April 9
Events
- 1561 – Luna expedition: Ángel de Villafañe becomes governor of Florida.
- 1968 - A pop music festival, featuring local bands The Stonewalls, The Kords, 13th Hourglass, and The Phatons is held at the Pensacola High School auditorium.
- 1991 - Artistic rock band Yes performs at the Pensacola Civic Center.
- 2002 – W. D. Childers is found guilty of bribery and unlawful compensation in the soccer complex corruption scandal.
- 2016 - Former Foreigner front man Lou Gramm performs at the Vinyl Music Hall, in a special show to benefit Ballet Pensacola.