2015 Event Nobel prize winning mathematician John Forbes Nash, Jr., 86, and his wife Alicia, 82, die after an accident in New Jersey in which their taxi lost control 2015 Event The tomb of an Egyptian queen, Khentakawess III, is discovered by a team of Czech archaeologists; the queen lived during the Fifth Dynasty and was likely the wife of Pharaoh Neferefre 2014 Event NFL player Ray Rice will be allowed to resume playing in the league; Rice was suspended in July after video surfaced in which he knocked out his fiancee (now wife) by punching her in an elevator 2014 Event 27 hostages have been freed in Cameroon, including the wife of vice prime minister Amadou Ali and a group of Chinese workers; Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram is suspected to be responsible 2014 Event Seth Meyers hosts the 66th Annual Emmy Awards; winning series include 'Modern Family' for best comedy and 'Breaking Bad' for best drama; winning actors include Julianna Margulies ('The Good Wife') and Bryan Cranston ('Breaking Bad') 2014 Event Shelly Sterling, Donald Sterling's wife and co-owner of the L.A. Clippers, plans to sell the team to former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer for $2 billion; the sale depends on approval from the NBA and Donald 2014 Event Debbie Dingell, wife of U.S. Representative John Dingell, announces her plans to run for her husband's seat after he retires; Rep. Dingell announced his retirement yesterday 2013 Event Teresa Heinz Kerry, 74, wife of U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, was discharged from the hospital after suffering a seizer nearly three weeks ago; she is expected to make a full recovery 2013 Event Russia's President, Vladimir Putin and his wife appear on live television to announce they have divorced after thirty years of marriage 2011 Event Suzanne Mubarek, wife of ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarek, has open heart surgery after having a heart attack brought on by a corruption investigation 2008 Death Charlton Heston, dies at 84, at his home in Beverly Hills, California, with Lydia, his wife of 64 years, by his side 2004 Event Tony Awards, Avenue Q, I Am My Own Wife, Henry IV revival and Assassins revival won major awards 2004 Death Brian Maxwell, entreprenuer/runner, developed the Powerbar with his nutritionist wife in 1986, dies at 51 2000 Death Loretta Young, actress, The Bishop's Wife, dies at 87 1998 Death Henny Youngman, comedian (Take my wife please), dies at 92 1998 Death Henny Youngman, comedian, ", Take My Wife, Please!: Henny Youngman's Giant Book of Jokes, ", dies at 91 1997 Event New York Ranger Wayne Gretsky wife Janet is knocked unconcious and gets 2 stitches while watching the game as a plexiglass falls on her 1997 Death Diana, Princess of Wales, first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales, mother of Princes William and Harry, noted for philanthropy, dies in Paris, at age 36, killed in a car crash 1997 Death Brenda Carlin, TV producer and wife of comedian George Carlin, dies at 57 1996 Death Siti Hartinah Suharto, wife of President Suharto of Indonesia, dies at 72 1994 Death Elizabeth Meyer, wife of Paul Michael Glaser, dies of AIDS at 47 1994 Death Anna Hauptmann, wife of Lindbergh baby kidnapper Bruno, dies at 95 1994 Death Roswell Gilbert, who mercy killed his ailing wife, dies at 85 1994 Death Ron Goldman, waiter, murdered with wife of OJ Simpson at 27 1994 Event Aldrich Ames, former CIA officer and wife Rosario plead