg-Tampa, FL (ABC) begins
1966-09-12 - WUSF TV channel 16 in Tampa-St Petersburg, FL (PBS) 1st broadcast
1967-06-11 - Race riot in Tampa Florida; National Guard mobilizes
1968-11-04 - WTOG TV channel 44 in St Petersburg-Tampa, FL (IND) 1st broadcast
1969-02-11 - Dorey Funk Jr beats Gene Kiniski in Tampa, to become NWA champ
1969-11-15 - Janis Joplin, accused of vulgar & indicent language in Tampa, Fla
1980-01-28 - USCGC Blackthorn (WLB-391) collides with the tanker Capricorn while leaving Tampa Florida and capsizes killing 23 Coast Guard crewmembers.
1981-09-07 - West Tampa Fl defeats Rich Va, 6-4 to win American Legion World Series
1984-01-22 - Superbowl XVIII: LA Raiders beat Wash Red Skins, 38-9 in Tampa Superbowl MVP: Marcus Allen, LA Raiders, RB
1988-11-20 - "Les Miserables," opens a Bus & Truck tour in Tampa
1990-03-18 - A Tampa little leaguer, dies, after being struck by a pitch
1990-12-18 - NL announces Buffalo, Denver, Miami, Orlando, Tampa-St Petersburg, & Wash DC as 6 finalist for 1993 expansion (Miami & Denver win)
1991-01-27 - Superbowl XXV: NY Giants beat Buffalo Bills, 20-19 in Tampa Superbowl MVP: Ottis Anderson, NY Giants, RB
1991-12-20 - NHL grants permanent membership to Tampa Lightning & Ottawa Senators
1995-02-01 - Amtrak NY-Tampa run ends
1995-05-28 - Southwestern Florida outside of Tampa begins using new area code 941
1995-09-10 - Browns & Indians, play simultaneous regular season games in Cleve for only time, Browns 22-6 over Tampa, Indians 5-3 over Orioles
Famous Birthdays
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1888-09-01 - Andrija Štampar, Croatian physician (d. 1958)
1899-10-20 - Evelyn Brent, Tampa FL, actress (Panama Lady, Last Coomand)
1900-03-19 - Roy Roberts, Tampa Fla, actor (Petticoat Junction, Lucy Show)
1911-01-08 - Butterfly McQueen, [Thelma], Tampa Fla, actress (Gone With the Wind)
1948-08-17 - Bo Rucker, Tampa FL, actor (Superman, Soup for One, Lock Up)
1959-04-06 - Dianne Brill, Tampa, fashion designer/party girl (Queen of the Night)
1959-12-08 - Mark Dickson, Tampa Fla, tennis star
1962-07-26 - Jody Reed, Tampa FL, infielder (San Diego Padres)
1962-09-30 - Dave Magadan, Tampa FL, 1st baseman (NY Mets, Chicago Cubs)
1963-03-22 - Rich Monteleone, Tampa FL, pitcher (California Angels)
1963-10-31 - Fred McGriff, Tampa FL, infielder (Atlanta Braves)
1964-11-16 - Dwight Gooden, Tampa FL, pitcher (NY Yankees, NY Mets)
1967-09-03 - Luis Gonzalez, Tampa Fla, outfielder (Chic Cubs)
1967-12-07 - Tino Martinez, Tampa FL, 1st baseman (Seattle Mariner, NY Yankees)
1968-11-12 - Derek Bell, Tampa Florida, outfielder (Houston Astros)
1968-11-18 - Gary Sheffield, Tampa FL, outfielder (Florida Marlins)
1968-12-11 - Derek Bell, Tampa Florida, outfielder (Houston Astros)
1971-03-02 - Amber Smith, Tampa Fl, actress (Faithful, Funeral, Mirror Has 2 Faces)
1971-06-03 - Carl Everett, Tampa Fla, outfielder (NY Mets)
1972-05-21 - Alesha Oreskovich, Tampa FL, playmate (Jun, 1993)
Famous Deaths
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1958-06-26 - Andrija Štampar, Croatian physician and United Nations diplomat (b. 1888)
