Today in History for Year 2012

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Historical Events

Events 1 - 100 of 633

Jan 7th - Hot air balloon crashes in Carterton, New Zealand, killing 11
Jan 13th - Cruise ship, Costa Concordia, runs aground at Isola de Giglio, Italy, with at least 15 deaths
Jan 14th - Suicide bomber kills 53 and injures 130 in Basra, Iraq
Jan 14th - Ma Ying-jeou wins re-election as President of the Republic of China with 51% of the vote
Jan 18th - Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) blackout becomes the largest protest in the history of the internet
Jan 19th - FBI shuts down Megaupload.com for alleged copyright infringement, hacker group Anonymous responds by attacking government and entertainment industry websites
Jan 23rd - European Union agrees to embargo Iranian oil in protest against Iran's alleged nuclear weapons program
Jan 28th - Death toll from coordinated bombing attacks in Kano, Nigeria, reaches 185
Feb 1st - At least 73 people are killed in the Egyptian football riots in Port Said
Feb 2nd - Cold snap across Europe kills more than 100 people (over 400 people by 08-02)
Feb 2nd - MV Rabaul Queen sinks off the coast of Papa New Guinea with 246 people saved and 126 missing (100 of these estimated to be trapped inside)
Feb 2nd - NHL player Sam Gagner becomes the first player to scores eight points in one game for the Edmonton Oilers against the Chicago Blackhawks since 1989
Feb 4th - Tens of thousands of people are stranded by floods in the Australian states of New South Wales and Queensland
Feb 5th - Quarterback Eli Manning wins his second Superbowl Most Valuable Player Award after leading the New York Giants to a 21-17 victory over the New England Patriots in Superbowl XLVI
Feb 6th - 6.9 magnitude quake hits near the central Philipines with 43 confirmed deaths
Feb 6th - Queen Elizabeth II marks her 60th anniversary of becoming Britain's Monarch becoming only the second to do so
Feb 11th - Israel Air Force conducts four air strikes in Gaza Strip
Feb 12th - Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow is re-elected president of Turkmenistan with 97% of the vote
Feb 12th - Zambia defeat Ivory Coast 8-7 on penalties in the Africa Cup of Nations
Queen Elizabeth II Feb 15th - United Kingdom unemployment rate reaches 17 year high of 8.4%
Feb 15th - Fire at Comayagua prison, Honduras, kills 358
Feb 17th - The President of Germany, Christian Wulff, resigns over a corruption scandal
Feb 17th - Approximately 70 ancient Olympic artifacts are stolen from the Archaeological Museum of Greece
Feb 18th - Kateri Tekakwitha canonized as the first native American saint
Feb 19th - 44 people killed in prison brawl in Apocada, Mexico, between two rival drug cartels
Feb 20th - Scientists successfully regenerate Silene stenophylla from a 31,800 year old piece of fruit, greatly surpassing the previous record of 2,000 years
Feb 20th - South Korea angers North Korea as it proceeds with live fire drills in disputed Korean sea borders
Feb 21st - Yemen voters go to the polls for a presidential election where the only candidate on the ballot paper is vice-president Abd Rabbuh Mansur al-Hadi
Feb 22nd - Train crash in Buenos Aires, Argentina, kills 50 and injures hundreds
Feb 23rd - A series of bomb attacks across 12 Iraqi cities kills 60 and injures 200
Feb 25th - Syrian Army kills 100 civilians in artillery shelling of Homs and Hama
Feb 25th - Al Qaeda suicide bombing kills at least 26 people in Mukalla, Yemen
Feb 25th - World Health Organization removes India from the list of polio endemic countries
Feb 25th - Louisiana Red, American blues musician, dies from stroke at 79
Feb 26th - The film The Artist wins five Academy Awards and becomes the first silent film to win since 1927
Feb 26th - Bus plunges off a cliff in Shanxi, China causing 15 deaths
Feb 26th - Train derailment kills 3 and injures 45 in Burlington, Ontario
Feb 27th - Wikileaks begins disclosing 5 million emails from private intelligence company Stratfor
Feb 28th - Occupy London protesters evicted from St Paul's Cathedral
Feb 28th - Discovery of the largest prehistoric penguin, Kairuku grebneffi, at nearly 5ft tall
Mar 1st - Euro zone unemployment reaches historical high of 10.7%
Mar 2nd - Tornadoes kill at least 27 people in the American states of Indiana and Kentucky
Mar 2nd - The Red Cross is denied access to provide relief to the Baba Amr district in Homs by the Syrian army
