January 29
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Events
- 1764 – British period: Major William Forbes submits a "Plan and Sections of the Fort at Pensacola."
- 1861 – Civil War: With the United States Post Office at Pensacola abolished, the Alabama General Assembly votes to provide messengers for the Confederate troops stationed there.
- 1934 – The Frisco Railroad ends its Pullman sleeping car service due to ridership declines brought on by the Great Depression.
- 1983 - Southern rock musician Johnny Van Zant performs at The Barrels night club.
- 2008 – Florida holds a presidential primary election & property tax referendum.
- 2014 - Due to a low pressure system named Winter Storm Leon, snow falls on Pensacola.
Deaths
- 1937 – John Abercrombie Merritt
- 1986 - Leif Erickon, actor (b. William Wycliffe Anderson)
- 2019 - Gene Hong Chong