Events
- 1861 – Civil War: General Braxton Bragg arrives in Pensacola and assumes command of all Confederate forces.
- 1971 – The Lavalle House is added to the United States National Register of Historic Places.
- 1995 - Rock band Van Halen performs at the civic center.
Deaths
- 1847 – Sophia S. Allen (wife of Ezekiel Ewing Simpson)