guilty to spying 1994 Event Radio personality Rush Limbaugh weds wife #3, Marta Fitzgerald 1994 Death Giulietta Masina, wife of Federico Felini/(La Strada), dies at 74 1994 Death Lili Damita, wife of Errol Flynn (Bridge of San Luis Rey), dies at 89 1994 Death Lady Caithness, wife of British undersecretary, commits suicide 1993 Death Victorine Hefting, historian/wife of Bert Baker, dies at 88 1993 Death Lucinda Ballard, U.S. costume designer/wife of Howard Dietz, dies at 90 1993 Death John P. W. Meefout, sculptor (Laying wife), dies at 77 1993 Event Former Washington D.C. Mayor Marion Barry divorces his wife Effi 1993 Event Tony Curtis weds Lisa Deutsch as his 4th wife 1993 Death Kobo Abe, Japanese writer (Wife in the Sand), dies at 68 1993 Death Noorjahan Begum, "adulterous" wife in Bangladesh, stoned to death 1992 Death Adrienne Canivez, wife of Victor of Vriesland, dies 1992 Event Tipper Gore (wife of future Vice President) admits to covering clock on her VCR with black tape so she wouldn't have to watch it blink 1992 Death Flora SA Benson, U.S., wife of President Ezra Taft B of mormon church, dies 1992 Death Lady Rothermere, Bubbles, wife of British newspaper magnate, dies 1992 Event Ballet dancer Peter Martins charged with beating his wife 1992 Event New York City Ballet star Peter Martins, arrested for beating his wife 1992 Event 2 skeletons excavated in Yekaterinburg ID'ed as Czar Nicholas II and wife 1992 Event Noriega's wife Felicidad arrested for stealing buttons from dresses 1992 Event Jose Canseco repeatedly rams his Porsche into wife Esther's BMW 1992 Death Ginette Leclerc, actress (Baker's Wife), dies at 79 1991 Death Oona Chaplin, daughter of Eugene O'Neill/wife of Charles, dies at 66 1990 Event Jeff Goldblum and wife Geena Davis file for divorce 1990 Death Liesbeth de Uyl-of Vessem, feminist/wife of Joop du, dies 1990 Death Albert Salmi, (Caddyshack), kills terminally ill wife and self at 62 1990 Death Marc Clement, actor (Career Opportunities, Sluggers Wife), dies 1990 Death Mary Jane Carr, actress (Forbidden Trail, Second Wife), dies 1989 Death Elena Ceausescu, wife of Romania's dictator Nicolea, executed 1989 Death Elena Ceaucescu, wife of Romanian dictator Nicolae, executed 1989 Event Margaret Ray found in David Letterman's home, claims to be his wife 1988 Death Kurt Raab, writer/actor (Boarding School, Stationmaster's Wife), dies 1988 Event Givens' Family reports Mike Tyson beats his wife Robin Givens 1987 Event Gary Hart admits on "Nightline," to cheating on his wife 1987 Event Johnny Carson marries 4th wife Alexis Mass 1986 Event Bobby (Patrick Duffy) returns to Dallas, his death is attributed to his wife Pam's bad dream (erases all of last season) 1985 Death Rock Hudson, actor (MacMillian and Wife), dies of AIDS at 59 1985 Event Claus von Bulow acquitted on charges he tried to murder his wife 1984 Event South Africa prisoner Nelson Mandela sees his wife for 1st time in 22 years 1983 Event Danuta Walesa, wife of Lech Walesa, accepts his Nobel Peace Prize 1983 Death Shawn Lewis, 5th wife of Jerry Lee Lewis, dies of methadone overdose 1983 Death Christina E "Christine" Auwen, singer/wife of John Kelly, dies at 75 1982 Death Eleanor Powell, tap dancer/wife of Glenn Ford, dies at 69 of cancer 1981 Event Rita Jenrette (wife of Abscam congressman) appears on Donahue 1979 Event "I Love My Wife" closes at Barrymore Theater New York City after 864 performances 1979 Death John Carroll, actor (Hired Wife, Fiesta, Geraldine), dies at 72 