Weddings & Divorces in History on December 19

Weddings in History

Cornelius Vanderbilt

1813 Future business magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt (19) marries his cousin Sophia Johnson

Robert Frost

1895 Poet Robert Frost (21) weds Elinor Miriam White in Lawrence, Massachusetts

Colette

1912 Author Colette (39) weds "Le Matin" newspaper editor Henri de Jouvenel

Joseph Goebbels

1931 Propagandist Joseph Goebbels (34) weds Magda Ritschel (30) at Günther Quandt's farm in Mecklenburg, Germany

Buzz Aldrin

1975 Astronaut Buzz Aldrin (45) weds Beverly Zile


Divorces in History

Charles & Diana

1995 Queen Elizabeth asks Prince Charles and Diana, Princess of Wales, to divorce