- 1861 – Elmore Dixie Beggs, Sr. was born.
- 1898 – T. T. Wentworth was born.
- 1902 – James Madison Hilliard died.
- 1977 – Escambia High School riots: The Ku Klux Klan held a rally on the grounds of Escambia High School to protest the new "Gators" mascot.
- 1999 – The Aragon Group paid $914,000 for 20 acres of City-owned land to be used for the Aragon project.