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*[[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 [[Sales tax referendum, 2007|special referendum]] for the half-cent healthcare [[sales tax]] proposed by [[AccessEscambia]], provided the group pays for the costs.
