Famous Weddings
- Jan 2 Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood (37) weds British model Jo Karslake(29) in Gerrards Cross, England; divorce in 2009
Darryl Strawberry
Jan 5 Baseball player Darryl Strawberry (22) weds Lisa Andrews
Reggie White
Jan 5 NFL football player Reggie White (23) weds Sara Copeland
- Jan 22 Zak Starkey (Ringo's son) marries Sarah Menikides
Dan Marino
Jan 30 NFL Quarterback Dan Marino (23) weds Claire Veazey at St. Regis Roman Catholic Church in Pennsylvania
O.J. Simpson
Feb 2 NFL running back, broadcaster, actor and felon O.J. Simpson marries second wife Nicole Brown (murdered 1994)
Martin Scorsese
Feb 8 Director Martin Scorsese (42) weds producer Barbara De Fina (35)
Joe Montana
Feb 24 NFL quarterback Joe Montana (28) weds actress and model Jennifer Wallace
- Mar 9 Actors Laura Johnson (Falcon Crest) & Harry Hamlin (LA Law) wed
Maureen McCormick
Mar 16 Actress Maureen McCormick (28) weds Michael Cummings
Billy Joel
Mar 23 American 'Piano Man' Billy Joel (34) weds American supermodel Christie Brinkley (31), on a yacht moored alongside the Statue of Liberty; divorce in 1994
George Foreman
Mar 25 Professional boxer George Foreman (35) weds Mary Martelly
Rodney King
Apr 27 Police violence victim Rodney King (20) weds Dennetta Lyles
Bruce Springsteen
May 13 American rock singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen (35) weds American actress Julianne Phillips (25) at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church in Lake Oswego, Oregon; divorce in 1989
Merle Haggard
Jun 1 Country singer Merle Haggard (48) weds fourth wife Debbie Parret; divorce in 1991
Mike Pence
Jun 8 Future US Vice President Mike Pence (25) weds Karen Batten (26) at Indianapolis, Indiana
Carl Djerassi
Jun 21 Chemist Carl Djerassi (61) weds biographer and teacher Diane Middlebrook (46) at his ranch
- Jun 22 "Dallas" actress Victoria Principal (35) weds plastic surgeon Harry Glassman (43) in Dallas
Isiah Thomas
Jul 19 NBA player Isiah Thomas (24) weds Lynn Kendall in Chicago
Robin Gibb
Jul 31 Bee Gees member Robin Gibb (35) weds author and artist Dwina Murphy
- Aug 15 Anti-apartheid lawyer Bulelani Ngcuka marries in South Africa
- Sep 18 Comedian Jeff Foxworthy (27) weds Pamela Gregg at New York City's Central Park
George Gervin
Oct 9 NBA guard George Gervin (33) weds Joyce King in Bexar County, Texas
Ken Follett
Nov 8 Welsh novelist Ken Follett (36) weds English politician Barbara Hubbard (42); his second, her third
- Dec 14 "The Cosby Show" actress Phylicia Rashad (37) weds former NFL wide receiver and sportscaster Ahmad Rashad (36)
Sylvester Stallone
Dec 15 American "Rocky" actor Sylvester Stallone (39) weds Danish "Rocky IV" actress Brigitte Nielsen (22) in Beverly Hills, California; divorce in 1987
Lee Hsien Loong
Dec 17 Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong (33) weds Temasek Holdings CEO Ho Ching
Famous Divorces
George Foreman
Feb 4 Professional boxer George Foreman (35) divorces Andrea Skeete after almost 3 years of marriage
Ken Follett
Sep 20 Welsh novelist Ken Follett (36) divorces Mary Emma Ruth Elson; after 17-1/2 years of marriage
Janet Jackson
Nov 18 American actress-singer Janet Jackson (19) and American R&B singer James DeBarge (22) have marriage annulled after less than a year
