May 20th
- 1835 – Robert L. McHatton died, aged 46.
- 1872 – Madeline McDowell Breckinridge born.
- 1879 – Lord Murphy won the 5th Kentucky Derby.
- 1883 – Jack Blackburn born.
- 1887 – Jacob Golladay died, aged 68.
- 1901 – Jimmy Blythe born.
- 1909 – Ernest Hogan died, aged 44.
- 1942 – John D. Craddock died, aged 60.
- 1980 – Austin Kearns born.
