History Hop Tags - Kentucky

1755-03-17

Transylvania Land Company buys Kentucky for $50,000 from a Cherokee chief

1769-06-07

Daniel Boone begins exploring Bluegrass State of Kentucky

1774-06-16

Formation of Harrodsburg, Kentucky.

1792-06-01

Kentucky admitted as 15th US state

1795-12-19

1st state appropriation of money for road building, Kentucky

1798-11-16

Kentucky becomes first state to nullify an act of Congress

1801-11-10

Kentucky outlaws dueling

1821-12-17

Kentucky abolishes debtors' prisons

1838-02-16

Kentucky passes law permitting women to attend school under conditions

1851-11-09

Kentucky marshals abduct abolitionist minister Calvin Fairbank from Jeffersonville, Indiana, and take him to Kentucky to stand trial for helping a slave escape.

1861-05-16

Kentucky proclaims its neutrality

1861-05-20

Kentucky proclaims its neutrality in Civil War

1861-07-10

Lincoln writes to Kentucky's militia & says Union troops will not enter that state

1861-08-06

Lexington, Kentucky - Union military camp forms in neutral state

1861-09-03

Confederate forces enter Kentucky, thus ending its neutrality

1861-09-06

General Ulysses S. Grant occupies Paducah Kentucky

1861-10-02

Former US VP John C Breckinridge flees Kentucky

1861-11-20

Secession ordinance is filed by Kentucky's Confederate government.

1862-03-16

Battle at Pound Gap Kentucky: Confederates separate battles

1862-08-17

Confederate troops under Kirby Smith enter Kentucky

1862-08-23

Skirmish at Big Hill, Kentucky (2 Federal regiments)

1862-10-03

Skirmish at Bardstown, Kentucky

1862-11-20

Confederate armies of Mississippi and Kentucky merge as Army of Tennessee, under General Braxton Bragg

1862-12-20

Brig-gen Nathan Bedford Forrest occupies Trenton, Kentucky

1864-05-31

Raid at Morgan's Kentucky

1864-06-11

Battle at Cynthiana Kentucky: Gen Hobsons unit caught

1868-03-20

Jesse James Gang robs bank in Russelville, Kentucky, of $14,000

1872-04-12

Jesse James gang robs bank in Columbia, Kentucky (1 dead/$1,500)

1875-05-17

1st Kentucky Derby: Oliver Lewis aboard Aristides wins in 2:37.75

1876-05-15

2nd Kentucky Derby: Bobby Swim aboard Vagrant wins in 2:38.25

1877-02-20

1st cantilever bridge in US completed, Harrodsburg, Kentucky

1877-05-22

3rd Kentucky Derby: Billy Walker aboard Baden-Baden wins in 2:38

1878-05-21

4th Kentucky Derby: Jimmy Carter aboard Day Star wins in 2:37.25

1879-05-20

5th Kentucky Derby: Charlie Shauer aboard Lord Murphy wins in 2:37

1880-05-18

6th Kentucky Derby: George Lewis aboard Fonso wins in 2:37.5

1881-05-17

7th Kentucky Derby: Jim McLaughlin aboard Hindoo wins in 2:40

1882-05-16

8th Kentucky Derby: Babe Hurd aboard Apollo wins in 2:40.00

1883-05-23

9th Kentucky Derby: William Donohue aboard Leonatus wins in 2:43

1883-09-24

National black convention meets in Louisville, Kentucky

1884-05-16

10th Kentucky Derby: Isaac Murphy aboard Buchanan wins in 2:40.25

1885-05-14

11th Kentucky Derby: Babe Henderson aboard Joe Cotton wins in 2:37.25

1886-05-14

12th Kentucky Derby: Paul Duffy aboard Ben Ali wins in 2:36.50

1887-05-11

13th Kentucky Derby: Isaac Lewis aboard Montrose wins in 2:39.25

1888-05-14

14th Kentucky Derby: George Covington aboard MacBeth II wins in 2:38.00

1889-05-09

15th Kentucky Derby: Thomas Kiley aboard Spokane wins in 2:34.50

1890-03-27

A tornado strikes Louisville, Kentucky, killing 76 and injuring 200.

