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Which Celebrity Wedding Was Big News The Year You Were Born?

Before we obsessed over whether Brad and Angie were calling it quits, our parents and grandparents were following celebrity marriages too. Which famous wedding was a big deal the year you were born?

1940 - Ronald Reagan and actress Jane Wyman

Life

1941 - Comedian Stan Laurel and Virginia Ruth Rogers

The Sun

1942 - Mickey Rooney and Ava Gardner

The Everett Collection

1943 - Charlie Chaplin and Oona O'Neill

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1944 - Charlton Heston and actress Lydia Clark

Alchetron

1945 - Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall

Time

1946 - John Wayne and actress Esperanza Baur

Emanuel Levy

1947 - Princess Elizabeth and Phillip Mountbatten

Wikimedia

1948 - Nat King Cole and singer Maria Hawkins

Life

1949 - Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz (their second wedding ceremony)

SIU Review

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1950 - Elizabeth Taylor and hotel baron Conrad Hilton

The Daily Mail

1951 - Janet Leigh and Tony Curtis

Silver Screen Oasis

1952 - Ronald and Nancy Reagan

AP

1953 - John F. Kennedy and Jackie Bouvier

JFK Presidential Library and Museum

1954 - Audrey Hepburn and actor Mel Ferrer

FanPop

1955 - Clark Gable and actress Kay Williams

Legendary Clark Gable

1956 - Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier III of Monacco

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1957 - Actor Robert Wagner and Natalie Wood

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1958 - Jayne Mansfield and Mickey Hargitay (the current Mr. Universe)

The Jayne Mansfield Collection

1959 - Elizabeth Taylor and singer Eddie Fisher

The Sun

Born in the '60s? You're up next...

1960 - Marlon Brando and actress Movita Castaneda

Washington Times

1961 - Pablo Picasso and model Jacqueline Rocque

Pundit from Another Planet

1962 - John Lennon and Cynthia Powell

XFree

1963 - Actor Elliott Gould and Barbra Streisand

Closer Weekly

1964 - Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton

Flirty Fleurs

1965 - Ringo Starr and Maureen Cox

Beatles Bible

1966 - Mia Farrow and Frank Sinatra

Martha Stewart Weddings

1967 - Elvis and Priscilla Presley

Country Living

1968 - Johnny Cash and June Carter

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1969 - John Lennon and Yoko Ono

Vogue

We list the biggest weddings of the 1970s on the next page...

1970 - David Bowie and model Angelina Barnett

SWNS

This was actually their wedding photo (taken just after signing their license).

1971 - Mick Jagger and Bianca Pérez-Mora Macias

Into the Gloss

1972 - Birgitte Eva Henriksen and Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester

Cotileando

1973 - Princess Anne and Mark Phillips

Wikimedia

1974 - Musician Quincy Jones and socialite Peggy Lipton

Retro Active Critiques

1975 - Sean Connery and painter Micheline Roquebrune

Wikimedia

1976 - Elizabeth Taylor and politician John Warner

HubPages

1977 - Donald Trump and model Ivana Zelní­Äková

Brides

1978 - Meryl Streep and sculptor Don Gummer

Bride Hub

1979 - Rod Stewart and model Alana Hamilton

WireImage

Up next, the 1980s...

1980 - Mel Gibson and Robyn Moore

Deadline Hollywood

1981 - Prince Charles and Diana Spencer

Express

1982 - Ozzy Osbourne and Sharon Levy (his manager)

The Sun

1983 - Carrie Fisher and Paul Simon

NYDN

1984 - Janet Jackson and singer James DeBarge

Entertainment Tonight

1985 - Billy Joel and Christie Brinkley

People

1986 - Arnold Schwarzenegger and journalist Maria Shriver

KiwiReport

1987 - Lenny Kravitz and Lisa Bonet

AVPNY

1988 - Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson

People

1989 - Phoebe Cates and Kevin Kline

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