October 5
EventsEdit
- 1965 – Ron McNesby joins the Escambia County Sheriff's Office.
- 1995 – Hurricane Opal makes landfall.
- 2000 – The Escambia County School District's administrative building on Garden Street is named in honor of educator Vernon McDaniel.
- 2006 – Vince Whibbs, Jr. is disbarred by the Florida Supreme Court and charged with grand theft and mortgage fraud.