2014 Event The UConn Huskies beat the University of Kentucky Wildcats 60-54 for the NCAA Men's Basketball Division I championship title 2014 Event Kentucky beat undefeated Wichita State in the NCAA basketball tournament, ending Wichita's historic 35-0 record 1999 Event 125th Kentucky Derby 1998 Event 124th Kentucky Derby 1997 Event Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Louisville, Kentucky on WTFX 100.5 FM 1997 Event 123rd Kentucky Derby: Gary Stevens aboard Silver Charm wins in 2:02.3 1997 Event 59th NCAA Mens Basketball Championship: Ariz beats Kentucky 84-79 (OT) 1996 Event 78th PGA Championship: Mark Brooks shoots a 277 at Vallhalla Golf Club Kentucky 1996 Event 122nd Kentucky Derby: Jerry Bailey aboard Grindstone wins in 2:01 1996 Event 58th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kentucky beats Syracuse 76-67 1995 Event 121st Kentucky Derby: Gary Stevens on Thunder Gulch wins in 2:01.2 1994 Event 120th Kentucky Derby: Chris McCarron on Go For Gin wins in 2:03.6 1993 Event "Kentucky Cycle" closes at Royale Theater New York City after 34 performances 1993 Event "Kentucky Cycle" opens at Royale Theater New York City for 34 performances 1993 Event 119th Kentucky Derby: Jerry Bailey aboard Sea Hero wins in 2:02.4 1992 Event Great meteorite seen from Kentucky to New York 1992 Event 118th Kentucky Derby: Pat Day aboard Lil E Tee wins in 2:03 1992 Event 11th NCAA Women's Basketball Champion: Stanford beats Western Kentucky 78-62 1992 Event Robert Schenkkan's "Kentucky Cycle," premieres in LA 1991 Event Whiteland Janice, driven by Mike Lachance, wins Kentucky Futurity 1991 Event Calumet Farm, home to 8 Kentucky Derby winners, files bankruptcy 1991 Event 117th Kentucky Derby: Chris Antley aboard Strike the Gold wins in 2:03 1991 Event New Kid Donnie Wahlberg, arrested on arson charges in Kentucky 1990 Event 116th Kentucky Derby: Craig Perret aboard Unbridled wins in 2:02 1989 Event 115th Kentucky Derby: Pat Valenzuela on Sunday Silence wins in 2:05 1988 Event 114th Kentucky Derby: Gary Stevens on Winning Colors wins in 2:02.2 1987 Event 113th Kentucky Derby: Chris McCarron aboard Alysheba wins in 2:03.4 1986 Event 112th Kentucky Derby: Bill Shoemaker aboard Ferdinand wins in 2:02.8 1985 Event 111th Kentucky Derby: Angel Cordero, Jr. on Spend A Buck wins 2:00.2 1985 Event William Schroeder is 1st artificial heart patient to leave hospital He spent 15 minutes outside Humana Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky 1984 Death Jeanne Cagney, actress (Quicksand, Kentucky Rifle), dies at 65 1984 Death Swale, Kentucky Derby winner, collapses and dies 1984 Event 110th Kentucky Derby: Laffit Pincay, Jr. aboard Swale wins in 2:02.4 1983 Event Martha Layne Collins inaugurated as Kentucky's 1st female governor 1983 Event Martha Layne Collins (D) elected 1st female governor of Kentucky 1983 Event 109th Kentucky Derby: Ed Delahoussaye on Sunny's Halo wins in 2:02.2 1982 Event 108th Kentucky Derby: Ed Delahoussaye on Gato Del Sol wins in 2:02.4 1982 Event 7 miners killed in an explosion in Craynor, Kentucky 1981 Event 107th Kentucky Derby: Jorge Velasquez on Pleasant Colony wins in 2:02 1980 Death Harland "Colonel" Sanders, founder Kentucky Fried Chicken, dies at 90 1980 Event 106th Kentucky Derby: Jacinto Vasquez on Genuine Risk wins in 2:02 1980 Birthday Kelly Marie Sodan, Miss Kentucky Teen USA 1996 1979 Birthday Kelli Jones, Miss Kentucky Teen USA 1997 1979 Event 105th Kentucky Derby: Ron Franklin on Spectacular Bid wins in 2:02.4 1978 Event 104th Kentucky Derby: Steve Cauthen aboard Affirmed wins in 2:01.2 1978 Event 40th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kentucky beats Duke 94-88 1977 Birthday Becky Ruehl, Lakeside Park, Kentucky, diver, Olympics-4th-1996 1977 Birthday Shaun Alexander, born in Florence, Kentucky, football, running back, played college football at University of Alabama, drafted by Seattle Seahawks, placed 19th overall in 2000 National Football League Draft 1977 Event 165 killed in a fire at Beverly Hills Supper Club in Kentucky 1977 Event 103rd Kentucky Derby: Jean Cruguet on Seattle Slew wins in 2:02.2 1977 Birthday Veronica Marie Duka, Campbellsville, Kentucky, Miss America, Kentucky-Top 10-1997 1976 Event Kentucky Moonrunner by Cledus Maggard hits #85 1976 Event 102nd Kentucky Derby: Angel Cordero, Jr. on Bold Forbes wins in 2:01.6 1975 Birthday Matthew Kessinger, born