- 1781 – Bernardo de Gálvez named Arturo O'Neill governor of Spanish West Florida.
- 1798 – William Henry Chase was born.
- 1827 – Episcopal minister Ralph Williston gathered a mixed-denomination group to discuss the creation of a Protestant church.
- 1996 – PHS football sex scandal: Escambia Superintendent Bill Maloy removed several Pensacola High School administrators (including Principal Horace Jones) from office.