Mar 2nd - New fiscal compact to prevent excessive debt is signed by 25 out of 27 European Union members
Mar 3rd - Lorry crash in east Guinea kills 50 and injures 27
Mar 3rd - Two trains crash in Szczekociny, Poland, with 16 people dead and up to 50 injured
Mar 4th - Munitions dump explosions kill at least 250 people in the Republic of Congo
Russian President Vladimir Putin Mar 4th - Vladimir Putin wins Russian presidential election amid allegations of voter fraud
Mar 4th - Over 10,000 illegal Peruvian gold miners clash with police to gain control of Puerto Maldonado
Mar 5th - 27 members of Iraq's security force are killed by gunmen disguised as police in Haditha
Mar 5th - Tropical Storm Irina kills 65 in Madagascar
Mar 6th - 9,000 residents are evacuated from Wagga Wagga, Australia, as the Murrimbidgee River threatens to overflow
Mar 6th - Francisco Xavier do Amaral, East Timorese President, dies at 75
Mar 8th - Greece secures debt-restructuring deal with private lenders
Mar 8th - Toyota recalls 700,000 vehicles over safety concerns
Mar 9th - Senior members of hacking group Lulz Sec are arrested, including one member of the FBI, in the United States, United Kingdom and Ireland
Mar 10th - At least 130 rockets are fired into Israel from Gaza
Mar 11th - US soldier kills 16 civilians in Afghanistan
Mar 12th - 100 people are killed in ethnic clashes and cattle raids in South Sudan
Mar 12th - 45 people, including children, are massacred by the Syrian Army in Homs
Mar 12th - China records its highest trade deficit in over a decade
Mar 13th - 19 people are shot dead in a bus attack in Ethiopia
Mar 13th - Encyclopedia Britannica announces that it will no longer public printed versions of its encyclopedia
Mar 13th - 110 people are killed and 63 are missing after a ferry collides with an oil tanker near Dhaka, Bangladesh
Mar 13th - 28 people, including 22 children, are killed in a motorway bus crash near Sierre, Switzerland
Mar 16th - Turkish NATO helicopter crashes into a house killing ten people in the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan
Mar 16th - Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar becomes first cricketer to score 100 international centuries
Mar 17th - Bolton Wanderer footballer Fabrice Muamba collapses and is rushed to hospital during a live football match against Tottenham Hotspur
Mar 17th - Wales defeat France to record their eleventh Grand Slam in the Six Nation's Championship
Mar 17th - John Demjanjuk, convicted Nazi war criminal, dies from natural causes at 91
Mar 18th - Superleague Greece football match between Olympiacos and Panathinaikos is abandoned after fans set fire to Athens' Olympic Stadium
Mar 18th - Joachim Gauck elected President of the Federal republic of Germany by the Federal Assembly
Mar 19th - Wendy's overtakes Burger King to become the second best selling hamburger chain
Mar 20th - 50 people are killed and 240 injured in a wave of terror attacks across 10 cities in Iraq
Mar 20th - Disney movie John Carter records one of the largest losses in cinema history with a $200 million dollar write down
Mar 21st - Greek Parliament votes in favour of an international bailout deal
Mar 21st - Five former Guatemalan paramilitaries are sentenced to 7,710 years in jail for their role in the Plan de Sanchez massacre in 1982
Mar 22nd - Largest protest in Quebec's history occurs in Montreal with over 200,000 people marching against government tuition hikes and for free access to post-secondary education
Mar 22nd - Australia's most wanted man, Malcolm Naden, is captured after seven years on the run in Gloucester, New South Wales
Mar 22nd - Massive fire devours thousands of hectares of ancient forests and threatens wildlife on Mount Kenya
Mar 23rd - African Union suspends Mali's membership following a coup
Mar 24th - African Union deploys 5,000 strong force with the aim of catching or killing warlord Joseph Kony
Mar 25th - Peter Cruddas, treasurer of Britain's Conservative Party, resigns after being caught on film selling access to British Prime Minister David Cameron
Mar 26th - Macky Sall elected as President of Senegal
Writer/Director James Cameron Mar 26th - Canadian Film maker, James Cameron, becomes the first person to visit Challenger Deep, the deepest point on Earth in over 50 years
Mar 30th - Spanish Government cuts 27 Billion Euros from its budget in one of its toughest austerity driver in history