1890-05-14

16th Kentucky Derby: Isaac Murphy aboard Riley wins in 2:45

1891-05-13

17th Kentucky Derby: Isaac Murphy aboard Kingman wins in 2:52.25

1892-05-11

18th Kentucky Derby: Lonnie Clayton aboard Azra wins in 2:41½

1893-05-10

19th Kentucky Derby: Eddie Kunze aboard Lookout wins in 2:39.25

1893-10-23

C Dazey's "In Old Kentucky" premieres in NYC (27 seasons)

1894-05-15

20th Kentucky Derby: Frank Goodale aboard Chant wins in 2:41

1895-05-06

21st Kentucky Derby: Soup Perkins aboard Halma wins in 2:37.50

1896-05-06

22nd Kentucky Derby: Willie Simms aboard Ben Brush wins in 2:07.75

1897-05-04

23rd Kentucky Derby: Buttons Garner aboard Typhoon II wins in 2:12.5

1898-05-04

24th Kentucky Derby: Willie Simms aboard Plaudit wins in 2:09

1899-05-04

25th Kentucky Derby: Fred Taral aboard Manuel wins in 2:12

1900-02-03

Gubernatorial candidate William Goebel is assassinated in Frankfort, Kentucky.

1900-05-03

26th Kentucky Derby: Jimmy Boland aboard Lieut Gibson wins in 2:06.25

1901-04-29

27th Kentucky Derby: Jimmy Winkfield on His Eminence wins in 2:07.75

1902-05-03

28th Kentucky Derby: Jimmy Winkfield on Alan-a-Dale wins in 2:08.75

1903-05-02

29th Kentucky Derby: Hal Booker riding Judge Himes wins in 2:09

1904-05-02

30th Kentucky Derby: Shorty Prior riding Elwood wins in 2:08.50

1905-05-10

31st Kentucky Derby: Jack Martin aboard Agile wins in 2:100.75

1906-05-02

32nd Kentucky Derby: Roscoe Troxler aboard Sir Huon wins in 2:08.8

1907-05-06

33rd Kentucky Derby: Andy Minder aboard Pink Star wins in 2:12.6

1908-05-05

34th Kentucky Derby: Arthur Pickens on Stone Street wins in 2:15.2

1909-05-03

35th Kentucky Derby: Vincent Powers on Wintergreen wins in 2:08.2

1910-05-10

36th Kentucky Derby: Fred Herbert aboard Donau wins in 2:06.4

1911-05-13

37th Kentucky Derby: George Archibald aboard Meridian wins in 2:05

1912-05-11

38th Kentucky Derby: Carol H Shilling aboard Worth wins in 2:09.4

1913-05-10

39th Kentucky Derby: Roscoe Goose aboard Donerail wins in 2:04.8

1914-05-09

40th Kentucky Derby: John McCabe aboard Old Rosebud wins in 2:03.4

1915-05-08

41st Kentucky Derby: Joe Notter aboard Regret wins in 2:05.4

1916-05-13

42nd Kentucky Derby: Johnny Loftus aboard George Smith wins in 2:04

1917-05-12

43rd Kentucky Derby: Charles Borel on Omar Khayyam wins in 2:04.6

1918-05-11

44th Kentucky Derby: William Knapp on Exterminator wins in 2:10.8

1919-05-10

45th Kentucky Derby: Johnny Loftus aboard Sir Barton wins in 2:09.8

1920-05-08

46th Kentucky Derby: Ted Rice aboard Paul Jones wins in 2:09

1921-05-07

47th Kentucky Derby: Charles Thompson on Behave Yourself wins 2:04.2

1922-05-13

48th Kentucky Derby: Albert Johnson aboard Morvich wins in 2:04.6

1923-05-19

49th Kentucky Derby: Earl Sande aboard Zev wins in 2:05.4

1924-05-17

50th Kentucky Derby: John Mooney aboard Black Gold wins in 2:05.2

1925-05-16

51st Kentucky Derby: Earl Sande aboard Flying Ebony wins in 2:07.6

1926-05-15

52nd Kentucky Derby: Albert Johnson on Bubbling Over wins in 2:03.8

1927-05-14

53rd Kentucky Derby: Linus McAtee aboard Whiskery wins in 2:06

1928-05-19

54th Kentucky Derby: Chick Lang aboard Reigh Count wins in 2:10.4

1929-05-18

55th Kentucky Derby: Linus McAtee on Clyde Van Dusen wins in 2:10.8

1930-05-17

56th Kentucky Derby: Earl Sande aboard Gallant Fox wins in 2:07.6

1930-07-28

114°F (46°C), Greensburg, Kentucky (state record)

