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Events

• 1861 – Civil War: The USS Atlantic arrives off Santa Rosa Island and disembarks 1,000 men for the defense of Fort Pickens.
• 1915 – Lt. Patrick N. L. Bellinger successfully catapults the AB-2 flying boat from a barge off the Naval Aeronautical Station.
• 1965 – A groundbreaking ceremony is held commencing construction of the University of West Florida.

Births

• 1970 – David Stafford

Marriages

• 1860 – George Washington Wright to Margaret Emma Bagley in Covington, Louisiana