Famous Wedding Anniversaries on November 16

Famous Weddings

1683 Hendrik Casimir II of Nassau-Dietz marries Henriette Amalia

William Pitt the Elder

1754 British PM William Pitt the Elder (46) weds Lady Hester Grenville (34) in Argyle Street, London

Ramon Magsaysay

1933 Future President of the Philippines Ramon Magsaysay (26) weds Luz Banzon (18) at Lourdes church in Manila

1981 Luke marries Laura on TV soap "General Hospital", drawing an audience of 16 million viewers

Lenny Kravitz & Lisa Bonet

1987 American "The Cosby Show" actress Lisa Bonet (20) weds American singer-songwriter Lenny Kravitz (23) on her birthday, in Las Vegas, Nevada; divorce in 1993

1996 American "What Part of No" country singer Lorrie Morgan (37) weds 4th husband, American country music singer and producer Jon Randall (29) in Nashville, Tennessee; divorce in 1999

Phil Mickelson

1996 American Golf champ Phil Mickelson (26) weds American Amy McBride (24) in Maui, Hawaii

2014 American singer-songwriter Solange Knowles (28) weds second husband, American music video director Alan Ferguson (51), at the Marigny Opera House in New Orleans, Louisiana; separate in 2019

Serena Williams & Alexis Ohanian

2017 American tennis champion Serena Williams (36) weds American "Reddit" co-founder Alexis Ohanian (34) in New Orleans, Louisiana

Famous Divorces

Isaac Asimov

1973 Russian-American cci-fi author Isaac Asimov (53) divorces Gertrude Blugerman (56) after 31 years of marriage

Jim Carrey

1993 Canadian-American comic actor Jim Carrey (33) files for divorce from American actress Melissa Womer (33) after 6 years of marriage

Avril Lavigne

2010 American singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne (25) divorces "Sum 41" lead singer and guitarist Deryck Whibley (29) due to irreconcilable differences after 3 years of marriage