1931-05-16

57th Kentucky Derby: Charley Kurtsinger on Twenty Grand wins 2:01.8

1932-05-07

58th Kentucky Derby: Eugene James aboard Burgoo King wins in 2:05.2

1933-05-06

59th Kentucky Derby: Don Meade aboard Brokers Tip wins in 2:06.8

1934-05-05

60th Kentucky Derby: Mack Garner aboard Cavalcade wins in 2:04

1935-05-04

61st Kentucky Derby: Willie Saunders aboard Omaha wins in 2:05

1935-06-28

FDR orders a federal gold vault to be built at Fort Knox, Kentucky

1936-01-11

Charles Anderson enters Kentucky House of Representatives

1936-05-02

62nd Kentucky Derby: Ira Hanford aboard Bold Venture wins in 2:03.6

1936-08-14

Rainey Bethea is hanged in Owensboro, Kentucky in the last public execution in the United States.

1937-05-08

63rd Kentucky Derby: Charley Kurtsinger on War Admiral wins 2:03.2

1938-05-07

64th Kentucky Derby: Eddie Arcaro aboard Lawrin wins in 2:04.8

1939-05-05

Flash floods kill 75 in Northeast Kentucky

1939-05-06

65th Kentucky Derby: James Stout aboard Johnstown wins in 2:03.4

1940-05-04

66th Kentucky Derby: Carroll Bierman aboard Gallahadion wins in 2:05

1941-05-03

67th Kentucky Derby: Eddie Arcaro aboard Whirlaway wins in 2:01.4

1942-05-02

68th Kentucky Derby: Wayne D Wright aboard Shut Out wins in 2:04.4

1943-05-01

69th Kentucky Derby: Johnny Longden aboard Count Fleet wins in 2:04

1944-05-06

70th Kentucky Derby: Conn McCreary aboard Pensive wins in 2:04.2

1945-01-02

Kentucky begins 130 home basketball game win streak, ends in 1955

1945-06-09

71st Kentucky Derby: Eddie Arcaro aboard Hoop Jr wins in 2:07

1946-05-04

72nd Kentucky Derby: Warren Mehrtens aboard Assault wins in 2:06.6

1947-05-03

73rd Kentucky Derby: Eric Guerin aboard Jet Pilot wins in 2:06.8

1948-03-13

10th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kentucky beats Baylor 58-42

1948-05-01

74th Kentucky Derby: Eddie Arcaro aboard Citation wins in 2:05.4

1949-03-26

11th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kentucky beats Oklahoma State 46-36

1949-05-07

75th Kentucky Derby: Steve Brooks aboard Ponder wins in 2:04.2

1950-05-06

76th Kentucky Derby: William Boland on Middleground wins in 2:01.6

1951-03-27

13th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kentucky beats Kansas 68-58

1951-05-05

77th Kentucky Derby: Conn McCreary aboard Count Turf wins in 2:02.6

1952-05-03

78th Kentucky Derby: Eddie Arcaro aboard Hill Gail wins in 2:01.6

1953-05-02

79th Kentucky Derby: Hank Moreno aboard Dark Star wins in 2:02

1954-05-01

80th Kentucky Derby: Raymond York aboard Determine wins in 2:03

1955-01-08

Georgia Tech ends Kentucky's 130-game home basketball win streak

1955-05-07

81st Kentucky Derby: Bill Shoemaker aboard Swaps wins in 2:01.8

1956-05-05

82nd Kentucky Derby: David Erb aboard Needles wins in 2:03.4

1957-05-04

83rd Kentucky Derby: Bill Hartack aboard Iron Liege wins in 2:02.2

1958-03-22

20th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kentucky beats Seattle 84-72