in Louisville, Kentucky, fig skater, 1995 Gt Lakes, Jr. champ 1975 Event 8th ABA Championship: Kentucky Colonels beat Ind Pacers, 4 games to 1 1975 Event 101st Kentucky Derby: Jacinto Vasquez on Foolish Pleasure wins 2:02 1975 Event 37th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Kentucky 92-55 1974 Event 100th Kentucky Derby: Angel Cordero Jr. aboard Cannonade wins in 2:04 1974 Birthday Tony Delk, born in Covington, Tennessee, professional basketball player, point guard, shooting guard, leader of University of Kentucky Wildcats team that won the 1996 NCAA Men's Division 1973 Birthday Lorie Bennett West, Miss Kentucky USA 1996 1973 Event All women board of directors takes control of ABA's Kentucky Colonels 1973 Birthday Molly Sims, born in Murray, Kentucky, actress, model, appeared in 'Sports Illustrated Swimsuit' issues, appeared in 'Las Vegas' television drama 1973 Event 6th ABA championship: Indiana Pacers beat Kentucky Colonels, 4 games to 3 1973 Event 99th Kentucky Derby: Ron Turcotte aboard Secretariat wins in 1:59.4 1972 Birthday Otto Steffers, born in Louisville, Kentucky, field hockey defender 1996 Olympics 1972 Event 98th Kentucky Derby: Ron Turcotte aboard Riva Ridge wins in 2:01.8 1972 Event Courts awarded Kentucky Derby prize money to 2nd place winner because winner was given drugs before race 1972 Event Adolph Rupp retires after 42 years of coaching University of Kentucky 1972 Birthday Kristie Hicks, born in Bardstown, Kentucky, Miss America-Kentucky 1996 1971 Event WDXR (now WKPD) TV channel 29 in Paducah, Kentucky (PBS) begins broadcasting 1971 Event 4th ABA Championship: Utah Stars beat Kentucky Colonels, 4 games to 3 1971 Event 97th Kentucky Derby: Gustavo Avila on Canonero II wins in 2:03.2 1971 Birthday Mark Thompson, born in Russellville, Kentucky, pitcher for the Colorado Rockies 1971 Event WDRB TV channel 41 in Louisville, Kentucky (IND) begins broadcasting 1970 Birthday Susan Sloane, Lexington, Kentucky, tennis star 1970 Birthday Paul Byrd, born in Louisville, Kentucky, pitcher for the New York Mets 1970 Event WKMJ TV channel 68 in Louisville, Kentucky (PBS) begins broadcasting 1970 Event Blues-Rock singer Janis Joplin debuts in Kentucky 1970 Event 1st woman jockey at Kentucky Derby (Diane Crump) 1970 Event 96th Kentucky Derby: Mike Manganello on Dust Commander wins 2:03.4 1969 Event WKYH (now WYMT) TV channel 57 in Hazard, Kentucky (NBC) begins broadcasting 1969 Event WCVN TV channel 54 in Covington, Kentucky (PBS) begins broadcasting 1969 Birthday Kevin Jarvis, Lexington, Kentucky, pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds 1969 Event 95th Kentucky Derby: Bill Hartack on Majestic Prince wins in 2:01.8 1969 Birthday Travis Fryman, born in Lexington, Kentucky, infielder for the Detroit Tigers 1969 Birthday Jeff Tinsley, born in Shelbyville, Kentucky, outfielder for the Boston Red Sox 1968 Birthday Kelly Rutherford, Elizabethtown Kentucky, actress, Generations 1968 Birthday Melissa Evridge, Lexington, Kentucky, playmate, Aug, 1990 1968 Event WKMU TV channel 21 in Murray, Kentucky (PBS) begins broadcasting 1968 Event WKAS TV channel 25 in Ashland, Kentucky (PBS) begins broadcasting 1968 Event WKGB TV channel 53 in Bowling Green, Kentucky (PBS) begins broadcasting 1968 Event WKLE TV channel 46 in Lexington, Kentucky (PBS) begins broadcasting 1968 Event WKMA TV channel 35 in Madisonville, Kentucky (PBS) begins broadcasting 1968 Event WKMR TV channel 38 in Morehead, Kentucky (PBS) begins broadcasting 1968 Event WKON TV channel 52 in Owenton, Kentucky (PBS) begins broadcasting 1968 Event WKSO TV channel 29 in Somerset, Kentucky (PBS) begins broadcasting 1968 Event WKZT TV channel 23 in Elizabethtown, Kentucky (PBS) begins broadcasting 1968 Birthday Christine Schaefer, Florence, Kentucky, WPVA volleyballer, U.S. Open-5th-1994 1968 Death Earl Sande, U.S. jockey (Kentucky Derby), dies at 69 1968 Event WKHA TV channel 35 in Hazard, Kentucky (PBS) begins broadcasting 1968 Event WBLG (now WTVQ) TV channel 62 in Lexington, Kentucky (ABC) 1st broadcast 1968 Event 94th Kentucky Derby: Ismael Valenzuela aboard Forward Pass wins 1968 Event WKPI TV channel 22 in Pikeville, Kentucky (PBS) begins broadcasting 1968 Birthday Kurt Robin McKinney, born in Louisville, Kentucky, actor, Ned-General Hospital 1967 Birthday Nancy Jane Cox, Campbellsville Kentucky, Miss Kentucky-America-1991 1967 Event 93rd