Famous Wedding Anniversaries on August 24

Famous Weddings

King John

1200 King John of England (32) marries Isabella of Angoulême (12) in Bordeaux, despite her engagement to Hugh de Lusignan, Count of La Marche, prompting a rebellion

William I of Orange

1561 William I of Orange (28) weds for a second time to Anna, Duchess of Saxony (16); divorce in 1571

James Cash Penney

1899 American businessman James Cash Penney (24) weds Bertha Alva Hess (29ish), until her death in 1910

Peter Sellers

1970 British "Pink Panther" actor Peter Sellers (44) weds British socialite and model Miranda Quarry (23); divorce in 1976

Patrick Dempsey

1987 American actor Patrick Dempsey (21) weds American talent manager and actress Rochelle "Rocky" Parker (48); divorce in 1994

1996 Swedish actress-model Vendela (30) weds Norwegian politician Olaf Thommessen (30) in Stockholm, Sweden; divorce in 2007
2002 American television journalist Bryant Gumbel (53) weds second wife, model Hilary Quinlan (42) at Breakers Hotel in Palm Beach, Florida