1958-05-03

84th Kentucky Derby: Ismael Valenzuela aboard Tim Tam wins in 2:05

1959-05-02

85th Kentucky Derby: Bill Shoemaker aboard Tomy Lee wins in 2:02.2

1960-05-07

86th Kentucky Derby: Bill Hartack on Venetian Way wins in 2:02.4

1960-06-28

10.40" (26.42 cm) of rainfall, Dunmor, Kentucky (state 24-hour record)

1961-05-06

87th Kentucky Derby: John Sellers aboard Carry Back wins in 2:04

1962-05-05

88th Kentucky Derby: Bill Hartack aboard Decidedly wins in 2:00.4

1963-01-28

-34°F (-37°C), Cynthiana, Kentucky (state record)

1963-05-04

89th Kentucky Derby: Braulio Baeza aboard Chateaugay wins in 2:01.8

1964-05-02

90th Kentucky Derby: Bill Hartack aboard Northern Dancer wins in 2:00

1965-05-01

91st Kentucky Derby: Bill Shoemaker on Lucky Debonair wins in 2:01.2

1966-05-07

92nd Kentucky Derby: Donald Brumfield aboard Kauai King wins in 2:02

1967-05-06

93rd Kentucky Derby: Bobby Ussery on Proud Clarion wins in 2:00.6

1968-05-04

94th Kentucky Derby: Ismael Valenzuela aboard Forward Pass wins

1969-05-03

95th Kentucky Derby: Bill Hartack on Majestic Prince wins in 2:01.8

1970-05-02

1st woman jockey at Kentucky Derby (Diane Crump)

1970-05-02

96th Kentucky Derby: Mike Manganello on Dust Commander wins 2:03.4

1970-07-12

Blues-Rock singer Janis Joplin debuts in Kentucky

1971-05-01

97th Kentucky Derby: Gustavo Avila on Canonero II wins in 2:03.2

1971-05-18

4th ABA Championship: Utah Stars beat Kentucky Colonels, 4 games to 3

1972-03-27

Adolph Rupp retires after 42 years of coaching U of Kentucky

1972-04-28

Courts award 1968 Kentucky Derby prize money to 2nd place winner due to the winner being given drugs before the race

1972-05-06

98th Kentucky Derby: Ron Turcotte aboard Riva Ridge wins in 2:01.8

1973-05-05

99th Kentucky Derby: Ron Turcotte aboard Secretariat wins in 1:59.4

1973-07-07

All women board of directors takes control of ABA's Kentucky Colonels

1974-05-04

100th Kentucky Derby: Angel Cordero Jr. aboard Cannonade wins in 2:04

1975-03-31

37th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Kentucky 92-55

1975-05-03

101st Kentucky Derby: Jacinto Vasquez on Foolish Pleasure wins 2:02

1975-05-22

8th ABA Championship: Kentucky Colonels beat Ind Pacers, 4 games to 1

1976-05-01

102nd Kentucky Derby: Angel Cordero Jr on Bold Forbes wins in 2:01.6

1976-05-15

Kentucky Moonrunner by Cledus Maggard hits #85

1977-05-07

103rd Kentucky Derby: Jean Cruguet on Seattle Slew wins in 2:02.2

1977-05-28

165 killed in a fire at Beverly Hills Supper Club in Kentucky

1978-03-27

40th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kentucky beats Duke 94-88

1978-05-06

104th Kentucky Derby: Steve Cauthen aboard Affirmed wins in 2:01.2

1979-05-05

105th Kentucky Derby: Ron Franklin on Spectacular Bid wins in 2:02.4

1980-05-03

106th Kentucky Derby: Jacinto Vasquez on Genuine Risk wins in 2:02

1981-02-13

A series of sewer explosions destroys more than two miles of streets in Louisville, Kentucky.

