Template:On this day/October 16

Copy the 3-5 most noteworthy events from the corresponding date page. Please change to past tense and bold the key article. You may also include a relevant photo, sized between 100-140px wide and aligned right.

October 16:

• 1780 – A Spanish invasion force led by Bernardo de Gálvez departed Havana for British Pensacola, but was scattered by a hurricane in the gulf.
• 1829 – Christ Church Parish was incorporated by Florida governor William P. Duval.
• 2007 – Escambia County Sheriff's deputy James Sullivan was sentenced to probation and community service for destroying videotape evidence.