Kentucky Derby: Bobby Ussery on Proud Clarion wins in 2:00.6 1967 Event Louisville, Kentucky, draft board refuses exemption for boxer Muhammad Ali 1966 Birthday Terry Shumpert, born in Paducah, Kentucky, infielder for the Chicago Cubs 1966 Event 92nd Kentucky Derby: Donald Brumfield aboard Kauai King wins in 2:02 1966 Event 28th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Texas Western beats Kentucky 72-65 1965 Birthday Willie Blair, Paintsville, Kentucky, pitcher for the San Diego Padres 1965 Birthday Steve Gorman, Hopkinsville, Kentucky, rock drummer, Black Crowes 1965 Birthday Ezra Polley, Georgetown Kentucky, pitcher, New York Yankees 1965 Birthday Marty Brown, born in Owensboro, Kentucky, country singer, Wildest Dreams 1965 Event South Vietnam General Nguyen Cao Kentucky succeeds Phan Huy Quat as premier 1965 Event 91st Kentucky Derby: Bill Shoemaker on Lucky Debonair wins in 2:01.2 1964 Birthday Theresa Lynn, born in Louisville, Kentucky, actress, Orgasm Girl-Private Parts 1964 Birthday Wynonna Judd, Ashland, Kentucky, American Musician, Judds-Why Not Me 1964 Event 90th Kentucky Derby: Bill Hartack aboard Northern Dancer wins in 2:00 1963 Birthday Johnny Depp, born in Queensboro, Kentucky, actor, 21 Jump Street, Ed Wood 1963 Event 89th Kentucky Derby: Braulio Baeza aboard Chateaugay wins in 2:01.8 1963 Event -34 degrees F (-37 degrees C), Cynthiana, Kentucky (state record) 1962 Birthday Tamara McKinney, Lexington, Kentucky, slalom skier, Olympic-4th-1984 1962 Birthday Phillip Hatchett, born in Russellville, Kentucky, Canadian Tour golfer, 1991 Quebec 1962 Event WBKO TV channel 13 in Bowling Green, Kentucky (ABC) begins broadcasting 1962 Event 88th Kentucky Derby: Bill Hartack aboard Decidedly wins in 2:00.4 1961 Birthday Marcy Walker, Paducah, Kentucky, actress, Liza-All My Child, Santa Barbara 1961 Event WLKY TV channel 32 in Louisville, Kentucky (ABC) begins broadcasting 1961 Birthday Billy Ray Cyrus, Flatwoods, Kentucky, country singer, Achy Breaky Heart 1961 Event 87th Kentucky Derby: John Sellers aboard Carry Back wins in 2:04 1961 Birthday George Clooney, Lexington, Kentucky, actor, Dr. Douglas Ross-ER, Batman 1961 Birthday Steven Cauthen, jockey, 1978 Kentucky Derby-Affirmed 1961 Birthday Kassie Wesley, born in Kentucky, actress, Evil Dead 2, Blair-One Life to Live 1960 Birthday Doug Phelps, Leachville Ar, singer, Kentucky Headhunters-Davy Crockett 1960 Birthday "Lovely" Elizabeth, Frankfurt, Kentucky, WWF's 1st lady of wrestling 1960 Birthday Julianna Young, Ft. Campbell, Kentucky, playmate, Nov, 1993 1960 Birthday [James] Kenneth Perry, born in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, PGA golfer, 1991 Memorial 1960 Event 10.40" (26.42 cm) of rainfall, Dunmor, Kentucky (state 24-hour record) 1960 Event 86th Kentucky Derby: Bill Hartack on Venetian Way wins in 2:02.4 1960 Birthday Joseph Martin Mudd, born in Louisville, Kentucky, PGA golfer, 1988 Federal Express 1959 Birthday Sean Young, born in Louisville, Kentucky, actress, Dune, Young Doctor in Love 1959 Event 85th Kentucky Derby: Bill Shoemaker aboard Tomy Lee wins in 2:02.2 1959 Birthday Larry Stewart, born in Paducah, Kentucky, country singer, Restless Heart-Wheels 1959 Birthday Beth Broderick, Falmouth, Kentucky, actress, Aunt Zelda-Sabrina 1958 Birthday Russell Earl Cochran, Paducah, Kentucky, PGA golfer, 1991 Centel Western 1958 Event WKPC TV channel 15 in Louisville, Kentucky (PBS) begins broadcasting 1958 Birthday Fred Young, born in Glasgow, Kentucky, singer, Kentucky Headhunters-Davy Crockett 1958 Event 84th Kentucky Derby: Ismael Valenzuela aboard Tim Tam wins in 2:05 1958 Birthday Joseph Paul Sindelar, born in Ft. Knox, Kentucky, PGA golfer, BC Open-1985, 87 1958 Event 20th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kentucky beats Seattle 84-72 1958 Birthday Mark Hamilton, born in Louisville, Kentucky, sprint kayak 1996 Olympics 1957 Event WKYT TV channel 27 in Lexington, Kentucky (CBS) begins broadcasting 1957 Event WPSD TV channel 6 in Paducah, Kentucky (NBC) begins broadcasting 1957 Event 83rd Kentucky Derby: Bill Hartack aboard Iron Liege wins in 2:02.2 1957 Birthday Vincent Calloway, Kentucky, trumpet player, Midnight Star-No Parking 1957 Birthday Patty Loveless, Ramey, Pikeville, Kentucky, singer, Blue Side of Town 1956 Birthday Dwight Yoakam, born in Pikeville, Kentucky, country singer, Honky Tonk Man 1956 Event