1981-05-02

107th Kentucky Derby: Jorge Velasquez on Pleasant Colony wins in 2:02

1982-05-01

108th Kentucky Derby: Ed Delahoussaye on Gato Del Sol wins in 2:02.4

1983-05-07

109th Kentucky Derby: Ed Delahoussaye on Sunny's Halo wins in 2:02.2

1983-11-08

Martha Layne Collins (D) elected 1st female governor of Kentucky

1983-12-13

Martha Layne Collins inaugurated as Kentucky's 1st female governor

1984-05-05

110th Kentucky Derby: Laffit Pincay Jr aboard Swale wins in 2:02.4

1985-05-04

111th Kentucky Derby: Angel Cordero Jr on Spend A Buck wins 2:00.2

1986-05-03

112th Kentucky Derby: Bill Shoemaker aboard Ferdinand wins in 2:02.8

1987-05-02

113th Kentucky Derby: Chris McCarron aboard Alysheba wins in 2:03.4

1988-05-07

114th Kentucky Derby: Gary Stevens on Winning Colors wins in 2:02.2

1988-05-14

Carrollton bus collision: a drunk driver going the wrong way on Interstate 71 near Carrollton, Kentucky, United States hits a converted school bus carrying a church youth group. The crash and ensuing fire kill 27.

1989-05-06

115th Kentucky Derby: Pat Valenzuela on Sunday Silence wins in 2:05

1990-05-05

116th Kentucky Derby: Craig Perret aboard Unbridled wins in 2:02

1991-03-27

New Kid Donnie Wahlberg, arrested on arson charges in Kentucky

1991-05-04

117th Kentucky Derby: Chris Antley aboard Strike the Gold wins in 2:03

1991-07-11

Calumet Farm, home to 8 Kentucky Derby winners, files bankruptcy

1991-10-04

Whiteland Janice, driven by Mike Lachance, wins Kentucky Futurity

1992-01-06

Robert Schenkkan's "Kentucky Cycle," premieres in LA

1992-05-02

118th Kentucky Derby: Pat Day aboard Lil E Tee wins in 2:03

1992-10-09

Great meteorite seen from Kentucky to NY

1993-05-01

119th Kentucky Derby: Jerry Bailey aboard Sea Hero wins in 2:02.4

1993-11-14

"Kentucky Cycle" opens at Royale Theater NYC for 34 performances

1993-12-12

"Kentucky Cycle" closes at Royale Theater NYC after 34 performances

1994-05-07

120th Kentucky Derby: Chris McCarron on Go For Gin wins in 2:03.6

1995-05-06

121st Kentucky Derby: Gary Stevens on Thunder Gulch wins in 2:01.2

1996-04-01

58th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kentucky beats Syracuse 76-67

1996-05-04

122nd Kentucky Derby: Jerry Bailey aboard Grindstone wins in 2:01

1996-06-01

Woody Harrelson is arrested in Lee County, Kentucky, after he symbolically planted four hemp seeds to challenge the state law which did not distinguish between industrial hemp and marijuana

1997-03-31

59th NCAA Mens Basketball Championship: Ariz beats Kentucky 84-79 (OT)

1997-05-03

123rd Kentucky Derby: Gary Stevens aboard Silver Charm wins in 2:02.3

1998-05-02

124th Kentucky Derby: Kent Desormeaux aboard Real Quiet wins in 2:02.20

1999-05-01

125th Kentucky Derby: Chris Antley aboard Charismatic wins in 2:03.29

2000-05-06

126th Kentucky Derby: Kent Desormeaux aboard Fusaichi Pegasus wins in 2:01.12

2001-05-05

127th Kentucky Derby: Jorge Chavez aboard Monarchos wins in 1:59.97

2002-05-04

128th Kentucky Derby: Victor Espinoza aboard War Emblem wins in 2:01.13

2003-05-03

129th Kentucky Derby: Jose Santos aboard Funny Cide wins in 2:01.19

2004-05-01

130th Kentucky Derby: Stewart Elliot aboard Smarty Jones wins in 2:04.06

2005-11-06

The Evansville Tornado of November 2005 kills 25 in Northwestern Kentucky and Southwestern Indiana.

2006-05-06

132nd Kentucky Derby: Edgar Prado aboard Barbaro wins in 2:01.36

2006-08-27

Comair Flight 5191 crashes on takeoff from Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, Kentucky bound for Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia. Of the passengers and crew, 49 of 50 are confirmed dead in the hours following the crash.