1978 Event Muriel Humphrey, Senator-D-Minnesota 1978, wife of late Hubert Humphrey takes his office 1977 Death Johanna Andersen-Nexo, wife of Danish poet Martin A-N, dies at 74 1977 Event "I Love My Wife" opens at Barrymore Theater New York City for 864 performances 1976 Death Martha Mitchell wife of former Attorney General John Mitchell, dies in New York at 57 1975 Event Andrei Sakharov's wife Yelena Bonner, accepts his Nobel Peace Prize 1974 Death Mrs Park Chung Hi, wife of South Korean president, murdered 1974 Death Pam Morrison, wife of Door's vocalist Jim, dies of drug overdose 1973 Death Mary Carr, actress (Forbidden Trail, 2nd Wife), dies at 99 1973 Event Yankees trade wife swapper Mike Kekich for Lowell Palmer 1971 Event "McMillan and Wife," debuts on NBC-TV 1970 Birthday Mandy Smith, England, rocker, I Just Can't Wait, wife of Bill Wyman 1970 Death Josina Machel, wife of Mozambique's 1st President Samora Machel, dies 1970 Event Jeffrey McDonald slices up his wife and daughter 1969 Birthday Elaine Irwin Mellencamp, Allentown Penn, wife of John Cougar 1969 Event "My Wife, My Dog, My Cat," by Maskman and The Agents hits #92 1969 Death Victoria von Battenberg, wife of Spanish king Alfonso, dies at 81 1968 Birthday Debra Messing, born in Brooklyn, New York, actress, appeared on 'Will & Grace', 'The Starter Wife', television shows 1968 Death Lurleen Burns, wife of George Wallace/Governor of Alabama, dies at 41 1967 Event Paul McCartney meets his future wife Linda Eastman 1967 Event Herr Karl Tausch writes shortest will "Vse Zene" (All to wife) 1966 Death Emma Dunn, actress (You Can't Fool Your Wife), dies at 91 1966 Death Claudette Orbison, wife of singer Roy, dies in a motorcyle crash 1966 Birthday Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, model/wife of John Kennedy Jr 1964 Death Tom Terriss, English director (His Buddy's Wife, Sumuru), dies at 91 1962 Event Dr. Geza DeKaplany tortures wife with acid 1962 Death Lucile Watson, actress (Great Lie, Model Wife, Florian), dies at 83 1961 Birthday Diana, Princess of Wales, born in Park House, England, first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales, mother of Princes William and Harry, noted for philanthropy 1960 Birthday Maria Gloria von Schonberg-Glauchau, wife of prince Thurn un Taxis 1957 Event Jerry Lee Lewis weds his cousin Myra Gale Brown, 13, while still married to his 1st wife Jane Mitcham 1956 Birthday Mariana Simionescu, Tirgu Neamt Romania, 1st wife of Bjorn Borg 1956 Birthday Mark Handley, born in Hollywood, California, writer, screenwriter, playwright, married, lived in log cabin with his wife to live in isolation, wrote play Idioglossia, which became the film, Nell, starring Jodie Foster, 1994, directed by Michael Apted 1956 Birthday Trudie Styler, England, wife of Sting/sponsor, Rainforest Concert 1955 Event Dutch Reformed Church condemns woman/wife as vicar 1955 Birthday Dimitra Papandreau, born in Greece, wife of Greek Prime Minister Andreas Papandreau 1955 Birthday Michael O'Keefe, born in New Jersey, actor, Caddyshack, Ironweed, Slugger's Wife 1955 Birthday Ornella Muti, born in Rome, Italy, actress, Flash Gordon, Most Beautiful Wife 1955 Death Clementine, Princess of Belg, wife of V Napoleon Bonaparte, dies at 82 1954 Event Dr. Sam Sheppard's wife Marilyn is murdered (he is accused of crime) 1954 Death Nina Vasar, wife of Russian composer Dmitri Sjostakovitsj, dies 1954 Birthday Bebe Buell, born in Norfolk, Virginia, wife of Todd Rundgren/playmate, Nov, 