Famous Wedding Anniversaries on May 17

Famous Weddings

1763 Philosopher Marquis de Sade (22) weds Renee Pelagie de Montreuil in Paris

1827 Future US President Andrew Johnson (18) weds Eliza McCardle (16) in Warrenton, Tennessee

1923 Actress and singer Marlene Dietrich (21) weds assistant director Rudolf Sieber (26) in Berlin, Germany

1947 NBA center George Mikan (22) weds college sweetheart Patricia Lu Daveny

1980 Navy Liaison and future politician John McCain (43) weds second wife American teacher Cindy Lou Hensley (25)

1997 Actor Sylvester Stallone weds actress Jennifer Flavin in London

2001 Fourth line of succession to the Dutch throne Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands (31) weds Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands (35) in The Hague, Netherlands
2008 American singer-songwriter and actress Ashlee Simpson (23) weds American rock band Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz (28) in Encino, California; divorce in 2011
2008 Eldest grandchild of Queen Elizabeth II, Peter Phillips (30) weds management consultant Autumn Kelly (30) at St. George’s chapel in Windsor Castle