Weddings in History
- 1541 Duke Willem van Gulik of Gelre marries Jeanne d'Albret
Wedding of Interest
1871 Impressionist painter Camille Pissarro (40) weds Julie Vellay in London
Camille Pissarro
- 1950 American sci-fi writer "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" Philip K Dick marries 2nd wife Kleo Apostolides
Wedding of Interest
1958 Nelson Mandela weds Winnie Madikizela
Nelson Mandela
Winnie Mandela
Wedding of Interest
1981 Novelist Danielle Steel (33) weds John Traina
Danielle Steel
- 2013 90210 actor Matt Lanter (30) weds longtime girlfriend Angela Stacy at the Calamigos Ranch in Malibu, California
June in History
![A Beautiful Day in Moscow]()
A Beautiful Day in Moscow
Often depicted as grey and formal, the comrades of Soviet Russia let their hair down and held their first beauty pageant, changing the life of one schoolgirl.
June 12, 1988![Anne Frank – A Light of Inspiration in the Nazi Darkness]()
Anne Frank – A Light of Inspiration in the Nazi Darkness
Anne Frank received her famous diary on this day – a beacon of hope and love from a young girl in a world beset by cruelty, horror and death.
June 12, 1942![Cricket's T20 is Born. Howzat!?]()
Cricket's T20 is Born. Howzat!?
Cricketing enthusiasts are fearful for the future of Test matches. The seeds of doubt were sewn on this day when the furiously fast T20 format was introduced.
June 13, 2003![Lomu – The Unstoppable Gentle Giant]()
Lomu – The Unstoppable Gentle Giant
Jonah Lomu was a phenomenon in Rugby Union – a man-mountain who inspired fear and respect in equal measure among his opponents.
June 18, 1995