1974 1954 Death M C Frida Kahlo, Mexican painter/wife of Diego Rivera, dies at 47 1954 Birthday Alison Stern, wife of radio personality Howard Stern, Private Parts 1951 Birthday JoAnna Cameron, born in Colorado, actress, I Love My Wife, Isis 1951 Birthday Queen Noor of Jordan, born in Washington, D.C., Lisa Najeeb Halaby, president of United World Colleges movement, fourth wife and widow to King Hussein of Jordan 1950 Birthday Loredana Berte, Milan Italy, singer/2nd ex wife of Bjorn Borg 1950 Birthday Donna Hanover Giuliani, TV news anchor, WPIX, wife of Mayor Giuliani 1949 Birthday Rita Jenrette, born in San Antonio, Texas, wife of Rep John Jenrette, D-SC 1949 Birthday Marilyn Tucker Quayle, novelist/wife of vice president Dan, 1989-93 1949 Birthday Marilyn Quayle, wife of vice president Dan Quayle, 1989-93 1949 Birthday Cyndy Garvey, born in Detroit, wife of Steve Garvey, talk show host, AM LA 1949 Death Maria "Beppie" Bakker, Dutch actress/wife of Piet Vink Sr, dies at 95 1949 Birthday Ivana Trump, former wife of Donald 1948 Birthday Diane Ackerman, born in Waukegan, Illinois, American poet, author and naturalist, wrote 'Wife of Light' and 'A Natural History of Love' 1948 Birthday Tipper Gore, wife of vice president Al Gore, 1993-01 1947 Event Husband and wife Dr. Carl Cori and Dr. Gerty Cori are 1st spouses to be awarded joint Nobel Prizes 1947 Birthday Bojoura, Raina GB van Melzen, Dutch singer/wife of Hans Cleuver 1946 Birthday Susan Saint James, Miller, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, McMillian and Wife 1946 Birthday Maureen Cox Starkey, 1st wife of Beatle Ringo Starr 1946 Death Johanna HC Albregt, actress/wife of Henri Dons (Paradise), dies at 71 1945 Birthday Helen Mirren, born in England, actress, Cook Thief Wife 1945 Death Eva Braun, mistress/wife of Hitler, commits suicide at 33 1944 Birthday Robyn Smith Astaire, jockey/wife of Fred Astaire 1944 Death Felka Platek, wife of painter Felix Nussbaum, dies in Auschwitz 1944 Birthday Cipa Dichter, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, pianist/wife of Misha Dichter 1943 Birthday Silvia Sommerlath, German wife of King Carl XVI of Sweden, 1973- 1943 Death ... Reydons, wife of General Reydons, shot to death by resistance 1941 Birthday Patricia Harty, Washington D.C., actress, Occasional Wife, Blondie 1941 Birthday Soraya Khashoogi, born in Leicester, England, wife, Adrian Khashoogi 1940 Birthday Ria Lubbers, wife of Dutch premier Ruud Lubbers 1939 Death Nadezjda K Krupskaya, Russian revolutionary/wife of Lenin, dies at 70 1939 Birthday John Schuck, born in Boston, Massachusetts, comedian, McMillan and Wife, Holmes and Yoyo 1939 Death Jameson Thomas, actor (Piccadilly, Farmer's Wife), dies at 50 1937 Death Betty Carver, wife of Bernard Montgomery, buried 1937 Death Betty Carver, wife of English Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, dies 1936 Birthday Kitty Dukakis, wife of Michael Dukakis, Governor Massachusetts 1936 Birthday Joan Kennedy, 1st wife of Mass Senator, Ted 1936 Event Jockey Ralph Neves unexpectedly revived after being declared dead after a fall. His wife fainted when he returned to track 1936 Birthday May Britt, Sweden, actress, Young Lions, wife of Sammy Davis, Jr. 1935 Birthday Michael Callan, Calinieff, Philadelphia, actor, Peter-Occasional Wife 1935 Death Mina Dilis-Beersmans, Flemish actress/wife of John Dilis, dies at 71 1934 Birthday Diana Sands, New York City, actress, Raisin in the Sun, Doctor's Wife 1933 Death Lillian