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+ | ==Events== | ||
+ | *[[1821]] – U.S. General [[Andrew Jackson]] accepts the [[transfer of Florida from Spain to the United States]] in [[Plaza Ferdinand VII]] and installs a provisional capital in Pensacola. | ||
+ | *[[2007]] – Sammy, a 10-year-old giraffe at [[The Zoo Northwest Florida]], dies following a neck injury incurred by a post or cable surrounding the enclosure. | ||
==Births== | ==Births== | ||
+ | *[[1833]] – [[Emory Fiske Skinner]] | ||
*[[1852]] – [[Mary Ella Brent]] | *[[1852]] – [[Mary Ella Brent]] | ||
+ | *[[1928]] – [[Bill Davis]] | ||
− | == | + | ==Deaths== |
− | *[[ | + | *[[1907]] – [[John Baker]] |
+ | *[[1915]] – [[Frank Sigari]] | ||
[[Category:Days| 0717]] | [[Category:Days| 0717]] |
Latest revision as of 12:49, 17 July 2009
Events[edit]
- 1821 – U.S. General Andrew Jackson accepts the transfer of Florida from Spain to the United States in Plaza Ferdinand VII and installs a provisional capital in Pensacola.
- 2007 – Sammy, a 10-year-old giraffe at The Zoo Northwest Florida, dies following a neck injury incurred by a post or cable surrounding the enclosure.