Famous Weddings & Divorces on June 6

Famous Weddings

1857 Sophia of Nassau marries the future King Oscar II of Sweden-Norway

Myrna Loy

1942 "The Thin Man" actress Myrna Loy (36) weds John Hertz Jr. in New York City

Sonja Henie

1956 Three-time Olympic Champion figure skater Sonja Henie (44) weds Norwegian shipping magnate and art patron Niels Onstad (47)

1960 American chanteuse and actress Eartha Kitt (33) weds real estate investor Bill McDonald; divorce in 1965
1966 Socialite Claus von Bulow marries heiress Martha [Sunny]Sharp Crawford

John Denver

1967 American pop singer John Denver (23) weds psychotherapist Annie Martell at the Christ Chapel in St. Peter, Minnesota; divorce in 1982

1976 Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Terry Bradshaw (27) weds ice skater JoJo Starbuck (25) at Bel-Air Hotel in Los Angeles
1992 "The Montel Williams Show" talk show host Montel Williams (35) weds burlesque dancer Grace Morley

David Bowie

1992 British rock star David Bowie (45) weds Somali supermodel Iman (37), this time in a formal ceremony at St. James Episcopal Church in Florence, Italy

2002 Former "Survivor" contestant and talk show host Elisabeth Filarski (25) weds former Boston College quarterback Tim Hasselbeck (24) at St. Mary
2004 "Trick Pony" lead singer Heidi Newfield (33) weds NFL agent Bill Johnson in Destin, Florida

Melanie Brown

2007 Spice Girl singer Melanie Brown (32) weds producer Stephen Belafonte in Las Vegas, Nevada

2009 "Survivor: Gabon" castaway Matty Whitmore weds Jamie Mass at Malibou Lake Mountain Club in Malibu

Famous Divorces

Pattie Boyd & George Harrison

1977 Former Beatle George Harrison (33) and British model Pattie Boyd (32) divorce after 11 years of marriage

2010 Gossip Girl star Kelly Rutherford (40) divorces German entrepreneur Daniel Giersch (34) due to irreconcilable differences after 2 years of marriage