1973 Birthday Brian Olson, born in Tallahassee, Florida, middleweight, 189 lbs, judoka, 1996 Olympics 1969 Birthday Lee Anne Ketcham, Tallahassee, Florida, female pitcher, Silver Bullets 1968 Birthday Dean Palmer, Tallahassee, Florida, infielder for the Texas Rangers 1968 Birthday Reggie Jefferson, Tallahassee, Florida, 1st baseman, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Seattle, Boston 1963 Birthday Dwight Smith, Tallahassee, Florida, outfielder, Atlanta Braves 1960 Birthday Danny Briggs, Abilene, Texas, Nike golfer, 1986 Tallahassee Open-6th 1960 Event WFSU TV channel 11 in Tallahassee, Florida (PBS) begins broadcasting 1956 Event Bus boycott begins in Tallahassee, Florida 1949 Birthday Brad Davis, Tallahassee, Florida, actor, Roots, Chiefs, Midnight Express 1943 Birthday Samuel T Durrance, Tallahassee, Florida, PhD/astronaut, STS-35, STS-67 1936 Birthday Wally Amos, born in Tallahassee, Florida, actor, speaker, co-wrote, 'The Power in You', founder, 'Famous Amos' chocolate chip cookie brand, first African-American talent agent, represented Diana Ross & the Supremes, Simon & Garfunkel 1926 Birthday Carrie P. Meek, born in Tallahassee, Florida, Representative-D-Florida 1993 - 2003 1899 Event -2 degrees F (-19 degrees C) Tallahassee, Florida (state record) 1868 Event Florida constitutional convention meets in Tallahassee 1864 Event Off New England coast, CSS Tallahassee captures 6 yankee schooners
