Famous Weddings
- Oct 3 American "Star Trek: The Next Generation" actor LeVar Burton (35) weds American make-up artist Stephanie Cozart (38)
Michelle & Barack Obama
Oct 3 American lawyer and future US President Barack Obama (31) weds fellow American lawyer Michelle Robinson (28) in Chicago, Illinois
- Oct 10 Actress Heather Thomas weds entertainment lawyer Skip Brittenham
- Oct 10 American "Breakfast Club" actress Ally Sheedy (30) weds American actor David Lansbury; divorce 2008
J. K. Rowling
Oct 16 Author J. K. Rowling (27) weds Portuguese television journalist Jorge Arantes
Year of the Rabbit
Year of the Dragon
Year of the Snake
Year of the Horse
Year of the Goat/Sheep
Year of the Monkey