Black students enter Clay Kentucky elementary school 1956 Event Black students enter and are barred from Clay Kentucky elementary school 1956 Event Louisville Kentucky public schools integrates 1956 Event 82nd Kentucky Derby: David Erb aboard Needles wins in 2:03.4 1955 Birthday Bill Lloyd, Bowling Green, Kentucky, singer, Foster and Lloyd-Crazy Over You 1955 Birthday Brad Fabel, born in Louisville, Kentucky, Nike golfer, 1994 NIKE Gateway Classic 1955 Birthday Keith Whitley, Sandy Hook, Kentucky, country singer, Don't Close Your Eyes 1955 Birthday Tony Snow, born in Kentucky, political commentator, columnist, radio, television news anchor, White House Press Secretary 1955 Event 81st Kentucky Derby: Bill Shoemaker aboard Swaps wins in 2:01.8 1955 Event WLEX TV channel 18 in Lexington, Kentucky (NBC) begins broadcasting 1955 Birthday Richard Young, Glasgow, Kentucky, singer, Kentucky Headhunters-Davy Crockett 1955 Event Georgia Tech ends Kentucky's 130-game home basketball win streak 1955 Birthday Cynthia Sykes, Coffeyville, Kentucky, actress, Flamingo Road, St. Elsewhere 1954 Birthday Ricky Skaggs, born in Cordell, Kentucky, country singer, Heartbroke, Toy Hearts 1954 Event 80th Kentucky Derby: Raymond York aboard Determine wins in 2:03 1953 Birthday Ricky Lee Phelps, Paragould Ar, singer, Kentucky Headhunters-Davy Crockett 1953 Event 79th Kentucky Derby: Hank Moreno aboard Dark Star wins in 2:02 1953 Birthday Greg Martin, born in Louisville, Kentucky, singer, Kentucky Headhunters-Davy Crockett 1952 Birthday Gloria Jean Watkins, born in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, born Gloria Jean Watkins, author, feminist, focus on race, class, gender, wrote, 'Ain't I a Woman? : Black Women and Feminism' 1952 Birthday Gus Van Sant, born in Louisville, Kentucky, film director, musician, author, Academy-Award winning director of film, 'Good Will Hunting', other movies include, 'Milk', 'Elephant' 1952 Event 78th Kentucky Derby: Eddie Arcaro aboard Hill Gail wins in 2:01.6 1952 Event Tornadoes in Arkansas, Tennessee, Missouri, Mississippi, Alabama and Kentucky cause 343 deaths 1951 Birthday Chris Frantz, Kentucky, rock drummer, Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club 1951 Event 77th Kentucky Derby: Conn McCreary aboard Count Turf wins in 2:02.6 1951 Event 13th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kentucky beats Kansas 68-58 1951 Birthday Crystal Gayle, born in Kentucky, country singer, Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue 1950 Event 76th Kentucky Derby: William Boland on Middleground wins in 2:01.6 1950 Event WHAS TV channel 11 in Louisville, Kentucky (CBS) begins broadcasting 1950 Birthday Beth Anderson, born in Lexington, Kentucky, composer, singer, neo-romantic genre, invented swales, a musical form based on collages, samples of newly composed music vs. existing music, famous for singing with Limahl on 'The Never Ending Story' film title song 1949 Birthday Terrence W. Wilcutt, Russellville, Kentucky, Major USMC/astronaut, STS-68, 79 1949 Birthday Richard Hell, Richard Myers, Lexington, Kentucky, rock bassist, Television 1949 Event 75th Kentucky Derby: Steve Brooks aboard Ponder wins in 2:04.2 1949 Event 11th NCAA Men's Basketball Champion: Kentucky beats Oklahoma State 46-36 1948 Birthday Jorge Velasquez, jockey, Kentucky Derby-1981, Preakness-1981 1948 Event WAVE TV channel 3 in Louisville, Kentucky (NBC) begins broadcasting 1948 Birthday Artis Gilmore, ABA all star, Kentucky Colonels 1948 Event 74th Kentucky Derby: Eddie Arcaro aboard Citation wins in 2:05.4 1948 Event 10th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kentucky beats Baylor 58-42 1947 Birthday Morganna Roberts, born in Louisville, Kentucky, Baseball's kissing bandit 1947 Event 73rd Kentucky Derby: Eric Guerin aboard Jet Pilot wins in 2:06.8 1946 Birthday Laffit Pincay, Jr., jockey, Kentucky Derby 1984, Belmont 1982 - 1984, Swale 1946 Birthday John Conlee, Versailles, Kentucky, country singer, Common Man 1946 Birthday Jim Varney, born in Lexington, Kentucky, actor, Ernest Goes to Jail, "Hey Vern" 1946 Event 72nd Kentucky Derby: Warren Mehrtens aboard Assault wins in 2:06.6 1946 Birthday Naomi Judd, Diana Ellen, Ashland, Kentucky, singer, Judds-Why Not Me 1945 Birthday Diane Sawyer, born in Glasgow, Kentucky, newscaster, 60 Minutes, ABC Prime Time 1945 Event 71st Kentucky Derby: Eddie Arcaro aboard