Mar 30th - Mastercard and Visa announce a massive breach in security with over ten million compromised credit card numbers
Mar 30th - American Mega Millions lottery hits a world record lottery amount of 640 million dollars
Mar 31st - Fiji Floods kill 2 people and force thousands to be evacuated
Apr 1st - Plane crash in Western Siberia kills at least 31 people ( UTair Aviation ATR-72)
Apr 2nd - Oikos University, Oakland shooting kills seven people and injures 3
Apr 3rd - Spanish unemployment reaches record high, youth unemployment stands at 50%
Apr 3rd - Moscow fire kills 17 migrant workers
Apr 3rd - US President Barack Obama officially secures Democratic presidential nomination
Apr 4th - German Nobel Laureat, Gunter Grass, publishes controversial poem that claims Israel is plotting to wipe out Iran
Apr 4th - Somalia's National Theatre is struck by a suicide bomber killing ten people including the presidents of the Somali Olympic Committee and Football Federation
Apr 4th - Boris Todic, President of Serbia, resigns
Apr 5th - Severe storms in Argentina kill 14 people
Apr 5th - 77 year old pensioner's suicide outside Greece's parliament prompts further protests in Athens
44th US President Barack Obama Apr 5th - International internet group Anonymous hack several Chinese bureaus in opposition to censorship

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Famous Weddings

Weddings 1 - 97 of 97

Jan 4th - Roxy Music singer Bryan Ferry (66) weds PR executive Amanda Sheppard (29) in Turks and Caicos Island
Jan 7th - Lady Antebellum singer-songwriter Hillary Scott (26) weds drummer Chris Tyrrell (25) at the Appel Inn near Albany, New York
Jan 19th - Indian bollywood actress Deepshikha Nagpal (34) weds Indian actor Kaishav Arora in Mumbai
Feb 18th - Activist and contributor for ABC News Elizabeth Smart (24) weds Matthew Gilmour (22) in Hawaii
Feb 29th - "Diagnosis Murder" actor Dick Van Dyke (86) weds make-up artist Arlene Silver (40) in Malibu
Mar 8th - Former "Raising Sextuplets" star Jenny Masche weds longtime beau Levi McClendon in San Diego
Mar 9th - Rock 'n' roll legend Jerry Lee Lewis (76) weds his cousin's ex Judith Brown (62) in Natchez, Mississippi
Mar 10th - "Curly Sue" actress Alisan Porter (30) weds former "Days of Our Lives" actor Brian Autenrieth (33) at Diablo Dormido in the Santa Monica
Apr 3rd - Paramore guitar player Josh Farro (22) weds Jenna Rice in Tennessee
Apr 6th - "Sex and the City" actor Chris Noth (57) weds actress Tara Wilson (30) in Hawaii
Apr 8th - American actress and television host Ricki Lake (42) weds jewerly designer Christian Evans in a secret ceremony at Southern California
Apr 14th - "Lady Antebellum" singer Dave Haywood (29) weds executive with Warner Bros. Records Kelli Cashiola (30) in Nashville, Tennessee
Apr 21st - Actress Carey Mulligan (26) weds "Mumford & Sons" lead singer Marcus Mumford (25) in Somerset, England
Apr 21st - Music legend Neil Diamond (71) weds music manager Katie McNeil (42) at the Beverly Hills Hotel
May 5th - Actress Julie Benz (40) weds marketing executive Rich Orosco (39) at the historic John Sowden house in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles
May 7th - Former "Dexter" actress Julie Benz (40) weds marketing executive Rich Orosco (39) at the historic John Sowden house in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles
May 10th - Food Network chef Robert Irvine (46) weds "TNA" pro wrestler Gail Kim (35) in California
May 12th - McFly guitarist Tom Fletcher (27) weds actress Giovanna Falcone (27) at One Marylebone in London
May 12th - "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" actress Mercedes McNab (30) weds real estate developer Mark Henderson at the CostaBaja resort in La Paz, Mexico
Facebook Founder Mark Zuckerberg (May 19th) May 19th - Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg (28) weds his longtime girlfriend Priscilla Chan at a small ceremony in Palo Alto, California
May 23rd - Grammy-winning Spanish pop star Alejandro Sanz (43) weds longtime girlfriend Raquel Perera (37) in Barcelona
Jun 2nd - Actress Drew Barrymore (37) weds writer Will Kopelman in Montecito, California
Jun 2nd - Vice President Joe Biden's daughter Ashley Biden (30) weds Dr. Howard David Krein at St. Joseph on the Brandywine in Wilmington, Delaware
Jun 9th - Actor Matthew McConaughey (42) weds model Camilla Alves (30) in Austin, Texas
