December 26

Weddings & Divorces in History on December 26

Weddings in History

1613 Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset, marries Frances Howard, occasioning John Donne's "Eclogue"
1793 The wedding of Prince Friedrich Ludwig of Prussia and Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz takes place.

David Farragut

1843 US Navy flag officer David Farragut (42) weds Virginia Loyall

David Farragut — US Civil War Admiral David Farragut

Reinhard Heydrich

1931 SS-Sturmbannfuhrer Reinhard Heydrich marries Lina von Osten

Reinhard Heydrich — Nazi leader Reinhard Heydrich

Suharto

1947 President of Indonesia Suharto (26) weds Siti Hartinah (24) in Surakarta at a traditional Javanese ceremony

Suharto — 2nd President of Indonesia Suharto

1994 President Clinton's brother Roger Clinton (37) weds 8-mo pregnant Molly Nartin (25)

J. K. Rowling

2001 "Harry Potter" author J. K. Rowling (36) weds anesthesiologist Neil Murray (30) in Aberfeldy, Scotland

J. K. Rowling — Novelist J. K. Rowling

Famous People by their Chinese Zodiac Animal

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