Hoop, Jr. wins in 2:07 1945 Birthday Gary Stewart, Latcher County, Kentucky, country singer, She's Actin' Single 1945 Birthday Sam Abell, born in Toledo, Ohio, photographer, published in National Geographic, artistic photographic style, noted for transcendent qualities, graduate, University of Kentucky, photographic books include 'The Photographic Life', 'The Life of a Photograph' 1945 Birthday Michael Dorris, born in Louisville, Kentucky, writer, scholar, first unmarried man to adopt child, Raynold Abel, wrote about Reynold in 'The Broken Cord' 1945 Event Kentucky begins 130 home basketball game win streak, ends in 1955 1944 Birthday Jackie DeShannon, Hazel Kentucky, singer, What the World Needs Now 1944 Event 70th Kentucky Derby: Conn McCreary aboard Pensive wins in 2:04.2 1944 Birthday Leo Burmester, born in Louisville, Kentucky, actor, Flo, Chiefs, Abbys, Odd Jobs 1943 Event 69th Kentucky Derby: Johnny Longden aboard Count Fleet wins in 2:04 1942 Birthday Lawrence Allen Gilbert, Fort Knox, Kentucky, PGA golfer, 1994 Dallas Reunion 1942 Event 68th Kentucky Derby: Wayne D Wright aboard Shut Out wins in 2:04.4 1941 Birthday Scotty Baesler, born in Lexington, Kentucky, Representative-D-Kentucky 1993 - 1999 1941 Event 67th Kentucky Derby: Eddie Arcaro aboard Whirlaway wins in 2:01.4 1940 Birthday Tim Considine, born in Louisville, Kentucky, actor, Mike in "My Three Sons" 1940 Birthday Julie Parrish, Middlesboro, Kentucky, actress, Good Morning World, Capitol 1940 Event 66th Kentucky Derby: Carroll Bierman aboard Gallahadion wins in 2:05 1940 Birthday Chuck Woolery, born in Kentucky, TV game show host, Love Connection 1939 Birthday DeWitt T Weaver, Jr., Danville, Kentucky, PGA golfer, 1972 Southern Open 1939 Birthday Hunter Thompson, born in Louisville, Kentucky, writer, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas 1939 Birthday Lawrence Pressman, born in Kentucky, actor, Man From Atlantis, Hellstrom Chronicle 1939 Event 65th Kentucky Derby: James Stout aboard Johnstown wins in 2:03.4 1939 Event Flash floods kill 75 in Northeast Kentucky 1938 Event 64th Kentucky Derby: Eddie Arcaro aboard Lawrin wins in 2:04.8 1938 Birthday Phil Everly, Brownie, Kentucky, singer, Everly Bros-Wake Up Little Susie 1937 Birthday Don Galloway, born in Brooksville, Kentucky, actor, Arrest and Trial, Ironside 1937 Birthday Carroll Hubbard, born in Murray, Kentucky, Representative-D-Kentucky 1975 - 1993 1937 Birthday Ned Beatty, Lexington, Kentucky, actor, Deliverance, Repossed, Network 1937 Event 63rd Kentucky Derby: Charley Kurtsinger on War Admiral wins 2:03.2 1937 Birthday Charles Lee Herron, born in Kentucky, FBI most wanted fugitive, Jan 1 1986 1937 Birthday Don Everly, Brownie, Kentucky, vocalist, Everly Bros-Wake Up Little Susie 1936 Birthday Martha Layne Collins, Baghdad, Kentucky, Gov-D-Kentucky 1936 Birthday Mary Travers, born in Louisville, Kentucky, folk singer, Peter Paul and Mary 1936 Birthday Tom T. Hall, Olive Hill, Kentucky, country singer and writer, Harper Valley PTA 1936 Event 62nd Kentucky Derby: Ira Hanford aboard Bold Venture wins in 2:03.6 1936 Birthday Robert Herman Nichols, born in Louisville, Kentucky, PGA golfer, 1986 Showdown 1936 Event Charles Anderson enters Kentucky House of Representatives 1935 Event Franklin D. Roosevelt ordersa federal gold vault to be built at Fort Knox Kentucky 1935 Event 61st Kentucky Derby: Willie Saunders aboard Omaha wins in 2:05 1935 Birthday Loretta Lynn, Butcher's Hollow, Kentucky, singer, Coal Miner's Daughter 1934 Event 60th Kentucky Derby: Mack Garner aboard Cavalcade wins in 2:04 1933 Event 59th Kentucky Derby: Don Meade aboard Brokers Tip wins in 2:06.8 1932 Birthday Romano L. Mazzoli, born in Louisville, Kentucky, Representative-D-Kentucky 1971 - 1995 1932 Event 58th Kentucky Derby: Eugene James aboard Burgoo King wins in 2:05.2 1932 Birthday Karl Kroeger, born in Louisville, Kentucky, composer, studied with Claude Almand, head, American Music Collection, New York Public Library 1931 Birthday Skeeter Davis, Mary Penick, Dry Ridge, Kentucky, singer, End of World 1931 Birthday Jim Bunning, born in Southgate, Kentucky, Representative-R-Kentucky 1987 - 1999, Senator-R-Kentucky 1999 -, Phillies pitcher, perfect Game vs. Mets 1964 1931 Birthday Kenny Price, Florence, Kentucky, country singer, Midwestern Hayride, Hee Haw 1931 Event 57th Kentucky Derby: Charley Kurtsinger on Twenty