Famous Weddings
Konrad Adenauer
Jan 28 German chancellor Konrad Adenauer (28) weds Emma Weyer at St. Stephan Catholic Church in Lindenthal, Germany
- Feb 2 American blues singer Gertrude Pridgett (17) weds American minstrel & vaudeville comic William "Pa" Rainey; she becomes known as Ma Rainey; divorce in 196
Scott Joplin
Jun 14 Ragtime composer Scott Joplin (35) weds Freddie Alexander (19) in Arkansas
Arthur Meighen
Jun 24 Prime Minister of Canada Arthur Meighen (30) weds Canadian Jessie Isabel Cox (22), until his death in 1960
Harry Ford Sinclair
Jul 21 Sinclair Oil founder Harry Ford Sinclair (28) weds Elizabeth Farrell
Hermann Hesse
Aug 2 Novelist Hermann Hesse (27) weds Maria Bernoulli
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