2007-05-05

133rd Kentucky Derby: Calvin Borel aboard Street Sense wins in 2:02.17

2008-05-03

134th Kentucky Derby: Kent Desormeaux aboard Big Brown wins in 2:01.82

2008-06-25

Atlantis Plastics shooting, An employee shot and killed five people after an argument, which ended in the gunman's suicide in Henderson, Kentucky.

2009-05-02

135th Kentucky Derby: Calvin Borel aboard Mine That Bird wins in 2:02.66

2010-05-01

136th Kentucky Derby: Calvin Borel aboard Super Saver wins in 2:04.45

2011-05-07

137th Kentucky Derby: John Velazquez aboard Animal Kingdom wins in 2:02.04

2012-03-02

Tornadoes kill at least 27 people in the American states of Indiana and Kentucky

2012-05-05

138th Kentucky Derby: Mario Gutierrez aboard Ill Have Another wins in 2:01.83

2013-05-04

139th Kentucky Derby: Joel Rosario aboard Orb wins in 2:02.89

2014-05-03

California Chrome ridden by Victor Espinoza wins the 2014 Kentucky Derby

2015-05-02

141st [Kentucky Derby]: Victor Espinoza aboard American Pharoah wins in 2:03.02

2016-02-15

Kentucky bill requires spouse consent to husband's Viagra use

2016-05-05

Nyquist Draws No. 13 Post as Early 3-1 Kentucky Derby Fav

2016-05-08

Unbeaten Nyquist wins Kentucky Derby

2016-10-17

US sprinter Tyson Gay's daughter, 15, shot dead in Kentucky

2017-05-07

Always Dreaming wins Kentucky Derby on sloppy track

1808-06-03

Jefferson F Davis, Fairview Kentucky, President of Confederate States of America (1861-5)

1809-02-12

Abraham Lincoln, Kentucky, (R) 16th US President (1861-65)

1849-12-21

James Lane Allen, US writer (Kentucky Cardinal)

1850-9-04

Joseph J. Dowling, The Kentucky Colonel

1859-12-12

Edward Bradley, horse owner (1st to own 4 Kentucky Derby winners)

1864-08-13

Charles Edler, A Kentucky Romance

1875-01-22

D.W. Griffith, LaGrange, Kentucky, American film director/producer (Birth of a Nation, Intolerance)

1875-11-22

J.F. Casey, Kentucky Moonshine

1880-01-26

Louis Weadock, Bred in Old Kentucky

1880-03-26

Duncan Hines, US, restaurant guide writer (Out of Kentucky Kitchens)

1884-12-10

E. Goncz, Kentucky Moonshine

1890-09-09

Harland Sanders, Henryville Ind, colonel/CEO (Kentucky Fried Chicken), (d. 1980)

1890-9-25

A.P. Younger, In Old Kentucky

1895-06-22

Margaret Fielding, Kentucky Days

1895-10-06

Caroline Gordon, Kentucky, writer (Green Centuries)

1904-05-20

Russell Hardie, Buffalo NY, actor (Sequoia, In Old Kentucky)

1909-09-11

William H Natcher, (Rep-D-Kentucky, 1953- )

1909-10-17

Ross Durfee, The Kentucky Fried Movie

1909-11-04

Evelyn Johnson, Corbin Kentucky, female pilot (most flying hours - 57,685), (d. 2012)

1911-09-13

Bill Monroe, Rosine Ky, country singer (Blue Moon of Kentucky)

1912-02-03

Jack Roberts, The Kentucky Fried Movie

1917-03-29

Man o' War, Glimpses of Kentucky

1919-08-07

John Hogan, Lowes, Kentucky, chemist (discovered methods of producing polypropylene), (d. 2012)

1924-03-25

Julia Perry, Lexington, Kentucky, African-American composer (Cask of Amontillado)

1924-05-01

Lee Hewitt, Kentucky Rifle

1924-05-12

Bob Lewis, The Kentucky Derby

1924-09-08

Wendell H Ford, (Sen-D-Kentucky, 1974- )

1924-10-30

Sheila Rogers, The Kentucky Fried Movie

1925-01-02

William J Crowe Jr, Kentucky, chairman joint chief of staff

1925-08-08

Colin Male, The Kentucky Fried Movie

1926-07-26

James Best [Jewel Franklin Guy], Powderly, Kentucky, American actor (The Dukes of Hazzard, Sounder)

