Famous Weddings & Divorces on December 31

Famous Weddings

Maxwell Perkins

1910 Editor Maxwell Perkins (26) weds Louise Saunders at Holy Cross Episcopal Church in North Plainfield, New Jersey

Bette Davis

1940 Actress Bette Davis (32) weds New England innkeeper Arthur Farnsworth at 15,000-acre ranch in Lake Montezuma, Arizona

Rocky Marciano

1950 World heavyweight boxing champion Rocky Marciano (27) weds Barbara Cousins in Brockton, Massachusetts

Gregory Peck

1955 Actor Gregory Peck (39) weds philanthropist Veronique Passani (23)

Harry Nilsson

1969 American singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson (28) weds second wife Diane Clatworthy (22) in Las Vegas, Nevada: divorce in 1974

Tony La Russa

1973 MLB executive Tony La Russa (29) weds Elaine Coker

Michael Crichton

1978 Best-selling author Michael Crichton (36) weds lawyer Kathleen St. Johns

Sonny Bono

1981 American entertainer Sonny Bono (46) weds (his third time) American actress-model Susie Coelho (28); divorce in 1984

Jerry Garcia

1981 Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia (38) weds Carolyn "Mountain Girl" Adams (35); divorce in 1994

1989 Actress Annabella Sciorra (Jungle Fever) weds Joe Petruzzi

David Justice & Halle Berry

1992 MLB Outfielder David Justice (26) weds actress Halle Berry (26) in Atlanta, Georgia

1992 WCBS TV news anchor Carol Martin weds Joe Terry

Wayne Brady

1993 Actor and host Wayne Brady (21) weds Diana Lasso in Orlando

1993 Loveboat actress Jill Whelan (27) weds Brad St John (33)

Helen Mirren

1997 Academy Award-winning actress Helen Mirren (52) weds The Devil's Advocate director Taylor Hackford (53) at the Ardersier Parish Church near Inverness in the Scottish Highlands

Will Smith & Jada Pinkett Smith

1997 American rapper and actor "The Fresh Prince" Will Smith (31) weds actress Jada Pinkett (26) in Baltimore, Maryland

Kate Hudson

2000 Actress Kate Hudson (21) weds Black Crowes frontman Chris Robinson (34) in Aspen, Colorado

Ice-T

2001 American Glamour model and actress Coco Austin (33) weds American rapper-actor Ice-T (54) in Las Vegas, Nevada

Prince Rogers Nelson

2001 American singer Prince Rogers Nelson (43) weds Canadian businesswoman Manuela Testolini; divorce in 2006

2002 Actress Rachel Griffiths (34) weds Australian artist Andrew Taylor (35) at Star of the Sea Chapel in Gardenvale, Australia

Daniel Johns

2003 Australian pop diva Natalie Imbruglia (28) weds "Silverchair" frontman Daniel Johns (24) at a beach ceremony in Port Douglas, Australia

2004 English actor Terence Stamp (64) weds Elizabeth O'Rourke (23) in London

Bethany Joy Lenz

2005 "One Tree Hill" actress Bethany Joy Lenz (24) weds "Enation" musician Michael Galeotti in Hillsboro, Oregon

2005 Olympic gold medal skater Jamie Sale (28) weds her pair figure skater David Pelletier (31) at Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel in Canada
2006 Actor Robert Lindsay (57) weds actress and TV presenter Rosemarie Ford (44) at the Buckinghamshire Golf Club
2006 L.A. Galaxy soccer player Landon Donovan (24) weds actress Bianca Kajlich (29) at Bacara Resort in Santa Barbara, California

Billie Piper

2007 Actress Billie Piper (25) marries fellow actor Laurence Fox (29)

2008 Former American Idol finalist Gina Glocksen (24) weds teacher Joe Ruzicka (32) at the Century Memorial Chapel at Naperville Settlement in Naperville, Illinois

Kyle Busch

2010 NASCAR driver and team owner Kyle Busch (25) weds model Samantha Sarcinella at Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago

2011 "American Idol" alum and rocker James Durbin (22) weds Heidi Lowe at the edge of a redwood and oak forest in the Santa Cruz Mountains, California

2021 Ice skater Adam Rippon marries real estate broker Jussi-Pekka Kajaala

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