Grand wins 2:01.8 1931 Birthday Billy Vaughn, born in Glasgow, Kentucky, singer, Chapel by the Sea 1930 Event 114 degrees F (46 degrees C), Greensburg, Kentucky (state record) 1930 Event 56th Kentucky Derby: Earl Sande aboard Gallant Fox wins in 2:07.6 1930 Birthday Betty Clooney, born in Maysville, Kentucky, singer, Jack Paar Show 1929 Birthday Louise Slaughter, born in Lynch, Kentucky, Representative-D-New York 1987 - 1929 Event 55th Kentucky Derby: Linus McAtee on Clyde Van Dusen wins in 2:10.8 1929 Birthday Bob Braun, Ludlow, Kentucky, singer, Dotty Mack Show 1928 Birthday Warren Oates, born in Depoy, Kentucky, actor, East of Eden, Stoney Burke 1928 Birthday Rosemary Clooney, Kentucky, singer/paper towels spokeswoman, Coronet 1928 Event 54th Kentucky Derby: Chick Lang aboard Reigh Count wins in 2:10.4 1928 Birthday Gene Snyder, born in Louisville, Kentucky, Representative-R-Kentucky, 1963 - 1965 and 1967 - 1987 1927 Birthday Boots Randolph, born in Paducah, Kentucky, saxophonist, Yakety Sax 1927 Event 53rd Kentucky Derby: Linus McAtee aboard Whiskery wins in 2:06 1927 Birthday Tom Kennedy, born in Louisville, Kentucky, quiz host, You Don't Say, Name That Tune 1926 Birthday Harry Dean Stanton, born in West Irvine, Kentucky, actor, Alien, Cool Hand Luke 1926 Birthday Roscoe Bartlett, born in Moreland, Kentucky, Representative-R-Maryland 1993 - 1926 Event 52nd Kentucky Derby: Albert Johnson on Bubbling Over wins in 2:03.8 1926 Birthday Patricia Neal, born in Packard, Kentucky, actress, Hud, Subject Was Roses 1925 Event 51st Kentucky Derby: Earl Sande aboard Flying Ebony wins in 2:07.6 1925 Birthday William J Crowe, Jr., Kentucky, chairman joint chief of staff 1924 Birthday Wendell H. Ford, born in Owensboro, Kentucky, Senator-D-Kentucky 1974 - 1999 1924 Event 50th Kentucky Derby: John Mooney aboard Black Gold wins in 2:05.2 1924 Birthday Julia Perry, born in Lexington, Kentucky, composer, Selfish Giant 1923 Birthday Susie Bond, born in Louisville, Kentucky, actress, Flo, Temperature Rising 1923 Birthday Marie McDonald, Burgin, Kentucky, singer and actress, Promises Promises 1923 Event 49th Kentucky Derby: Earl Sande aboard Zev wins in 2:05.4 1922 Birthday Jack Narz, born in Louisville, Kentucky, TV gameshow host, Dotto, Video Village 1922 Event 48th Kentucky Derby: Albert Johnson aboard Morvich wins in 2:04.6 1921 Event 47th Kentucky Derby: Charles Thompson on Behave Yourself wins 2:04.2 1920 Birthday William Conrad, born in Louisville, Kentucky, actor, Bullwinkle Show, Cannon 1920 Event 46th Kentucky Derby: Ted Rice aboard Paul Jones wins in 2:09 1919 Event 45th Kentucky Derby: Johnny Loftus aboard Sir Barton wins in 2:09.8 1918 Event 44th Kentucky Derby: William Knapp on Exterminator wins in 2:10.8 1917 Event Supreme Court decision (Buchanan vs. Warley) strikes down Lousiville Kentucky ordiance requiring blacks and whites to live in separate areas 1917 Event 43rd Kentucky Derby: Charles Borel on Omar Khayyam wins in 2:04.6 1916 Event 42nd Kentucky Derby: Johnny Loftus aboard George Smith wins in 2:04 1915 Birthday Stringbean, David Akeman, Kentucky, banjoist/comedian, Hee Haw 1915 Event 41st Kentucky Derby: Joe Notter aboard Regret wins in 2:05.4 1915 Birthday Victor Mature, born in Louisville, Kentucky, actor, 1 Million BC, Samson and Delilah 1914 Birthday Rogers Morton, born in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. Secretary of Interior, 1968 - 1975 1914 Event 40th Kentucky Derby: John McCabe aboard Old Rosebud wins in 2:03.4 1914 Birthday George Reeves, born in Ashland, Kentucky, actor, Superman, 'Gone With the Wind' 1913 Birthday Grandpa [Louis M] Jones, Niagra, Kentucky, country musician, Hee-Haw 1913 Event 39th Kentucky Derby: Roscoe Goose aboard Donerail wins in 2:04.8 1912 Event 38th Kentucky Derby: Carol H Shilling aboard Worth wins in 2:09.4 1912 Birthday Foster Brooks, born in Louisville, Kentucky, comedian/actor, Miles-Mork and Mindy 1911 Birthday Bill Monroe, Rosine, Kentucky, country singer, Blue Moon of Kentucky 1911 Birthday Robert McCormick, Danville, Kentucky, NBC newscaster, Current Opinion 1911 Event 37th Kentucky Derby: George Archibald aboard Meridian wins in 2:05 1910 Birthday Red Foley, born in Blue Lick, Kentucky, country singer, Mr Smith Goes to Washington 1910 Event 36th Kentucky Derby: Fred Herbert aboard Donau wins in 2:06.4 1909 Birthday William Huston Natcher, born in Bowling