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Events

• 1764 – British West Florida's first governor George Johnstone and surveyor general Elias Durnford arrive in Pensacola.
• 1958 – Residents of the Scenic Hills and Gull Point areas vote to be annexed into the City of Pensacola.
• 1998 – Janet Holley is appointed Escambia County Tax Collector.
• 2002 – Krewe du Ya Yas is founded.
• 2006 – The tax evasion trial of Kent Hovind and his wife Jo begins.
• 2008 – WEAR anchor Bob Solarski pleads guilty to charges of DUI, driving with an open container and resisting arrest.
• 2016 - 1970s-era folk rock musicians Little River Band performed at the Pensacola Interstate Fair.

Births

• 1946 – Dick Baker
• 1958 – Thelma Manley

Business openings

• 1946 – Navy Point Theater
• 1950 - Warrington Drive-In Theater