Weddings in Film & TV
- 1833 Composer Hector Berlioz (29) marries actress Harriet Smithson (30)
Wedding of Interest
1944 Comedian Jerry Lewis marries singer Patti Palmer
Jerry Lewis
- 1998 Dutch-born model Annette Roque (33) weds The Today show cohost Matt Lauer (41) at Presbyterian Church in Bridgehampton, New York
Wedding of Interest
2008 Radio personality Howard Stern (54) weds actress Beth Ostrosky (36) in Manhattan, New York
Howard Stern
October in History
The Tragic and Fatal Secret of Rock Hudson
He was seen as the ultimate ladies' man, but Hollywood actor Rock Hudson, who died on this day, was secretly gay and became the first major star to die of Aids.
October 2, 1985Elvis Comes Fifth in Talent Show
Elvis Presley made his first public appearance as a singer on this day. It did not go well: he came fifth in a local talent show. But he was only ten years old.
October 3, 1945Barking Mad! Puppies Slain to Cure Leg Injury
Charles Darwin shocked the world in 1859 with his evolution theory. Today, it's his writings about practices in the 19th Century that will shock many modern readers.
October 3, 1833Gregory Conquers Julius Caesar
The calendar invented by Julius Caesar was to endure for 1,600 years, but it was finally discarded when Pope Gregory XIII came up with a more accurate version.
October 4, 1582
