Events in St. Petersburg, FL History
- 1824-11-07 St Petersburg floods to 4.20m, city's greatest flood
- 1824-11-19 Storm causes flooding in St Petersburg, killing 10,000
- 1892-02-29 St. Petersburg, Florida is incorporated
- 1955-02-14 WFLA (now WXFL) TV channel 8 in Tampa-St Petersburg, Florida (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
- 1966-09-12 WUSF TV channel 16 in Tampa-St Petersburg, FL (PBS) 1st broadcast
US Victory
1990-12-01 Davis Cup Tennis, St. Petersburg, Florida: Rick Leach and Jim Pugh beat Australian pair Pat Cash and John Fitzgerald 6-4, 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 to clinch an unassailable 3-0 lead (ends 3-2) for the US
- 1991-09-27 1st scheduled NHL exhibition game in St Petersburg Fla, is cancelled due to poor ice conditions (NY Islanders vs Boston Bruins)
- 2018-05-05 Electric cigarette explodes killing a man in St. Petersburg, Florida, first death from a vaping product
Famous People from St. Petersburg, FL
- 1937-06-11 Johnny Brown, American stage and screen comic actor (Good Times - "Bookman"; Laugh-In), and singer, born in St. Petersburg, Florida (d. 2022)
- 1939-01-20 Murle Breer, American golfer (US Women's Open 1962), born in St. Petersburg, Florida
- 1939-11-03 Terrence McNally, American playwright (Kiss of the Spider Woman), born in St Petersburg, Florida (d. 2020)
- 1956-10-23 Betsy Nagelsen, American tennis player (Australian Open doubles 1978, 80; Australian Open singles 1978 runner-up), born in St Petersburg, Florida
- 1959-04-02 Dean Townson, American country music bassist (Pirates of Mississippi - "Feed Jake"), born in St. Petersburg, Florida
- 1963-05-07 Johnny Lee Middleton, American musician (Savatage; Trans-Siberian Orchestra), born in St. Petersburg, Florida
- 1964-09-03 Ernest Givins, American NFL wide receiver (Pro Bowl 1990, 92; Houston Oilers), born in St. Petersburg, Florida
- 1969-04-25 Joe Buck, American sports broadcaster, born in St. Petersburg, Florida
Brittany Lincicome (38 years old)
1985-09-19 American golfer (ANA Inspiration 2009, 15), born in St. Petersburg, Florida
- 1995-07-20 Shaquem Griffin, American football linebacker (one-handed Seattle Seahawks 2018-20), born in St. Petersburg, Florida
Famous Americans
'Philadelphia' Jack O'Brien
50 Cent
A Boogie wit da Hoodie
A. E. Douglass
A. J. Foyt
Aaron Burr