1926-9-14

Gracia Lee, The Kentucky Fried Movie

1928-05-23

Rosemary Clooney, Kentucky, singer/paper towels spokeswoman (Coronet)

1930-08-18

Igo Kantor, The Kentucky Fried Movie

1931-10-23

Jim Bunning, Southgate, Kentucky, American baseball player and politician (perfect Game vs Mets 1965)/(Rep. Senator-Ky)

1935-9-02

D. Wayne Lukas, The Kentucky Derby

1936-08-31

Larry Curran, The Kentucky Fried Movie

1940-08-07

Tom Barlow, (Rep-D-Kentucky)

1941-07-09

Scotty Baesler, (Rep-D-Kentucky)

1942-01-17

Muhammad Ali [Cassius Clay], Louisville Kentucky, heavyweight boxing champion (1964-7 74-8)

1942-11-01

Larry Flynt, Lakeville, Kentucky, magazine publisher (Hustler)

1944-08-21

Jackie DeShannon, Hazel Kentucky, singer (What the World Needs Now)

1944-09-21

Steve Beshear, Democratic Governor of Kentucky.

1945-05-22

Marilyn Joi, The Kentucky Fried Movie

1946-9-17

Kim Lee, The Kentucky Fried Movie

1947-01-23

Gatewood Galbraith, [Louis], Carlisle, Kentucky, Lawyer, American political activist, iconic Kentucky political figure, (d. 2012)

1947-02-20

Boni Enten, The Kentucky Fried Movie

1948-09-21

Artis Gilmore, ABA all star (Kentucky Colonels)

1948-10-25

Dave Cowens, Newport Kentucky, NBA forward (Boston Celtics, Milwaukee Bucks)

1948-12-28

Jorge Velasquez, jockey (Kentucky Derby-1981, Preakness-1981)

1949-06-15

Jim Varney, Lexington Kentucky, American actor (Ernest Goes to Jail, Hey Vern)

1951-01-07

Mike Ward, Democratic Congressman for Kentucky & radio talk show host

1951-06-05

Milicia Kidd, Kentucky Straight Bourbon

1954-12-14

James Horan, Louisville, Kentucky, American actor (General Hospital, Transformers Prime)

1955-01-27

Richard Young, Glasgow Ky, singer (Kentucky Headhunters-Davy Crockett)

1957-01-05

Vincent Calloway, Kentucky, trumpet player (Midnight Star-No Parking)

1958-07-08

Fred Young, Glasgow Ky, singer (Kentucky Headhunters-Davy Crockett)

1961-05-01

Steven Cauthen, jockey (1978 Kentucky Derby-Affirmed)

1961-05-06

George Clooney, Lexington Kentucky, actor (Dr Douglas Ross-ER, Batman)

1965-08-09

Ezra Polley, Georgetown Kentucky, pitcher (NY Yankees)

1967-08-23

Nancy Jane Cox, Campbellsville Kentucky, Miss Kentucky-America-1991

1968-02-18

Don Rigsby, The Rhythm of My Soul: Kentucky Roots Music

1968-11-06

Kelly Rutherford, Elizabethtown Kentucky, actress (Generations)

1971-10-27

Alexander Dunlop, Haunted Highway/Kentucky UFO Chase

1972-01-09

Kristie Hicks, Bardstown Kentucky, Miss America-Kentucky (1996)

1972-12-14

Heather Hollin, Rosemary's Old Kentucky Home

1973-10-17

Lorie Bennett West, Miss Kentucky USA (1996)

1974-02-27

Colin Edwards, The Doctor, the Tornado and the Kentucky Kid

1974-10-01

James Howlett, Kentucky Straight Bourbon

1974-10-12

Rachyl Hoskins, Miss USA-Kentucky (1997)

1979-05-22

Bobby Trendy, Derby Daze/Kentucky Derby

1979-06-25

Kelli Jones, Miss Kentucky Teen USA (1997)

1980-02-04

Kelly Marie Sodan, Miss Kentucky Teen USA (1996)

