Events
- 1821 – Andrew Jackson is commissioned by President James Monroe to oversee the transfer of Florida to the United States and became Florida's first American governor.
- 1912 – Booker T. Washington visits Pensacola and speaks at the Opera House
- 1999 – Jackson's restaurant opens.
Births
Deaths
- 1849 – Eugenio Antonio Sierra
- 2017 - William "Terry" Blackwell