Hall-Davies actress (Farmer's Wife, Ring), dies at 36 1932 Death Nadya Aliluieva, wife of Joseph Stalin, dies at 30 1931 Birthday Janice Rule, born in Norwood, Ohio, actress, Alvarez Kelly, Doctor's Wife 1931 Birthday Sawako Ariyoshi, Japanese writer, Compound Pollution, Doctor's Wife 1930 Birthday Joan Mondale, wife of U.S. vice-president Walter Mondale, 1977-81 1930 Death Cosima Liszt, wife of Austrian composer Richard Wagner, dies at 92 1929 Death Sara Amsel, Indon/Dutch actress/wife of Carel van Hoisted, dies at 58 1929 Birthday Catherine Gaskin, romantic novelist, Fiona, Coporation Wife 1928 Birthday Hendrika G "Tine" de Vries, actress, Seaman's Wife 1928 Birthday Joan Kroc, wife of Ray Korc/owner, McDonalds and San Diego Padres 1927 Birthday Rachel Roberts, born in Llanelly, Wales, actress, Foul Play, Doctor's Wife 1926 Event W Somerset Maughams "Constant Wife," premieres in New York City 1926 Birthday Claus Von Bulow, accused of murdering his wife 1926 Death Christina Goedvolk, wife of Henry Jut, dies 1926 Birthday Mona Freeman, born in Baltimore, actress, Black Beauty, Dear Wife, Heiress 1926 Event Mussolini's Irish wife breaks his nose 1925 Birthday Ethel Kennedy, wife of Bobby 1925 Birthday Rock Hudson, born in Winnetka, Illinois, actor, McMillian and Wife 1924 Birthday Siti Hartinah Suharto, wife of President Suharto of Indonesia 1924 Birthday James Kirkwood, born in Los Angeles, California, actor and writer, Hired Wife 1924 Birthday Liesbeth den Uyl-van Vessem, feminist/wife of Joop den Uyl 1924 Event Eden Phillpotts' "Farmer's Wife," premieres in London 1923 Birthday Yelena Bonner, Moscow, soviet disident/wife of Andre Sakharov 1921 Birthday Brian Moore, Ireland, novelist, Catholics, Doctor's Wife 1921 Birthday Nancy Walker, Philadelphia, Bounty ads/actress, Rhoda, McMillan and Wife 1921 Death Augusta Victoria, Queen of Prussia/wife of Emperor Wilhelm II, dies 1921 Birthday Diana Barrymore, born in New York City, actress in Nightmare, Lady Courageous, Fired Wife 1920 Birthday Ruth Graham, born in China, wife of evangelist Billy Graham, author, poet, writer, philanthropist 1920 Death Ottalee Baker, Frank "Home Run" Baker's wife, dies at 31 1919 Birthday George Gobel, born in Chicago, Illinois, comedian/TV personality, I Love My Wife 1918 Birthday Louis Althusser, French philosopher, For Marx, Strangled His Wife 1918 Birthday Martha Mitchell, wife of Attorney General John Mitchell 1918 Death Alexandra Fjodorova, wife of tsar Nicolas II, shot to death at 46 1918 Birthday Mary Healy, New Orleans, actress, 2nd Fiddle, He Married his Wife 1917 Death Maria J "Marie" Bakker, actress/wife of Maarten Stranger, dies at 59 1917 Birthday Jane Wyman, born in Missouri, actress, film, television, Academy Award-winner, first wife of U.S. President Ronald Reagan 1916 Birthday Lilian Baels, English 2nd wife of Belgian king Leopold III 1914 Birthday Martin Ritt, actor and director for Slugger's Wife, End of the Game 1913 Birthday Lynn Bari, Roanoke, Virginia, actress, Connie-Detective Wife, Earthbound 1911 Birthday Eddie Mayehoff, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actor, Hour Glass, How to Murder Your Wife 1909 Death Johanna "Lena" Bakker, Dutch actress/wife of Bruno Gerlach, dies at 34 1907 Birthday Frida Kahlo, Mexican painter/wife of Diego Rivera 1906 Birthday Anne Morrow Lindbergh, author/aviator, Charles' wife 1906 Birthday Henny Youngman, born in London, England, comedian, Take my wife please 1906 Birthday Henny Youngman, American Comedian, "Take my wife - please" 1906 Event English Minister of Foreign affairs Edward Grey's wife Dorothy fatally injured 1906 Birthday Henny Youngman, England, comedian, Take my wife please... 