Famous Weddings
Queen Victoria
1840 British Queen Victoria (20) marries her cousin Albert (20) of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, later the Prince Consort at St James' Palace
Millard Fillmore
1858 US President Millard Fillmore (58) weds Caroline Carmichael (43) in Albany, New York
- 1863 P. T. Barnum stages wedding of Tom Thumb & Mercy Lavinia Warren, both midgets, in NYC
Herbert Hoover
1899 Future US President Herbert Hoover (24) marries college sweetheart Lou Henry (24) in Monterey California
Cary Grant
1934 British-born actor "North by Northwest" Cary Grant (30) weds "City Lights" actress Virginia Cherrill (26)
Jackie Robinson
1946 1st black pro-baseball player Jackie Robinson marries Rachel Isum
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
1951 Shah of Persia Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (31) marries actress Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary (19)
Bob Marley
1966 Reggae Musician Bob Marley (21) marries fellow musician Rita Anderson (19)
Julius Erving
1974 NBA player Julius Erving (23) weds model Turquoise Brown at Waldorf
Weird Al Yankovic
2001 American parody singer and accordionist Weird Al Yankovic (41) weds American marketing executive Suzanne Krajewski (41)
- 2006 "Creed" former lead singer Scott Stapp (32) weds Miss New York USA 2004 winner Jaclyn Nesheiwat (25) in Miami
Famous Divorces
Kelsey Grammer
2011 Former Playboy model Camille Donatacci (42) divorces "Frasier" actor-comedian Kelsey Grammer (56) due to irreconcilable differences after 14 years of marriage