- 1801 – William Panton died at sea en route to Nassau for medical treatment.
- 1956 – Elvis Presley performed at the Pensacola Municipal Auditorium.
- 1994 – Michael Griffin murder trial: Houston anti-abortion activist Daniel Ware arrives in Pensacola and notifies John Burt of his plans to mount a suicide assault against a group of abortion providers who were in town for a memorial to David Gunn.
- 2006 – Theophalis May died.