1905 Birthday Anna Blaman, Johanna P Vrugt, Dutch writer, Wife and Friend 1903 Death Draga Masin, wife of Serbian king Aleksandar I, murdered at 35 1902 Birthday Magda [Helena] Lupescu, wife of King Carol II of Romania 1901 Birthday Corry Vonk, Cornelia D, wife of Wim Kan, ABC-cabaret 1900 Birthday Elizabeth, Queen Mother Of England, King George VI's wife 1900 Birthday Zelda Fitzgerald, 1st wife of F Scott 1899 Event Morning Post reporter Winston Churchill and wife captured in Natal 1898 Death Elisabeth AE, empress of Austria/wife of Franz Joseph I, dies at 60 1898 Birthday Marilyn Miller, Renolds, U.S. actress, Sunny, wife of Jack Pickford 1898 Birthday Enny de Leeuwe, Engelina, actress, Anatevka, wife of Pierre Mols 1894 Birthday Basil Sydney, born in England, actor, Hamlet, Jassy, Simba, Farmer's Wife 1893 Birthday Daan Boens, Flemish poet, Man who sold his Wife 1890 Death Augusta Maria L Katharina, wife of Germ emperor Wilhelm I, dies at 78 1889 Birthday Sophie Taeuber/Tauber-Arp, Swiss sculptor/wife of Hans Arp, Dada 1888 Event Bertha, wife of inventor Karl Benz, makes 1st motor tour 1888 Birthday Jameson Thomas, born in London, England, actor, Farmer's Wife 1887 Birthday Victoria von Battenberg, wife of Spanish king Alfonso 1887 Event President Abraham Lincoln's re-buried with his wife in Springfield, Illinois 1886 Birthday Diego Rivera, Lenin of Mexico, Mexico, painter/wife of Frida Kahlo 1885 Birthday Aaf Bouber-ten Hoope, Dutch actress, Jantjes, wife of Herman Bouber 1885 Birthday Clara [G Meijer-]Wichmann, German anarchists/feminist, Wife and society 1883 Birthday Enny Vrede, Maria M Muller, Dutch actress/wife of Eduard Verkade 1882 Birthday George Bancroft, born in Philadelphia, actor, Underworld, wife of Octavia Brooke 1882 Birthday James Gleason, New York City, writer and actor, Bishop's Wife, Flying Fool 1879 Birthday Ethel Barrymore, Philadelphia, actress, Constant Wife, Corn is Green 1879 Birthday Marie Koenen, author/wife of Felix Rutten, Wassend Cereal 1875 Death Amalia, wife of King Otto of Greece, dies at 58 1874 Birthday Johanna HC Albregt, Dutch actress, Dumb August, wife of Henri Dons 1874 Birthday Johanna M "Lena" Bakker, Dutch actress/wife of Bruno Gerlach 1872 Birthday Tom Terriss, born in London, England, director, His Buddy's Wife, Sumuru 1872 Birthday [Rosalie] Julia Cuypers, Flemish actress/wife of Joseph of Lyre 1872 Birthday Clementine, Princess of Belgium, wife of Prince Napoleon Bonaparte 1872 Death Amalia, princess of Weimar/wife of prince Hendrik the Navigator, dies 1869 Birthday Nadezjda K Krupskaja, Russian revolutionary/wife of Lenin 1868 Event Brigham Young marries his 27th and final wife 1866 Birthday Carla Ford, Henry's wife 1866 Death Maria Amalia, of Bourbon-Sicily, wife of Louis Filips of Austria, dies 1865 Birthday Margaret Murray Washington, wife of Booker T/head, NACW 1896..1918 1864 Birthday George Barbier, Philadelphia, actor, Tarzan's Revenge, Wife vs Secretary 1864 Death Henriette ALF countess of Wegimont, wife of king Willem I, dies at 72 1863 Birthday Mina Dilis-Beersmans, Flemish actress/wife of John Dilis, Poppenhuis 1861 Birthday Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, 2nd wife of Theodore Roosevelt 1861 Birthday Alica Hathaway Lee Roosevelt, 1st wife of Theodore Roosevelt 1860 Event 