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Events

• 1779 – Elias Durnford is promoted to Engineer in Ordinary with the rank of Captain.
• 1781 – Siege of Pensacola: Spanish troops advance from Tartar Point, enduring attacks by Indians allied to the British, to an encampment southwest of Sutton's Lagoon.
• 1974 - Southern rock icons Lynyrd Skynyrd performed at the municipal auditorium. Opening act was Grinderswitch.
• 1976 - Rock bands Bad Company and Kansas performed at the Mobile Municipal Auditorium.
• 2007 – An episode of "Weird Foods" on the Travel Channel features dishes prepared by the Fish House and Chet's Seafood. The Escambia County Commission votes to allow a special referendum for the half-cent healthcare sales tax proposed by AccessEscambia, provided the group pays for the costs.

Births

• 1938 – John Burt
• 1961 - Robert Edward Resedean

Deaths

• 1901 – Angela Moreno
• 1990 – Norman Willenzik
• 2017 - Melvin William Haven