- 1861 – Civil War: State troops seized the federal arsenal at Apalachicola.
- 1903 – Arthur Herbert D'Alemberte completed his tenure as Escambia County Tax Collector.
- 2000 – Robert Earl Jones died while detained in the Escambia County Jail.
| Copy the 3-5 most noteworthy events from the corresponding date page. Please change to past tense and bold the key article. You may also include a relevant photo, sized between 100-140px wide and aligned right. |