Green, Kentucky, Representative-D-Kentucky 1953 - 1994 1909 Event 35th Kentucky Derby: Vincent Powers on Wintergreen wins in 2:08.2 1909 Birthday Tom Ewell, S Yewell Tompkins, Kentucky, actor, Tom Ewell Show, 7 Year Itch 1908 Birthday Harriette Arnow, Wayne Co, Kentucky, novelist, Dollmaker 1908 Event 34th Kentucky Derby: Arthur Pickens on Stone Street wins in 2:15.2 1907 Birthday Merle Travis, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, country singer, 16 Tons 1907 Event 33rd Kentucky Derby: Andy Minder aboard Pink Star wins in 2:12.6 1906 Event 32nd Kentucky Derby: Roscoe Troxler aboard Sir Huon wins in 2:08.8 1905 Event 31st Kentucky Derby: Jack Martin aboard Agile wins in 2:100.75 1905 Birthday Arthur Lake, born in Corbin, Kentucky, actor, Dagwood-Blondie 1904 Birthday Russell Hardie, Buffalo, New York, actor, Sequoia, In Old Kentucky 1904 Event 30th Kentucky Derby: Shorty Prior aboard Elwood wins in 2:08 1903 Birthday Una Merkel, Covington, Kentucky, actress, 42nd Street, Abraham Lincoln 1903 Birthday Catherine Dale Owen, actress, Behind Office Doors, Louisville, Kentucky 1903 Event 29th Kentucky Derby: Hal Booker aboard Judge Himes wins in 2:09 1902 Birthday Henry Wadsworth, born in Maysville, Kentucky, actor, Applause, Fast and Loose 1902 Event 28th Kentucky Derby: Jimmy Winkfield on Alan-a-Dale wins in 2:08.75 1902 Birthday John Bubbles, born in Louisville, Kentucky, rhythm tap dancer, No Maps on My Taps 1901 Event 27th Kentucky Derby: Jimmy Winkfield on His Eminence wins in 2:07.75 1900 Birthday John Mason Brown, born in Louisville, Kentucky, critic, Tonight on Broadway 1900 Event 26th Kentucky Derby: Jimmy Boland aboard Lieut Gibson wins in 2:06 1899 Event 25th Kentucky Derby: Fred Taral aboard Manuel wins in 2:12 1898 Birthday Raymond Glenn, Frankfort, Kentucky, actor, Raisin in the Sun, Carmen Jones 1898 Event 24th Kentucky Derby: Willie Simms aboard Plaudit wins in 2:09 1897 Event 23rd Kentucky Derby: Buttons Garner aboard Typhoon II wins in 2:12 1896 Event 22nd Kentucky Derby: Willie Simms aboard Ben Brush wins in 2:07.75 1895 Birthday Caroline Gordon, Kentucky, writer, Green Centuries 1895 Event 21st Kentucky Derby: Soup Perkins aboard Halma wins in 2:37 1894 Birthday Billy Gilbert, born in Louisville, Kentucky, Great Dictator, His Gal Friday 1894 Event 20th Kentucky Derby: Frank Goodale aboard Chant wins in 2:41 1894 Birthday Billy Gilbert, born in Louisville, Kentucky, actor, Paradise Alley, Safari, Rio 1893 Event C Dazey's "In Old Kentucky" premieres in New York City (27 seasons) 1893 Event 19th Kentucky Derby: Eddie Kunze aboard Lookout wins in 2:39 1892 Event 18th Kentucky Derby: Lonnie Clayton aboard Azra wins in 2:41 1891 Birthday Francis McDonald, Bowling Green, Kentucky, actor, Will-Adv of Champion 1891 Event 17th Kentucky Derby: Isaac Murphy aboard Kingman wins in 2:52 1890 Birthday Harlan Sanders, founder/CEO, Kentucky Fried Chicken 1890 Birthday Henry Hull, born in Louisville, Kentucky, actor, Tobacco Rd, Boys Town, High Sierra 1890 Birthday Harland Sanders, Henryville, Indiana, colonel/CEO, Kentucky Fried Chicken 1890 Birthday Tom Powers, born in Owensboro, Kentucky, actor, Station West, Destination Moon 1890 Event 16th Kentucky Derby: Isaac Murphy aboard Riley wins in 2:45 1890 Birthday Fred M Vinson, Kentucky, 13th Chief Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1946-53 1889 Event 15th Kentucky Derby: Thomas Kiley aboard Spokane wins in 2:34 1889 Birthday Victor Sutherland, Paducah, Kentucky, actor, Captive City 1888 Event 14th Kentucky Derby: George Covington aboard MacBeth II wins in 2:38 1888 Event Louisville, Kentucky becomes 1st government in U.S. to adopt Australian ballot 1887 Event 13th Kentucky Derby: Isaac Lewis aboard Montrose wins in 2:39 1886 Event 12th Kentucky Derby: Paul Duffy aboard Ben Ali wins in 2:36 1885 Event 11th Kentucky Derby: Babe Henderson aboard Joe Cotton wins in 2:37 1884 Event 10th Kentucky Derby: Isaac Murphy aboard Buchanan wins in 2:40 1884 Event Tornadoes in Mississippi, Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky and Indiana kill 800 people 1883 Event National black convention meets in Louisville, Kentucky 1883 Event 9th Kentucky Derby: William Donohue aboard Leonatus wins in 2:43 1882 Event Hatfields of south WV and McCoys of east Kentucky feud, 100 wounded or die 1882 Event 8th Kentucky Derby: Babe Hurd aboard Apollo wins in 2:40 1881 