May 16th
- 1820 – John Milton Elliott born.
- 1824 – Milton Jameson Durham born.
- 1842 – Francis Johnson died, aged 65.
- 1871 – Charles Stewart Todd died, aged 80.
- 1874 – George Robertson died, aged 83.
- 1882 – Apollo won the 8th Kentucky Derby.
- 1884 – Buchanan won the 10th Kentucky Derby.
- 1887 – Elijah Phister died, aged 64.
- 1903 – Jimmy Wolf died, aged 41.
- 1947 – Bob Edwards born.
- 1994 – Miles Heizer born.