Jun 10th - Country music singer Wynonna Judd (48) weds "Highway 101" drummer Cactus Moser in Leiper's Fork, Tennessee
Jun 16th - Supermodel Agyness Deyn (29) weds "Avatar" actor Giovanni Ribisi (36) in Los Angeles
Jun 16th - "Superbad" actress Aviva Farber (27) weds actor Ken Baumann (22) in Malibu, California
Jun 16th - "Think Like a Man" and "Jumping the Broom" actress Meagan Good (30) weds Columbia Pictures VP DeVon Franklin (33) in Malibu, California
Jun 17th - "Revenge" actress Ashley Madekwe (30) weds "Secret Diary Of A Call Girl" actor Iddo Goldberg (36) in London, England
Jun 18th - R&B singer Bobby Brown (43) weds Alicia Etheridge in Honolulu, Hawaii
Jun 21st - Actor Aaron Johnson (22) weds film director and artist Sam Taylor Wood (45) in Somerset
Jun 23rd - "NCIS: Los Angeles" actor Eric Christian Olsen (35) weds Sarah Wright near Jackson Hole, Wyoming
Jun 30th - Actor Alec Baldwin (54) weds Hilaria Thomas at St. Patrick's Old Cathedral in New York City
Jun 30th - Mick Jagger's daughter Jade Jagger (41) weds longtime boyfriend Adrian Fillary at the Aynhoe Park Hotel in Oxfordshire, England
Actor Alec Baldwin (Jun 30th) Jun 30th - Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick (32) weds longtime girlfriend Kijfa Frink at the Fontainebleau resort in Miami Beach, Florida
Jun 30th - "The Doctors" co-host Travis Stork (40) weds pediatrician Dr. Charlotte Brown in Colorado
Jul 4th - NFL wide receiver Chad Johnson (34) weds "Basketball Wives" TV personality Evelyn Lozada in Saint Martin
Jul 4th - "Grey's Anatomy" actress Sara Ramirez (36) weds TIMEC's business analyst Ryan Debolt in a private beachside ceremony in New York
Jul 7th - "The Office" Ellie Kemper (32) weds former "Conan O'Brien" writer Michael Koman at the Blessed Sacrament Roman Catholic Church in New York City
Jul 21st - 2010 American Idol winner Lee DeWyze (26) weds model-actress Jonna Walsh at Maravilla Gardens in Camarillo, California
Jul 26th - NBA guard Rafer Alston (36) weds "Basketball Wives" star Ashley Walker at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida
Jul 28th - "Franklin & Bash" actor Mark-Paul Gosselaar (38) weds advertising executive Catriona McGinn at the Sunstone winery in Santa Ynez, California
Aug 4th - Actress Natalie Portman (31) weds ballet dancer and choreographer Benjamin Millepied (35) in Big Sur, California
Aug 9th - "Martin" and "Everybody Hates Chris" actress Tichina Arnold (43) weds St. John's University's basketball assistant coach Rico Hines at Oasis Oceanfront Estate in Honolulu, Hawaii
Aug 11th - "The Hangover" actor-comedian Zach Galifianakis (42) weds co-founder of the Growing Voices charity Quinn Lundberg at the UBC Farm in Vancouver, Canada
Aug 18th - "Melrose Place" actor Grant Show (50) weds "The Campaign" actress and former ballet dancer Katherine LaNasa (45) at The Oak Grove at Ribbit Tree & Plant Nursery in Topanga, California
Aug 18th - Former "Martin and Everybody Hates Chris" actress Tichina Arnold (43) weds Rico Hines in Honolulu, Hawaii
Aug 26th - "The Campaign" actress Kate Lang Johnson (28) weds musician Justin Miner at La Venta Inn in Palos Verdes, California
Aug 26th - "Bridesmaids" actor Chris O'Dowd (32) weds British TV presenter Dawn Porter (33) at an intimate ceremony with family and friends in London
Actress Natalie Portman (Aug 4th) Sep 1st - "Grey's Anatomy" actor Jesse Williams (31) weds real estate broker Aryn Drake-Lee (32) in Los Angeles
Sep 8th - "How I Met Your Mother" actress Cobie Smulders (30) weds "Saturday Night Live" actor Taran Killam (30) at the Alisal Guest Ranch and Resort in Solvang, California
Sep 8th - "Big Brother" TV personality winner Rachel Reilly (27) weds fellow Big Brother player Brendon Villegas (32) at the top of AT&T Center in downtown Los Angeles
Sep 9th - "Gossip Girl" actress Blake Lively (25) weds "Green Lantern" actor Ryan Reynolds (35) at Boone Hall in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Sep 15th - "The Black Keys" drummer Patrick Carney (32) weds Emily Ward in Nashville, Tennessee
Sep 15th - Singer Annie Lennox (57) weds Harvard-educated gynecologist Mitch Besser (57) on a private boat on the Thames River in London
Sep 20th - Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah's daughter Princess Hajah Hafizah Sururul Bolkiah (32) weds Pengiran Haji Muhammad Ruzaini (29) at the Throne Hall of Istana Nurul Iman palace in Brunei
