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*[[1861]] – [[Fort Pickens]] receives supplies and troop reinforcements from the USS ''Powhatan''. [[Confederate]] Brigadier General [[Braxton E. Bragg]] imposes martial law in Pensacola, stopping all trade and communications with the Union-held fortress.
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*[[1987]] - Recent Grammy Award winner Bruce Hornsby performed on Pensacola Beach, to his biggest audience to date.
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*[[2005]] - Country / pop music artist Kenny Rogers performed a benefit concert at the civic center, for Hurricane Ivan relief.
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*[[2007]] – The new [[Krispy Kreme]] store at [[9th Avenue]] and [[Cervantes Street]] opens.
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*[[2012]] - Surf rock guitarist Dick Dale performs at Vinyl Music Hall.
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==Births==
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*[[1842]] – [[Daniel Gonzalez Brent]]
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==Deaths==
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*[[2004]] – [[Cooper Yates]]
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==Marriages==
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*[[1879]] – [[Charles Henry Bliss]] to Matilda Sophia Wilcox
  
 
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Events[edit]

  • 1861Fort Pickens receives supplies and troop reinforcements from the USS Powhatan. Confederate Brigadier General Braxton E. Bragg imposes martial law in Pensacola, stopping all trade and communications with the Union-held fortress.
  • 1987 - Recent Grammy Award winner Bruce Hornsby performed on Pensacola Beach, to his biggest audience to date.
  • 2005 - Country / pop music artist Kenny Rogers performed a benefit concert at the civic center, for Hurricane Ivan relief.
  • 2007 – The new Krispy Kreme store at 9th Avenue and Cervantes Street opens.
  • 2012 - Surf rock guitarist Dick Dale performs at Vinyl Music Hall.

Births[edit]

Deaths[edit]

Marriages[edit]