1981-06-13

Blake Judd, The Battle on Broadway: The Transylvania vs. Kentucky Rivalry Game

1982-9-13

Justin Waters, Kentucky Straight Bourbon

1984-03-03

Robert Roberts, Kentucky Straight Bourbon

1984-10-07

Joshua Waters, Kentucky Straight Bourbon

1985-03-09

Matt Stephens, Kentucky Straight Bourbon

1985-03-11

Michael C. Sweet, Kentucky Straight Bourbon

1985-03-30

Russell King, Kentucky Straight Bourbon

1985-08-17

Beth Hendrickson, Kentucky Straight Bourbon

1985-9-29

Ashley Terry, Kentucky Straight Bourbon

1989-03-25

Chicken Kentucky, 1st partial birth in space (chicken)

1990-08-15

Jennifer Lawrence, Louisville, Kentucky, American actress (Winter's Bone, Silver Linings Playbook )

1799-04-11

Politician Henry Clay (21) weds Lucretia Hart in Lexington, Kentucky

1810-06-21

US President Zachary Taylor (25) weds Margaret Smith near Louisville, Kentucky

1835-06-17

Soldier and politician Jefferson Davis (27) weds Sarah Knox Taylor (21) in Louisville, Kentucky

1939-11-04

Actress and comedian Phyllis Diller (22) weds inspector Sherwood Diller in Covington, Kentucky

1968-03-01

Singer-songwriter and actress June Carter (38) weds singer-songwriter Johnny Cash (36) at a church in Franklin, Kentucky

1968-03-01

Country singer June Carter Cash (38) weds music icon Johnny Cash (36) in Franklin, Kentucky

1996-06-16

Soap opera actress-singer Kassie Wesley (35) weds James De Paiva (39) in Morganfield, Kentucky

2000-06-17

Backstreet Boys member Kevin Richardson (28) weds Kristin Willits (29) at Lee County's Cathedral Domain in Kentucky

1864-01-13

Stephen Foster, American composer (My Old Kentucky Home), dies at 37 in New York

1928-07-08

Joseph J. Dowling, The Kentucky Colonel

1931-11-29

A.P. Younger, In Old Kentucky

1942-02-11

Louis Weadock, Bred in Old Kentucky

1942-03-29

Charles Edler, A Kentucky Romance

1947-11-01

Man o' War, Glimpses of Kentucky

1954-03-21

J.F. Casey, Kentucky Moonshine

1957-02-14

Francis Chase Jr., Kentucky Rifle

1960-09-16

E. Goncz, Kentucky Moonshine

1968-08-20

Earl Sande, US jockey (Kentucky Derby), dies at 69

1979-06-11

Jerry Miley, Bred in Old Kentucky

1980-03-13

Jack Roberts, The Kentucky Fried Movie

1980-12-16

Harland Sanders, founder Kentucky Fried Chicken, dies at 90

1984-06-17

Swale, Kentucky Derby winner, collapses & dies

1984-12-07

Jeanne Cagney, actress (Quicksand, Kentucky Rifle), dies at 65

1994-05-26

Ross Durfee, The Kentucky Fried Movie

1995-06-06

Gracia Lee, The Kentucky Fried Movie

1996-10-23

Colin Male, The Kentucky Fried Movie

1999-09-22

Carl K. Hittleman, Kentucky Rifle

2000-07-18

Larry Curran, The Kentucky Fried Movie

2001-05-19

Joseph Wagstaff, A Song of Kentucky

2003-04-30

Mark Berger, University of Kentucky professor (b. 1955)

2003-06-07

Sheila Rogers, The Kentucky Fried Movie

2006-02-17

Bob Lewis, The Kentucky Derby

2008-03-31

Bill Keightley, "Mr. Wildcat." University of Kentucky basketball equipment manger 1962-2008 (b .1926)

2010-03-05

Kim Lee, The Kentucky Fried Movie

2012-01-04

Gatewood Galbraith, [Louis], lawyer, American political activist, iconic Kentucky political figure, dies from pneumonia at 64

2017-12-21

Dual Kentucky winner LeRoy Jolley dies aged 80

2018-03-20

Tabor's 1995 Kentucky Derby winner Thunder Gulch dies aged 26

2018-06-05

CM Newton, Kentucky, Alabama and SEC legend, dies at 88