2012 Event Pensacola, Florida and adjacent areas experience widespread flooding after over 12 inches of rain falls on the area 1978 Event Escaped mass murderer Ted Bundy recaptured, Pensacola, Florida 1974 Birthday Lisa Marie Scott, Pensacola, Florida, playmate, Feb, 1994 1969 Birthday Roy Jones, Pensacola, Florida, Light-MW boxer 1988 Olympics silver 1968 Event Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Pensacola Ladies' Golf Invitational 1967 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Pensacola Ladies' Golf Invitational 1967 Event WSRE TV channel 23 in Pensacola, Florida (PBS) begins broadcasting 1966 Event Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Pensacola Ladies Golf Invitational 1966 Birthday Mark Whiten, Pensacola, Florida, outfielder, Atlanta Braves, New York Yankees 1965 Event Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Pensacola Golf Invitational 1964 Birthday Joe Durant, born in Pensacola, Florida, Nike golfer, 1992 Boise Open-7th 1962 Birthday Jerry Foltz, born in Las Vegas Nevada, Nike golfer, 1991 Pensacola Open-2nd 1962 Birthday Andrew Donald Magee, Paris, France, PGA golfer, 1988 Pensacola Open 1960 Birthday Damon Green, Pensacola, Florida, Nike golfer, 1990 Pensacola Open-49th 1958 Birthday Aaron Tippin, born in Pensacola, Florida, singer, You've Got to Stand for Something 1943 Birthday Jerry McGee, born in New Lexingon, Ohio, PGA golfer, 1975 Pensacola Open 1940 Birthday Bill Kurtis, Pensacola, Florida, newscaster, American Parade 1936 Birthday Nancy Dussault, born in Pensacola, Florida, actress, Muriel-Too Close for Comfort 1919 Birthday Charles H. Percy, born in Pensacola, Florida, Senator-R-Illinois 1967 - 1985 1863 Event Battle of Pensacola Florida - evacuated by Federals 1861 Event 1st naval battle of Civil War, Union frigate "Colorado" sinks privateer "Judah" off Pensacola, Fla 1818 Event General Andrew Jackson captures Pensacola Florida 1559 Event Spanish explorer de Luna lands in Pensacola Bay,Fla