Sep 23rd - Actor Antonio Sabato Jr. (40) weds singer-songwriter Cheryl Moana Marie at a private Anini Beach estate on the island of Kauai
Sep 24th - "Sugar Ray" singer Mark McGrath (44) weds longtime love Carin Kingsland (39) at San Ysidro Ranch in Santa Barbara, California
Sep 29th - Academy Award-winning actress Anne Hathaway (29) weds actor-turned-jewelry designer Adam Shulman (31) in Big Sur, California
Sep 29th - "Fall Out Boy" lead singer Patrick Stump (28) weds longtime girlfriend Elisa Yao in Chicago
Sep 29th - "Kings of Leon" bassist Jared Followill (25) weds model Martha Patterson (21) in Charlotte, Tennessee
Sep 29th - "The Lovely Bones" actor Stanley Tucci (52) formally weds British literary agent Felicity Blunt at Middle Temple Hall in London
Oct 1st - "Sugar Ray" singer Mark McGrath (44) weds his longtime love Carin Kingsland (39) at San Ysidro Ranch in Santa Barbara, California
Oct 6th - Former "Private Practice" actress Audra McDonald (42) weds Broadway star Will Swenson (38) in Croton-on-Hudson, New York
Musician Patrick Stump (Sep 29th) Oct 7th - Media personality Jack Osbourne (26) weds Lisa Stelly on the Big Island of Hawaii
Oct 12th - Comedian and ventriloquist Jeff Dunham (50) weds fitness model Audrey Murdick (32) at the Sunstone Vineyards in Santa Ynez, California
Oct 13th - "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" actor Alfonso Ribeiro (41) weds Angela Unkrich (31) in California
Oct 19th - Grammy Award winning singer Justin Timberlake (31) weds "Total Recall" actress Jessica Biel (30) at the Borgo Egnazia resort in Fasano, Italy
Oct 19th - Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg Prince Guillaume (30) weds Countess of Belgium Stephanie de Lannoy (28) on a civil ceremony at the Hotel De Ville in Luxembourg
Oct 20th - "Clueless" actress Elisa Donovan (41) weds Charlie Bigelow (36) on a outdoor ceremony on the Vineyard Lawn at The Carmel Valley Ranch in Carmel, California
Oct 28th - Bristol Palin's former fiance Levi Johnston (21) weds Sunny Oglesby (20) at Settlers Bay Lodge in Wasilla, Alaska
Oct 30th - Actress Evan Rachel Wood (25) weds "Billy Elliott" actor Jamie Bell (26) in California
Nov 2nd - BMX icon TJ Lavin weds longtime fiancee Roxanne Siordia (32) in Las Vegas
Nov 3rd - Professional bull rider Luke Snyder (30) weds Jennifer Manna (34) at Big Cedar Lodge outside of Branson, Missouri
Nov 3rd - Olympic gymnast Carly Patterson (24) weds Mark Caldwell (27) at the Main Street Garden Park in Dallas, Texas
Nov 9th - Tennis player James Blake (32) weds publicist Emily Snider (37) Del Mar, California
Nov 10th - Actor Ben Hollingsworth (28) weds lingerie designer Nila Myers in Malibu
Nov 13th - Soccer goalkeeper and a double Olympic gold medalist Hope Solo (31) weds former NFL tight end Jerramy Stevens (33) in Washington
Nov 17th - Award-winning Chinese actress Chen Yao (33) weds cinematographer Yu Cao in Queenstown, New Zealand
Actress Jessica Biel (Oct 19th) Dec 1st - Congressman Joseph Kennedy III (32) weds Lauren Anne Birchfield (28) at the Community Church in Corona del Mar, California
Dec 1st - "The Bachelorette" reality star Ashley Hebert weds J.P. Rosenbaum at the Langham Huntington Hotel in Pasadena, California
Dec 1st - "X Factor" and "Extra" host Mario Lopez (39) weds actress Courtney Mazza (31) in an outdoor ceremony in Punta Mita, Mexico
Dec 1st - Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard (33) weds Philadelphia Eagles cheerleader Krystle Campbell in Maui, Hawaii
Dec 1st - Minnesota Twins baseball catcher Joe Mauer (29) weds Maddie Bisanz at Nativity of Our Lord Catholic Church in St. Paul, Minnesota
Dec 4th - "Teen Mom 2" star Jenelle Evans (21) weds Courtland Rogers (26) at a courthouse in Brunswick County, North Carolina
Dec 12th - Basketball player Amare Stoudemire (30) weds Alexis Welch in Manhattan
Dec 15th - "Scrubs" actor Donald Faison (38) weds CaCee Cobb (35) in Los Angeles, California
Dec 17th - Minnesota Vikings football quarterback Christian Ponder (25) weds ESPN reporter Samantha Steele (27) in Hudson, Wisconsin
Dec 20th - Actor Facundo Arana (40) weds Maria Susini at the Intercontinental Hotel in Nordelta, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Dec 21st - CNN anchor Erin Burnett (36) weds finance executive David Rubulotta (42) in New York City Hall
Dec 21st - "Rolling Stones" guitarist Ronnie Wood (65) weds theater producer Sally Humphreys (34) at Dorchester Hotel in London
