December 7th
- 1822 – Morgan County formed.
- 1826 – Robert L. McHatton entered office as US House of Representatives from Kentucky, 5th District.
- 1837 – John Leathers Sandford born.
- 1840 – John Burton Thompson entered office as US House of Representatives from Kentucky, 5th District.
- 1843 – George Michael Bedinger died, aged 86.
- 1868 – Edgar Hager born.
- 1871 – Charles C. Svendsen born.
- 1872 – Cale Young Rice born.
- 1911 – Charles L. Duncan born.
- 1936 – Martha Layne Collins born.
- 1950 – Evelyn Selbie died, aged 79.
- 1979 – Jennifer Carpenter born.