Event 7th Kentucky Derby: Jim McLaughlin aboard Hindoo wins in 2:40 1880 Event 6th Kentucky Derby: George Lewis aboard Fonso wins in 2:37 1880 Birthday Duncan Hines, U.S., restaurant guide writer, Out of Kentucky Kitchens 1879 Event 5th Kentucky Derby: Charlie Shauer aboard Lord Murphy wins in 2:37 1878 Event 4th Kentucky Derby: Jimmy Carter aboard Day Star wins in 2:37 1877 Birthday Alben W. Barkley, Graves County, Kentucky, 35th Vice President-D 1949 - 1953 1877 Event 3rd Kentucky Derby: Billy Walker aboard Baden-Baden wins in 2:38 1877 Event 1st cantilever bridge in U.S. completed, Harrodsburg, Kentucky 1876 Birthday Irvin S Cobb, Kentucky, writer/humorist, Old Judge Priest 1876 Event 2nd Kentucky Derby: Bobby Swim aboard Vagrant wins in 2:38 1875 Event 1st Kentucky Derby: Oliver Lewis aboard Aristides wins in 2:37.75 1872 Event Jesse James gang robs bank in Columbia, Kentucky (1 dead/$1,500) 1871 Event Segregated street cars integrated in Louisville, Kentucky 1868 Event Jesse James Gang robs bank in Russelville Kentucky of $14,000 1864 Event Battle at Cynthiana Kentucky: General Hobsons unit caught 1864 Event Battle of Kellar's Bridge Kentucky, Licking River 1864 Event Raid at Morgan's Kentucky 1864 Event Battle of Paducah, Kentucky (Forrest's raid) 1864 Death Stephen Foster, composer (My Old Kentucky Home), dies at 37 in NY 1862 Event Battle of Elizabethtown, Kentucky 1862 Event Brigadier-General Nathan Bedford Forrest occupies Trenton, Kentucky 1862 Event Armies of Mississippi/Kentucky merge as Army of Tennessee 1862 Event Morgan's raiders capture federal garrison at Lexington, Kentucky 1862 Event Skirmish at Bardstown, Kentucky 1862 Event General Bragg's army surrounds 4,000 federals at Munfordville, Kentucky 1862 Event Battle of Munfordsville, Kentucky 1862 Event Battle of 2nd Manassas-Pope defeated by Lee-Battle of Richmond, Kentucky 1862 Event Skirmish at Big Hill, Kentucky (2 Federal regiments) 1862 Event Confederate troops under Kirby Smith enter Kentucky 1862 Event R John Hunt Morgan:Cynthiana, Kentucky CS24 US17 Skirmish at Columbia, Tennessee 1862 Event General John Hunt Morgan captures Tompkinsville, Kentucky 1862 Event Battle at Green River Kentucky (Morgan's Ohio Raid) 1862 Event Battle at Pound Gap Kentucky: Confederates separate battles 1862 Event Battle of Woodburn, Kentucky 1862 Event Battle of Mill Springs, Kentucky (Fishing Creek, Logan's Crossroads) 1862 Event Battle of Big Sandy River, Kentucky (Middle Creek) 1861 Event Battle of Mount Ivy, Kentucky 1861 Event Former Vice President John C. Breckinridge flees Kentucky 1861 Event General Grant occupies Paducah Kentucky 1861 Event Confederate forces enter Kentucky, thus ending its neutrality 1861 Event Lexington Kentucky - Union military camp forms in neutral state 1861 Event Lincoln writes to Kentucky's militia and says Union troops will not enter that state 1861 Event Kentucky proclaims its neutrality in Civil War 1861 Event Kentucky proclaims its neutrality 1860 Event Abraham Lincoln, born in Kentucky, Representative-R-Illinois 1847 - 1849, elected 16th president 1861 - 1865 1859 Birthday Edward Bradley, horse owner, 1st to own 4 Kentucky Derby winners 1849 Birthday James Lane Allen, U.S. writer, Kentucky Cardinal 1849 Event Gas mask patented by Lewis Haslett, Louisville, Kentucky 1838 Event Kentucky passes law permitting women to attend school under conditions 1821 Event Kentucky abolishes debtors prisons 1821 Birthday Francis Preston Blair, Jr., Lexington, Kentucky, Rep-Missouri 1813 Birthday Montgomery Blair, Franklin County, Kentucky, lawyer, Dred Scot V Sandford 1809 Birthday Christopher "Kit" Carson, Kentucky, Union Brigadier-General/indian fighter 1809 Birthday Abraham Lincoln, Kentucky, R, 16th President, 1861 - 1865 1808 Birthday Jefferson Davis, born in Kentucky, President of Confederate States of America, 1861 - 1865 1801 Event Kentucky outlaws dueling 1798 Event Kentucky becomes 1st state to nullify an act of Congress 1795 Event 1st state appropriation of money for road building, Kentucky 1793 Event 1st state road authorized, Frankfort, Kentucky to Cincinnati 1792 Event Kentucky admitted as 15th U.S. state 1789 Event Bourbon Whiskey, 1st distilled from corn by Elijah Craig, Bourbon, Kentucky 1769 Event Daniel Boone begins exploring Bluegrass State of Kentucky 1755 Event Transylvania Land Co. buys Kentucky for $50,000 from a Cherokee chief
