Famous Wedding Anniversaries on July 17

Famous Weddings

1328 Prince David (4), heir to the Scottish throne marries Joan (7), Princess of England at Berwick-upon-Tweed
1385 King Charles VI of France (17) marries Isabeau of Bavaria (16)

Lana Turner

1942 American movie actress Lana Turner (21) weds 2nd husband, American actor and restaurateur Steve Crane (annulled due to uncompleted divorce from prior marriage)

Marian Anderson

1943 One of the world's greatest contraltos, American Marian Anderson (46) weds architect Orpheus H. Fisher at the Elmwood Chapel in Bethel, Connecticut

Groucho Marx

1954 Master of quick wit and widely considered one of the best comedians of the modern era Groucho Marx (63) weds actress Eden Hartford (24); divorce in 1969

Wayne Gretzky

1988 NHL ice hockey star player Wayne Gretzky (27) weds actress Janet Jones (27) at St. Joseph's Basilica in Edmonton, Canada

Berry Gordy

1990 American Motown Records founder Berry Gordy (60) weds Grace Easton; divorce in 1993

Yasser Arafat

1990 Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat (56) weds Suha Tawil (27)

1990 PLO-leader Jasser Arrafat marries Soha Tawil in Tunis

Helen Hunt & Hank Azaria

1999 Academy Award-winning actress Helen Hunt (36) weds "The Simpsons" voice actor Hank Azaria (35) in Los Angeles, California

Raquel Welch

1999 American actress Raquel Welch (58) weds American pizza maker Richard Palmer at her home in Beverly Hills, California; divorce in 2004

Glenn McGrath

1999 Cricketer Glenn McGrath (29) weds flight attendant Jane Louise Steele

2005 Actor Ethan Embry (27) weds actress Sunny Mabrey (29)
2006 "Wheel of Fortune" original host Chuck Woolery (65) weds Kim Barnes at The Bellagio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas
2010 Actress Khadijah Haqq (29) weds New Orleans Saints defensive end Bobby McCray (29) at Vibiana in downtown Los Angeles
2010 Boston Celtics star player Paul Pierce (32) weds interior-designer Julie Landrum (27) at Pelican Hill Resort in Newport Coast, California
2016 Actress and model Tatyana Ali (37) weds Vaughn Rasberry in Beverly Hills, California
2019 West Wing actor Bradley Whitford marries actress Amy Landecker
2020 England's Princess Beatrice marries Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi at Windsor Castle
2021 Basketball player and coach Bobby Fisher marries "Basketball Wives" alum Gloria Govan at Cielo Farms, Malibu
2021 Radio host Bobby Bones marries Caitlin Parker at home in Nashville

Famous Divorces

Ringo Starr

1975 Beatle member Ringo Starr & Maureen Cox Starkey divorce, after 10 years of marriage