1st "dime" novel issued "Malaesk The Indian Wife of the White Hunter" 1860 Event 1st U.S. "dime novel" published: "Malaseka, The Indian Wife of the White Hunter," by Mrs. Ann Stevens 1860 Birthday Ellen Louise Axson Wilson, 1st wife of Woodrow Wilson 1853 Birthday Maria E "Beppie" Bakker, Dutch actress/wife of Piet Vink Sr 1850 Death Louisa Maria, queen of Belgium (1832-50)/wife of Leopold I, dies at 38 1849 Death Dolley Madison, wife of the 4th President of the United States, James Madison, First Lady of the United States, 1809 - 1817, acted as First Lady for Thomas Jefferson, portrait appears on United States Mint 1/2 ounce $10 gold coins, died at age 81 in Washington, D.C. 1845 Death Isabella Colbran, wife of Italian composer Gioacchino Rossini, dies 1842 Death Letitia Tyler, President Tyler's (1841-45) wife, dies at 51 1838 Birthday Henry Sidgwick, English philosopher, Wife at University 1837 Birthday Cosima Liszt, wife of Austrian composer Richard Wagner 1837 Death Maria Fitzherbert, morganatic wife of King George IV, dies 1832 Birthday Caroline Lavinia Scott Harrison, 1st wife of Benjamin Harrison 1830 Birthday Amalia MdGA, princess of Saxon-Weimar-Eisenach/wife of prince Henry 1828 Death Rachel Jackson, wife of 7th U.S. President Andrew Jackson, dies 1820 Birthday Julia Gardiner Tyler, 2nd wife of President John Tyler, 1841-45 1818 Birthday Amalia, wife of king Otto of Greece 1818 Birthday Sophia Frederika Mathilde, queen of Netherlands/wife of William III 1816 Death Christiane Vulpius, wife of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, dies at 51 1812 Birthday Louisa Maria, Queen of the Belgians, 1832 - 1850, wife of Leopold I 1810 Death Luise, queen of Prussia/wife of Frederik Willem III, dies at 34 1807 Death Charles G van Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel, wife of F Louisa W, dies 1797 Death Elisabeth C von Brunswick-Bevern, wife of Frederick II, dies at 81 1794 Event Dr. Jessee Bennet of Edom Va, performs 1st successful Cesarean section operation on his wife 1792 Birthday Henriette ALF countess d'Oultremont de Wegimont, wife of King Willem I 1790 Birthday Letitia Christian Tyler, 1st wife of President Tyler 1784 Death Mary Mead, wife of English journalist John Wilkes, dies 1783 Birthday Hannah Hoes Van Buren, New York, wife of President Martin, 1837-41, died 1819 1782 Death Louise Ulrike, queen of Sweden/wife of Adolf Frederik, dies at 61 1782 Birthday Maria Amalia of Bourbon-Sicily, wife of Louis Phillip of Austria 1776 Birthday Luise, queen of Prussia/wife of Frederik Willem III 1775 Birthday Adam A earl von Neipperg, Austrian general and Napoleon's wife Marie lover 1768 Birthday Dolley Madison, born in New Garden, North Carolina, wife of the 4th President of the United States, James Madison, First Lady of the United States, 1809 - 1817, acted as First Lady for Thomas Jefferson, portrait appears on United States Mint 1/2 ounce $10 gold coins 1767 Birthday Rachel Donelson Jackson, wife of President Andrew, 1828-37, died 1828 1765 Birthday Christiane Vulpius, wife of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1762 Event Russian Czar Peter III divorces his wife Catharina II 1751 Birthday Wilhelmina FS, princess of Prussia/Orange/wife of Willem V 1748 Birthday Amalia Furstin von Gallitzin, wife of Russian monarch Golitsyn 1726 Death John Vanbrugh, Dutch/English playwright (Provoked Wife), dies at 62 1720 Birthday Louise Ulrike, queen of Sweden/wife of Adolf Frederik 1717 Birthday Maria Theresa, Empress