Weddings in History
- 1943 British Children's writer Enid Blyton marries 2nd husband surgeon Kenneth Fraser Darrell Waters at City of Westminster registry office, London
Wedding of Interest
1949 Constitutional lawyer Phyllis Schlafly (25) weds attorney John Fred Schlafly, Jr.
Phyllis Schlafly
Wedding of Interest
1968 Jacqueline Kennedy marries Greek shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis on the island of Scorpios
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
Wedding of Interest
1978 Journalist Ben Bradlee (57) weds fellow journalist Sally Quinn (37)
Ben Bradlee
Wedding of Interest
2007 Future French President Emmanuel Macron (30) marries teacher Brigitte Trogneux (54)
Emmanuel Macron
- 2013 Actor Rider Strong (33) weds actress Alexandra Barreto (31) in Oregon
October in History
![Hurricane on the Way? Don't Worry]()
Hurricane on the Way? Don't Worry
A cosy assurance from a BBC weather forecaster for viewers not to worry about an impending storm has gone down as the most spectacular mis-forecast in history.
October 15, 1987![The Tragedy of Aberfan]()
The Tragedy of Aberfan
One hundred and sixteen young children died on this day when an avalanche of coal tip waste and debris thundered down a hillside and engulfed their school.
October 21, 1966![Jumping Jacques Makes First Parachute Descent]()
Jumping Jacques Makes First Parachute Descent
Daredevil André-Jacques Garnerin took to the sky in a hydrogen balloon on this day and after cutting himself adrift performed the first ‘parachute’ descent.
October 22, 1797![Test of Time for the Date of Creation]()
Test of Time for the Date of Creation
The assertion by a 17th Century bishop that the universe was created on this day in the year 4004 BC was put to the test in a famous trial in the United States.
October 23, 4004 BC
