Famous Weddings
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Aug 2 Future President of the Philippines Gloria Macapagal (21) weds lawyer Jose Miguel Arroyo (22)
Erle Stanley Gardner
Aug 9 Detective writer Erle Stanley Gardner (79) weds his long-time secretary Agnes Jean Bethell
- Aug 25 American "The Outlaw" actress Jane Russell (47) weds second husband, American actor Roger Barrett (47) at the Community Presbyterian Church in Beverly Hills, California, until his death two months later
- Aug 28 1 day marriage of TV character Murphy Brown
- Aug 29 Norwegian Crown Prince Harald (later Harald V) marries Sonja Haraldsen at Oslo Cathedral
Famous Divorces
Jack Nicholson
Aug 8 Actor Jack Nicholson (31) divorces Sandra Knight (28) after 6 years of marriage
Frank Sinatra
Aug 16 Singer and actor Frank Sinatra and 3rd wife actress Mia Farrow divorce after 2 years of marriage
John Lennon
Aug 22 Cynthia Lennon sues Beatle member John Lennon for divorce on grounds of adultery
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