May 1st
- 1743 – Benjamin Logan born.
- 1780 – John McKinley born.
- 1816 – William T. Barry left office as US Senator from Kentucky.
- 1854 – Richard French died, aged 61.
- 1874 – Robert Charles Wickliffe born.
- 1878 – Rex De Rosselli born.
- 1885 – Glover H. Cary born.
- 1888 – William Wirt Adams died, aged 69.
- 1922 – Julian Goodman born.
- 1923 – Charles E. Sellers born.
- 1925 – Anna May Hutchison born.
- 1926 – Edward J. McDermott died, aged 73.
- 1960 – Steve Cauthen born.
- 1966 – Scott Fischer born.
- 1976 – T. R. M. Howard died, aged 68.
- 1984 – Farah Fath born.
- 2003 – Miss Elizabeth died, aged 42.