Famous Weddings
Davy Jones
Jan 24 British Monkees singer Davy Jones (35) weds (his second time) British singer Anita Pollinger; divorce in 1996
Bill Murray
Jan 25 Actor Bill Murray (30) weds Margaret Kelly on Super Bowl Sunday in Las Vegas; divorce in 1994
- Mar 10 14th Prince of Ligne Michel Charles Eugène Marie Lamoral (29) weds Princess of Ligne Eleanora (27) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Bill Cowher
Apr 9 NFL coach Bill Cowher (23) weds Kaye Young
Eddie Van Halen & Valerie Bertinelli
Apr 11 American "One Day At A Time" actress Valerie Bertinelli (20) marries American rock guitarist Eddie Van Halen (26); divorce in 2007
- Apr 25 Maureen Reagan (40) marries 3rd husband, Dennis Revell (28)
Ringo Starr & Barbara Bach
Apr 27 Beatle Ringo Starr (40) weds American actress Barbara Bach (33) at Marylebone Town Hall, London, England
John Grisham
May 8 Author John Grisham (26) weds Renee Jones
- May 16 Pretenders' Martin Chambers weds Tracy Atkinson
Oliver Stone
Jun 7 American filmmaker Oliver Stone (34) weds production assistant Elizabeth Burkit Cox; divorce 1993
Danielle Steel
Jun 14 Novelist Danielle Steel (33) weds John Traina
Joe Montana
Jul 1 NFL quarterback Joe Montana (25) weds second wife Cathleen Castillo
- Jul 27 British television: On Coronation Street, Ken Barlow marries Deirdre Langton, proving to be a national event with massive viewer numbers
Charles & Diana
Jul 29 His Royal Highness Charles, Prince of Wales weds Lady Diana Spencer at St Paul's Cathedral, London
Lorne Michaels
Sep 13 Television producer Lorne Michaels (36) weds model Susan Forristal
George Foreman
Sep 15 Professional boxer George Foreman (32) weds Sharon Goodson
Michelle Pfeiffer
Oct 5 "The Hollywood Knights" actress Michelle Pfeiffer (23) weds American actor Peter Horton (28) in Santa Monica, California; divorce in 1988
Michael Crichton
Oct 22 American best-selling author Michael Crichton (39) weds third wife, American broadcast journalist Suzanne Childs; divorce in 1983
David Lean
Oct 28 Film director David Lean (73) weds fifth wife Sandra Hotz
- Nov 16 Luke marries Laura on TV soap "General Hospital", drawing an audience of 16 million viewers
Miles Davis
Nov 26 Legendary American jazz trumpeter Miles Davis (55) weds American "Sounder" actress Cicely Tyson (47) at the home of actor Bill Cosby; divorce in 1989
Chris Hadfield
Dec 23 Astronaut Chris Hadfield (22) weds high-school girlfriend Helene Walter
- Dec 24 Guardian Angels Curtis Sliwa & Lisa Evers marry
Sonny Bono
Dec 31 American entertainer Sonny Bono (46) weds (his third time) American actress-model Susie Coelho (28); divorce in 1984
Jerry Garcia
Dec 31 Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia (38) weds Carolyn "Mountain Girl" Adams (35); divorce in 1994
Famous Divorces
James Brown
Jan 10 Singer James Brown (47) divorces Deidre Jenkins after 10 years of marriage
