Famous Weddings
- Jan 24 Rose Dugdale and Eddie Gallagher become the first convicted prisoners to marry in prison in the history of the Republic of Ireland.
Roger Miller
Feb 14 American country singer Roger Miller (42) weds Mary Arnold
Jeremy Irons
Mar 28 Actor Jeremy Irons (29) weds actress Sinéad Cusack (30)
Aretha Franklin
Apr 11 American "Queen of Soul" singer Aretha Franklin (36) weds second husband, American "Cooley High" actor Glynn Turman (31) at her father's church in Detroit, Michigan; divorce in 1984
Danielle Steel
Apr 15 American romance novelist Danielle Steel (30) weds (her third time) William George Toth; divorce in 1981
Lee Hsien Loong
May 20 Soldier and later politician Lee Hsien Loong marries first wife doctor Wong Ming Yang
Jerry West
May 28 NBA legend Jerry West (40) weds cheerleader Karen Bua
Ben Bernanke
May 29 Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke (24) weds school teacher Anna Friedmann
Howard Stern
Jun 4 Broadcaster Howard Stern (24) marries Alison Berns at Temple Ohabei Shalom, Brookline Massachusetts.
Robin Williams
Jun 4 Oscar-winning actor Robin Williams (26) weds first wife Valerie Velardi
Tammy Wynette
Jul 6 American country singer Tammy Wynette (36) weds American record producer George Richey (42) in Florida (her 5th husband, his 3rd wife) until he death in 1998
Neil Young
Aug 2 Canadian singer-songwriter Neil Young (32) weds American diner waitress Pegi Morton (25); divorce in 2014
Kate Jackson
Aug 23 Actress Kate Jackson (29) weds actor Andrew Stevens (23) in Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts
George Harrison
Sep 2 British musician George Harrison (35) marries American record label marketer Olivia Arias (30) at the Henley-on-Thames Register Office in England
Gloria Estefan
Sep 2 Cuban-American singer Gloria Fajardo (21) weds "Miami Sound Machine" musician and producer Emilio Estefan (25) in Florida
Meryl Streep
Sep 30 Actress Meryl Streep (29) weds sculptor Don Gummer (31) in Mason's Island, Connecticut
Benny Andersson & Anni-Frid Lyngstad
Oct 6 ABBA member Anni-Frid Lyngstad (32) weds fellow ABBA musician Benny Andersson (31); separate in 1980, divorce in 1981
Merle Haggard
Oct 7 American country singer-songwriter Merle Haggard (41) weds his backup singer Leona Williams (35); divorce in 1983
James Earl Ray
Oct 13 James Earl Ray, assassin of Martin Luther King weds Anna Sandhu
Ben Bradlee
Oct 20 Journalist Ben Bradlee (57) weds fellow journalist Sally Quinn (37)
- Oct 31 American "All By Myself" singer-songwriter Eric Carmen (29) weds Marcy Hill; divorce in less than a year
Fran Drescher
Nov 4 "The Nanny" actress Fran Drescher (20) weds writer and director Peter Marc Jacobson (20) (divorced 1999)
- Nov 17 Gerald Lascelles, British aristocrat and son of Princess Mary weds 2nd wife Elizabeth Collingwood in Vienna
Mark Hamill
Dec 17 Star Wars actor Mark Hamill (26) weds dental hygienist Marilou York (23) on a civil ceremony
Michael Crichton
Dec 31 American best-selling author Michael Crichton (36) weds second wife, American lawyer Kathleen St. Johns; divorce in 1980
Famous Divorces
Danielle Steel
Apr 14 Novelist Danielle Steel (30) divorces Danny Zugelder after almost 3 years of marriage
Mick Jagger
May 1 Actress and model Bianca Jagger (32) files for divorce from Rolling Stone singer Mick Jagger (34) after 7 years of marriage on the grounds of his adultery with model Jerry Hall
Edward W. Brooke
Jun 15 US Senator Edward W. Brooke (58) divorces first wife Remigia Ferrari-Scacco after 31 years of marriage