Famous Weddings & Divorces on January 18

Famous Weddings

  • 1486 King Henry VII of England marries Elizabeth, daughter of Edward IV

Joseph Smith

1827 American religious leader Joseph Smith Jr (21) weds future church group movement leader Emma Hale (22) in South Bainbridge, New York, until his death in 1844

Rudyard Kipling

1893 British Poet and writer Rudyard Kipling (26) marries Carrie Balestier (29) in London

  • 1949 South African Rev Andries Treurnicht marries Engela Dreyer

Audrey Hepburn

1969 Actress Audrey Hepburn (39) marries 2nd husband Italian psychiatrist Andrea Dotti; divorce in 1982

Maya Angelou

1974 Author Maya Angelou (45) weds Paul Bernard Du Feu

  • 1992 Chinese-American actress Joan Chen (Twin Peaks) marries Dr Peter Hui

Famous Divorces

Lisa Marie Presley & Michael Jackson

1996 Princess of Rock Lisa Marie Presley files for divorce from King of Pop Michael Jackson in NYC