Dec 21st - "Good Morning America" weather anchor Sam Champion (51) weds fine-arts photographer Rubem Robierb (35) at the couple's apartment in Manhattan
Dec 21st - "McFly" drummer Harry Judd (27) weds former Escala violinist Izzy Johnston (29) at St Nicholas Church in Harpenden, Herts
Dec 25th - Marie Osmond's daughter Rachael Osmond (23) weds Gabriel Krueger (22) in Park City, Utah
Dec 25th - "Arrow" actor Stephen Amell (31) weds America's Next Top Model Cassandra Jean (27) in the Caribbean
Dec 29th - "The Glades" actress Kiele Sanchez (36) weds "Friday Night Lights" actor Zach Gilford (31) in Napa Valley, California
Dec 31st - "Playboy Enterprises" Chief Creative Officer Hugh Hefner (86) weds glamour model Crystal Harris (26) at the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles

Famous Divorces

Divorces 1 - 22 of 20

Feb 9th - Actress Parminder Nagra files for divorce from photographer James Stenson due to irreconcilable differences after 3 years of marriage
Mar 18th - "Twilight" actor Peter Facinelli (38) divorces "Beverly Hills 90210" actress Jennie Garth (39) due to irreconcilable differences after 11 years of marriage
Apr 6th - Actress and model Heidi Klum (39) divorces British soul and R&B singer-songwriter Seal (49) due to irreconcilable differences after almost seven years of marriage
Apr 6th - Actress and model Heidi Klum (39) divorces British soul and R&B singer-songwriter Seal (49) due to irreconcilable differences after almost seven years of marriage
Apr 9th - Salsa artist Marc Anthony (42) divorces pop star and actress Jennifer Lopez (43) due to irreconcilable differences after 7 years of marriage
Apr 25th - Comedian and actor Martin Lawrence (47) files for divorce from Shamicka Gibbs due to irreconcilable differences after 1.5 years of marriage
May 25th - Actress Halina Mlynkova (35) divorces actor Lukasz Nowicki (39) after 9 years of marriage
Jun 4th - "The Wonder Years" actress Danica McKellar (37) divorces composer Mike Verta (36) due to irreconcilable differences after 3 years of marriage
Jun 5th - NBC musical drama series "Smash" actress Debra Messing (43) divorces actor and producer Daniel Zelman (44) by their mutual decision after 10 years of marriage
Jun 14th - New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton (48) divorces Beth Shuey due to conflict of personalities after nearly 20 years of marriage
Jun 18th - "The L Word" actress Laurel Holloman (41) divorces architect Paul Macherey (44) due to irreconcilable differences after 9 years of marriage
Jun 28th - "Spy Kids" actress Alexa Vega (23) divorces film producer Sean Covel (36) due to irreconcilable differences after less than two years of marriage
Jun 29th - Actress Katie Holmes (33) divorces American film actor and producer Tom Cruise (50) allegedly due to disagreement about their religious beliefs and the raising of their daughter Suri, after 5 years of marriage
Jul 16th - Actor-comedian Russell Brand (36) divorces popstar Katy Perry (27) due to irreconcilable differences a year after the fairy-tale wedding in India
Jul 16th - Actor-comedian Russell Brand (36) divorces popstar Katy Perry (27) due to irreconcilable differences a year after the fairy-tale wedding in India
Jul 18th - WWE wrestler John Cena (35) divorces Elizabeth Huberdeau (33) due to irretrievably broken marriage after 3 years of getting married
Jul 20th - "Game of Thrones" actress Lena Headey (38) divorces musician Peter Loughran due to irreconcilable differences
Jul 25th - Actress Sunny Mabrey (36) divorces "Brotherhood" actor Ethan Embry (34) due to irreconcilable differences after almost 7 years marriage
Aug 3rd - Music legend Stevie Wonder (63) divorces fashion designer Kai Millard Morris due to irreconcilable differences after 11 years of marriage
Singer-Songwriter Stevie Wonder (Aug 3rd) Aug 14th - "Basketball Wives" TV personality Evelyn Lozada divorces NFL wide receiver Chad Johnson (34) due to irretrievably broken marriage only 41 days after getting married
Aug 20th - The man known primarily for gatecrashing the White House, Tareq Salahi (42) divorces socialite Michaele Salahi (46) due to adultery, desertion and construction desertion
Aug 22nd - "General Hospital" actress Vanessa Marcil (39) divorces actor Carmine Giovinazzo (44) due to irreconcilable differences after 2 years of marriage

Famous Deaths

