- 1781 – Siege of Pensacola: Spanish engineers began digging a trench near the British Queen's Redoubt.
- 1818 – Alexander Arbuthnot and Robert C. Ambrister were found guilty by court martial.
- 1875 – Benjamin Drake Wright died.
- 1976 – A Congressional committee began an inquiry of Representative Bob Sikes over alleged ethics violations.
- 2007 – Hugh King was arrested for cocaine possession.