Famous Weddings
- Oct 3 American evangelist Tammy Faye Bakker (52) weds American building contractor Roe Messner (58), the second marriage for both, until her death in 2007
- Oct 8 Queen Elizabeth's nephew Viscount Linley (32) weds Serena Stanhope (24) at St. Margaret’s Church in London
- Oct 10 Ted Kennedy Jr (32) weds psychiatrist Katherine Gershman (34)
- Oct 22 Actor James Coburn (65) weds Paula Murad (37)
Famous Divorces
Darryl Strawberry
Oct 15 Baseball player Darryl Strawberry (31) divorces Lisa Andrews after more than 8 years of marriage
- Oct 15 Guardian Angel Lisa Evers Sliwa files for divorce from Curtis Sliwa
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