Deaths 1 - 100 of 425

Jan 1st - Nay Win Maung, Burmese physician, and pro-democracy activist, dies from a heart attack at 50
Jan 1st - Fred Milano, American doo-wop singer, member of the Vocal Group Hall of Fame, dies from lung cancer at 72
Jan 1st - Marcelle Narbonne, French supercentenarian and oldest person in Europe, died at 113
Jan 1st - Carlos Soria, Argentine lawyer and politician, dies from gunshot to the head at 62
Jan 1st - Yafa Yarkoni, Israeli Singer, dies after years of Alzheimer's disease at 86
Jan 1st - Hermann Guggiari, Paraguayan engineer and sculptor, dies at 88
Jan 1st - Kiro Gligorov, President of the Republic of Macedonia 1991-1999
Jan 1st - Bob Anderson, English Olympic fencer and renowned film fight choreographer, dies at 90
Jan 1st - Elizabeth Brumfiel, American feminist archaeologist, dies of cancer at 66
Jan 1st - Gary Ablett, English footballer and manager, dies of non-Hodgkins Lymphoma at 46
Jan 1st - Alfredo Battisti, Roman Catholic Archdiosese of Udine, Italy, dies at 87
Jan 1st - Ed Jenkins, American Congressman for Georgia, died at 78
Jan 2nd - Larry "Rhino" Reinhardt, rock guitarist (Iron Butterfly) dies at 63
Jan 2nd - Ian Bargh, Canadian jazz pianist and composer, dies from lung cancer at 76
Jan 2nd - David Barron, British physicist and computer scientist, at 76 (b.1935)
Jan 2nd - Ivan Calin, Moldavian President and Prime Minister 1980-1990, dies at 76
Jan 2nd - William Carey, American businessman and philanthropist, died from complications after a heart attack at 81
Jan 2nd - Gordon Hirabayashi, civil rights activist and WWII internment opponent dies after Alzheimer's disease at 93
Jan 3rd - Wylie Walker Vale, American Endocrinologist who discovered the stress hormone, dies at 70.
Jan 3rd - Robert L Carter, American civil rights activist and judge, dies after complications from a stroke at 94
Jan 3rd - Winifred Milius Lubell, American illustrator and writer, dies of congestive heart failure at 97
Jan 3rd - Josef Skvorecky, Czech writer and publisher, dies at 87
Jan 3rd - Bob Weston, British guitarist and songwriter (Fleetwood Mac), dies from a gastrointestinal hemorrhage at 64 (body found on this date)
Jan 3rd - Harold Zirin, American astronomer, dies at 82
Jan 4th - Eve Arnold, American photojournalist, dies at 99
Jan 4th - Ruben Ayala, American politician (California State Senator 1974-1998), dies of natural cause at 89
Jan 4th - James Crow, American geneticist, dies at 95
Jan 4th - Harry Fowler, English actor, dies at 85
Jan 4th - Gatewood Galbraith, [Louis], lawyer, American political activist, iconic Kentucky political figure, dies from pneumonia at 64
Jan 4th - Rod Robbie, Canadian architect and planner, dies at 83
Jan 5th - Donald Carter, American professional bowler, dies from pneumonia and emphysema complications at 85
Jan 5th - Frederica Maas, American playwright and screenwriter, dies at 111
Jan 6th - Robert Dozier, Hollywood screenwriter, dies at 81
Jan 6th - Louise Annand-MacFarquhar, Scottish painter and film-maker, dies at 96
Jan 6th - Robert Holness, English radio and television presenter, dies at 83
Jan 6th - William McBeth, American composer, dies at 78
Jan 6th - Ellen Pence, social activist, dies from cancer at 63
Jan 6th - Roger Boisjoly, American aerodynamicist, dies at 73
Jan 7th - Ibrahim Aslan, Egyptian author, dies from heart failure at 77
Jan 9th - Malam Bacai Sanhá, President of Guinea-Bissau, dies of diabetes at 64
Jan 9th - Brian Curvis, British boxer and 1960 welterweight champion, dies from leukemia at 74
Jan 9th - Ruth Fernandez, Puerto Rican singer and politician, dies from septic shock and pneumonia at 92
Jan 9th - Bridie Gallagher, Irish singer, dies at 87
Jan 9th - William Roll, parapsychologist, dies at 85
Jan 10th - Gevork Vartanian, Soviet intelligence agent, dies at 87
Jan 12th - Reginald Hill, British crime author, dies of brain cancer at 75
Jan 12th - Bill Janklow, four-term Governor of South Dakota, dies of brain cancer at 72
Jan 12th - Charles Price, American businessman and diplomat, dies at 80
Jan 13th - Rauf Denktash, leader of Turkish Cypriots, dies of multiple organ failure at 87
Jan 13th - Gianpiero Moretti, steering wheel designer, dies from cancer at 71
Jan 15th - Edward Derwinski, Chicago congressman 1959-83 and first Secretary of Veteran Affairs, dies of cancer at 85
Jan 16th - Jimmy Castor, American pop and funk musician, died of heart failure at 71.
