Famous Weddings & Divorces in 1916

Mar 22 British author of "The Lord of the Rings", J.R.R. Tolkien marries Edith Mary Bratt at St. Mary Immaculate Roman Catholic Church, Warwick

May 27 German Naval commander Karl Dönitz (24) weds nurse Ingeborg Weber (22)

Jul 1 Dwight Eisenhower marries Mary `Mamie' Geneva Doud in Denver, Colorado

Oct 9 Heavyweight boxing champ Jack Dempsey (21) weds Maxine Gates in Farmington, Utah

Oct 17 Cartoonist Rube Goldberg (33) weds Irma Seeman

Nov 29 Erwin Rommel marries Lucie "Lu" Mollin

Dec 30 MLB player Honus Wagner (42) weds Bessie Baine Smith (26) at St John's Church in Carnegie, Pennsylvania