Weddings in History
Fulgencio Batista
Jul 10 Future Cuban President and dictator Fulgencio Batista (25) weds Elisa Godínez y Gómez (25)
Arna Bontemps
Aug 26 Poet Arna Bontemps (24) weds fellow Seventh-Day Adventist Alberta Johnson
Bonnie Parker
Sep 25 Outlaw Bonnie Parker (15) weds Roy Thornton
Irene Joliot-Curie
Oct 4 Chemist Irene Joliot-Curie (29) weds physicist Frédéric Joliot (26) in Paris, France
Ho Chi Minh
Oct 18 Communist revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh (36) weds midwife Zeng Xueming (21) in Guangzhou
Howard Florey
Oct 19 Pathologist Howard Florey (28) weds Ethel Reed at Holy Trinity Church in Paddington, New South Wales
- Nov 10 Belgium crown prince Leopold weds princess Astrid Bernadotte of Sweden
Carlo Gambino
Dec 5 Gangster Carlo Gambino (24) weds his first cousin Catherine Castellano