Famous Weddings
Elton John
Feb 14 British singer Elton John (36) marries Renate Blauel at Darling Point, New South Wales, Australia; divorce in 1988
Yannick Noah
Mar 2 Tennis player Yannick Noah (23) weds beauty queen Cecilia Rodhe (22) in Cameroon
John Elway
Mar 3 Denver Broncos quarterback John Elway (23) weds swimmer Janet Buchan in Menlo Park, California
Andrew Lloyd Webber & Sarah Brightman
Mar 22 Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber (36) weds singer and dancer Sarah Brightman (23) in Hampshire, England
David Hasselhoff
Mar 24 "Knight Rider" actor David Hasselhoff (32) weds "One Life to Live" actress Catherine Hickland (28)
Frances McDormand
Apr 1 American filmmaker Joel Coen (29) marries American actress Frances McDormand (26)
Chrissie Hynde
May 5 American rock singer-songwriter Chrissie Hynde (32) weds Scottish 'Simple Minds' singer Jim Kerr (25), in a horse-drawn carriage in New York City; divorce in 1990
Annette Bening
May 26 Actress Annette Bening (25) weds J. Steven White
Ernie Banks
Jun 14 MLB baseball 's "Mr. Cub" Ernie Banks (53) weds Marjorie Wardlawholm in Los Angeles, California: divorce in 1997
Janet Jackson
Sep 7 American actress-singer Janet Jackson (18) weds American R&B singer James DeBarge (21); annulled in 1985
- Sep 14 Figure skater Marina Klimova (18) weds her partner Sergei Ponomarenko (23)
Gene Wilder
Sep 14 Stage and screen actor Gene Wilder (51) weds "Saturday Night Live" actress-comedian Gilda Radner (38) in France
- Sep 22 Brussels Princess Astrid marries Archduke Lorenz of Austrian-Este at Church of Our Lady of "De Zavel
Sigourney Weaver
Oct 1 Actress Sigourney Weaver (34) weds filmmaker Jim Simpson (28)
- Oct 27 "Jessie's Girl" singer Rick Springfield (35) weds Barbara Porter in Australia
Diego Maradona
Nov 7 FIFA soccer player Diego Maradona (24) weds long-time fiancée Claudia Villafañe in Buenos Aires
Roger Clemens
Nov 24 MLB pitcher Roger Clemens (22) weds Debra Lynn Godfrey
- Dec 3 Oldest groom - Harry Stevens, 103, weds Thelma Lucas, 83, in Wisconsin
Bette Midler
Dec 14 Singer and actress Bette Midler (39) weds Argentine actor-performance artist Martin Von Hasselberg (35) at Starlight Chapel in Las Vegas
Sally Field
Dec 15 American Academy Award-winning actress Sally Field (38) weds second husband Alan Greisman; divorce in 1994
Olivia Newton-John
Dec 15 British-Australia singer and actress Olivia Newton-John (36) weds 1st husband, American actor Matt Lattanzi (25); divorce in 1996
Jamie Lee Curtis
Dec 18 Actress Jamie Lee Curtis (26) weds actor Christopher Guest (37) in New York
Mark McGwire
Dec 29 MLB player Mark McGwire (21) weds Kathlene Hughes
Paul O'Neill
Dec 29 MLB player Paul O'Neill (21) weds his childhood sweetheart Nevalee Davis in Columbus, Ohio
Randy Savage
Dec 30 Professional wrestling manager Miss Elizabeth (Hulette) & wrestler Macho Man Randy Savage (Poffo) wed
Famous Divorces
Pierre Trudeau
Apr 2 Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau (64) divorces Margaret Sinclair (35) due to irreconcilable differences, after 13 years of marriage
John Carpenter
Sep 14 Film director John Carpenter (36) and actress Adrienne Barbeau (39) divorce after 5 years of marriage
George Gervin
Oct 16 Joyce King divorces NBA guard George Gervin (32) after nearly 8 years of marriage
Kate Jackson
Dec 20 Actress Kate Jackson (36) divorces business executive David Greenwald after 2 years of marriage