Events in West Palm Beach History
- 1926-09-17 Hurricane hits Miami & Palm Beach Florida; about 450 die
- 1928-09-17 San Felipe Segundo/Okeechobee hurricane makes landfall in West Palm Beach-Lake Okeechobee, Florida as category 4 storm, killing 2,500- 3,000 and causing $25M in damages (about $345M in 2020 dollars)
- 1954-08-22 WPTV TV channel 5 in Palm Beach, FL (NBC) begins broadcasting
- 1955-01-01 WEAT (now WPEC) TV channel 12 in West Palm Beach, FL (CBS) begins
Sports History
1972-04-02 New York Mets manager Gil Hodges collapses just minutes after completing a round of golf in West Palm Beach, Florida, and dies of a heart attack
PGA Championship
1987-08-09 PGA Championship Men's Golf, PGA National Palm Beach: Larry Nelson wins 2nd PGA C'ship in a playoff with fellow American Lanny Wadkins
- 1990-02-04 St Petersburg Pelicans beat West Palm Beach Tropics 12-4 to win 1st Senior Professional Baseball Association Championship
- 1996-09-23 Howard Stern radio show premieres in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania (WZMT 97.9 FM) and in West Palm Beach, Florida (WCLB 95.5 FM)
Sports History
2017-06-09 Tennis player Venus Williams is involved in a car accident that leads to death of another passenger in Palm Beach, Florida; police later clear her of fault
- 2019-07-18 Children's songs "Baby Shark" and "Raining Tacos" used by City of West Palm Beach, Florida to drive away homeless people from the waterfront
Famous People from West Palm Beach
- 1933-06-16 Ken Johnson, American baseball pitcher (only pitcher to lose a complete game 9-inning no-hitter 1964), born in West Palm Beach, Florida (d. 2015)
- 1938-11-05 Chris Robinson, America actor (Stanley, General Hospital, Another World), born in West Palm Beach, Florida
- 1943-12-12 Dickey Betts, American rock guitarist, songwriter, and singer (The Allman Brothers Band - "Ramblin' Man"; "Jessica"), born in West Palm Beach, Florida (d. 2024) [1]
- 1944-10-19 George McCrae, American soul and disco singer ("Lead Me On"; "Rock Your Baby"), born in West Palm Beach, Florida
- 1947-12-10 Douglas Kenney, American humorist (co-founded the magazine National Lampoon), born in West Palm Beach, Florida (d. 1980)
- 1951-12-03 John and Greg Rice, American twin actors, born in West Palm Beach, Florida
- 1953-06-01 Diana Canova, American actress (Corrine-Soap), born in West Palm Beach, Florida
- 1957-01-19 Ottis Anderson, American NFL running back (NY Giants), born in West Palm Beach, Florida
- 1962-05-10 Robby Thompson, infielder (SF Giants), born in West Palm Beach, Florida
- 1963-11-18 Dante Bichette, outfielder (Colorado Rockies), born in West Palm Beach, Florida
- 1969-12-30 Michelle McGann, American golfer (7 LPGA Tour wins), born in West Palm Beach, Florida
- 1970-07-05 Doug Bochtler, American baseball pitcher (San Diego Padres), born in West Palm Beach, Florida
- 1971-04-30 Ryan Hawblitzel, pitcher (Colorado Rockies), born in West Palm Beach, Florida
- 1971-08-07 Chris T. Jones, American NFL wide receiver (Philadelphia Eagles), born in West Palm Beach, Florida
- 1971-09-06 Anthony Goldwire, American NBA guard (Denver Nuggets), born in West Palm Beach, Florida
- 1978-01-09 A.J. McLean, American pop singer (Backstreet Boys), born in West Palm Beach, Florida
- 1985-05-02 Jarrod Saltalamacchia, American baseball player, born in West Palm Beach, Florida
Brooks Koepka (34 years old)
1990-05-03 American golfer (US Open 2017, 18, PGA C'ship 2018, 19, 23), born in West Palm Beach, Florida
- 1993-10-13 Tiffany Trump, daughter of Donald Trump & Marla Maples, born in West Palm Beach, Florida
- 2001-08-01 Scottie Barnes, American basketball forward (NBA Rookie of the Year 2022; Toronto Raptors), born in West Palm Beach, Florida
Famous Americans
'Philadelphia' Jack O'Brien
50 Cent
A Boogie wit da Hoodie
A. E. Douglass
A. J. Foyt
Aaron Burr