Wedding Anniversaries on January 18

Famous Weddings

Henry VII

1486 King Henry VII of England marries Elizabeth of York, daughter of Edward IV

Joseph Smith

1827 American religious leader Joseph Smith Jr (21) weds future church group movement leader Emma Hale (22) in South Bainbridge, New York, until his death in 1844

Rudyard Kipling

1893 British poet and writer Rudyard Kipling (26) weds Carrie Balestier (29) at All Souls Church in Langham Place, London, England; writer. Henry James gave away the bride

  • 1949 South African priest and politician Reverend Andries Treurnicht (27) weds Engela Dreyer in South Africa, until his death in 1993

Audrey Hepburn

1969 British actress Audrey Hepburn (39) weds second husband, Italian psychiatrist Andrea Dotti (30); divorce in 1982

Maya Angelou

1974 American poet and author Maya Angelou (45) weds Welsh model and writer Paul Bernard Du Feu, her second marriage, his third; divorce in 1983

  • 1992 Chinese-American "The Last Emperor" actress Joan Chen (30) weds second husband, American cardiologist Dr Peter Hui
  • 2018 Italian social media influencer Chiara Ferragni (30) weds Italian rapper Fedez (28) in Noto, Sicily

Famous Divorces

Lisa Marie Presley & Michael Jackson

1996 Princess of Rock Lisa Marie Presley files for divorce from King of Pop Michael Jackson in NYC