Jan 16th - Gustav Leonhardt, Master Dutch harpsichordist, organist and conductor,dies at 87
Jan 17th - Johnny Otis, R&B musician and talent scout, known as the godfather of rhythm and blues, dies at 90.
Jan 17th - Marty Springstead, American Major League baseball umpire and umpire supervisor, dies of heart attack at 74
Jan 20th - John F Baker Jnr, United States Army Master Sergeant and Medal of Honour recipient dies at 66
Jan 20th - Etta James, American singer, dies from leukaemia at 73
Jan 21st - Roy John Britten, American molecular biologist, dies at 92
Jan 21st - Jonathan Idema, American torturer, kidnapper and con-artist, dies from Aids complications at 55
Jan 22nd - Joe Paterno, American College Hall of Fame football coach, dies from lung cancer at 85
Jan 22nd - Dick Tufeld, American voice actor, dies at 85
Jan 23rd - Anthony Capo, DeCavalcante crime family hitman and informant, dies from heart attack at 52/53
Jan 24th - James Farentino, American actor, dies from heart failure at 73
Jan 24th - Patricia Neway, American opera and musical theatre singer, dies at 83
Jan 26th - Ian Abercrombie, English actor, dies from kidney failure at 77
Jan 27th - Kevin White, American politician, dies at 82
Jan 29th - Oscar Luigi Scalfaro, Italian politician, dies at 93
Jan 29th - Camilla Williams, American operatic soprano, dies at 92
Jan 30th - Frederick Treves, English actor, dies at 86
Jan 30th - Mary Grierson, Welsh botanical artist, dies at 99
Jan 31st - mike Kelley, American artist, commits suicide at 57
Jan 31st - Anthony Bevilacqua, American cardinal, dies at 88
Jan 31st - Dorothea Tanning, American artist, dies at 101
Jan 31st - Tristram Coffin, American folklorist, dies from pneumonia at 89
Feb 1st - Wislawa Szymborska, Polish poet and Nobel Laureate, dies at 88
Feb 1st - Angelo Dundee, American boxing trainer and cornerman, dies at 90
Feb 1st - Gerlando Alberti, Sicilian Mafioso, dies from cancer at 88
Feb 1st - Don Cornelius, American television host, commits suicide by gunshot at 75
Feb 2nd - Dorothy Gilman, American mystery writer, dies from Alzheimer's disease at 88
Feb 3rd - Norton Zinder, American biologist, dies from pneumonia at 83
Feb 3rd - Christopher Samuel Youd, British science fiction writer, dies at 89
Feb 3rd - Ben Gazzara, American actor, dies from pancreatic cancer at 81
Feb 3rd - Zalman King, American actor and director, dies from cancer at 69
Feb 4th - Florence Green, last surviving veteran of World War One, dies at 110
Feb 4th - Robert Glaser, American educational psychologist, dies from Alzheimer's disease at 91
Feb 4th - Istvan Csurka, Hungarian writer and politician, dies at 77
Feb 4th - Robert Daniel, five term American congressman for Virginia, dies at 75
Feb 5th - Sam Coppola, American actor, dies at 79
Feb 6th - Janice Voss, American astronaut, dies from breast cancer at 55
Feb 6th - Antoni Tapies, Spanish artist, dies at 88
Feb 6th - Peter Breck, American actor, dies at 82
Feb 7th - Patricia Stephens Due, African-American civil rights activist, dies from Alzheimer's disease at 72
Feb 7th - Phil Bruns, American actor and writer, dies of natural causes at 80
Feb 7th - Florence Holway, American rape victim and activist, dies at 96
Feb 8th - Luis Alberto Spinetta, Argentinian rock musician, dies from lung cancer at 62
Feb 8th - Gunther Plaut, German-Canadian rabbi, dies at 99
Feb 10th - Geoffrey Cornish, Canadian golf course architect, dies at 97
Feb 10th - Jeffrey Zaslow, American author and columnist, dies in a car accident at 53
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Feb 12th - Zina Bethune, American actress, dies from hit and run at 66