Famous Weddings
- Mar 14 French writer and playwright Honoré de Balzac marries Ewelina Hańska in Berdyczów, Ukraine
William Tecumseh Sherman
May 1 American Union Army General William Tecumseh Sherman (30) weds Eleanor Boyle Ewing in Washington, D.C., until her death in 1888
Alfred Tennyson
Jun 13 Poet Alfred Tennyson (40) weds Emily Sellwood (36)
- Jun 19 Swedish/Norwegian crown prince Charles weds Dutch princess Wilhelmina
Stephen Foster
Jul 22 American composer Stephen Foster (24) weds Jane Denny McDowell (20) at Trinity Episcopal Church in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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