of Austria, Wife of emperor Franz I 1716 Death William Wycherley, dramatist (The Country Wife), dies at about 75 1715 Birthday Elisabeth C van Brunswick-Bevern, wife of Frederik II "the Great" 1688 Event King James II's wife and son flee to France 1688 Event King James II's wife and son flee England for France 1674 Death Susanna van Baerle, Dutch poet/wife of Geeraert Burns, dies at 52 1652 Death Frances Cecil, 2nd wife of English earl of Shaftesbury, dies 1649 Death Elisabeth Bas, wife of Dutch Admiral Swartenhondt, dies at about 78 1637 Death Susanna van Baerle, Dutch wife of Constantine Huygens, dies at 37 1635 Birthday Francoise d'Aubigne, wife of King Louis XIV 1631 Death Arabella Holles, wife of English politician Thomas Wentworth, dies 1631 Death Mumtax Mahal, wife of Shah Jahan of India, her tomb (Taj Mahal) 1623 Death Anne Hathaway, wife of William Shakespeare, dies 1622 Birthday Susanna van Baerle, Dutch poet/wife of Geeraert Burns 1620 Death Louise de Coligny, French 4th wife of Willem of Orange, dies at 65 1620 Death Louise de Coligny, 4th wife of Willem of Orange, dies at 65 1602 Birthday Amalia, countess of Solms-Braunfels, wife of Governor Frederik Hendrik 1598 Death Anna van Bull, 1st wife of Polish/Swedish king Sigismund II, dies 1577 Death Anna, duchess of Saxon/wife of prince Willem of Orange, dies at 32 1560 Death Amy Robsart, wife of English premier Robert Dudley, dies by accident 1560 Death Marie Guise, French wife of king Jacobus V of Scotland, dies at 44 1557 Death Anne of Cleeves, queen of England/4th wife of Henry VIII, dies at 41 1555 Birthday Louise de Coligny, French 4th wife of Willem of Orange 1548 Death Catharine Parr, queen of England/wife of Henry VIII, dies at about 36 1544 Birthday Anna, duchess of Saxson/wife of prince Willem of Orange, 1561-71 1543 Event England's King Henry VIII weds Catherine Parr (6th and last wife) 1542 Death Catharine Howard, queen of England/5th wife of Henry VIII, beheaded 1540 Event English King Henry VIII marries Catharine Howard, his 5th wife 1540 Event Henry VIII divorces his 4th wife, Anne of Cleves 1540 Event Protestant count Philip of Hessen marries 2nd wife 1540 Event King Henry VIII of England married his 4th wife, Anne of Cleves 1537 Death Jane Seymour, 3rd wife of Henry VIII, dies 1536 Death Anne Boleyn, Queen of England/wife of Henry VIII, beheaded 1536 Death Catherine of Aragon, 1st wife of England's King Henry VIII, dies 1533 Event Henry VIII divorces his 1st wife, Catherine of Aragon 1515 Birthday Marie Guise, French wife of king James V of Scotland 1515 Birthday Anna van Kleef, queen of England/4th wife of Henry VIII 1514 Death Anna de Bretagne, wife of Maximilian, dies at 36 1509 Event King Henry VIII marries wife #1 Catharina of Aragon 1509 Event Henry VIII married wife No 1, Catherine of Aragon 1505 Birthday Maria, queen of Hungary/wife of Louis II/governess of Netherlands, 1531-55 1485 Birthday Catherine of Aragon, Spanish princess/1st wife of Henry VIII 1477 Birthday Anna de Bretagne, wife of Maximilian of Austria and Louis XII 1427 Death Jan IV, duke of Brabant/Limburg/wife of Jacoba van Bayern, dies 1384 Death Louis, duke of Anjou/wife of Marie of Bretagne 1346 Event Emperor Louis IV of Bavaria gives his wife Margaretha, Holland/Zealand 1318 Birthday Eleonora Plantagenet, daughter of King Eduard II/wife of Reinald II 1288 Death Beatrice van Kortrok/Brabant, Belgian wife of king Henry, dies at 63 1204 Death Eleanor of Aquitaine, wife of Louis VII and Henry II, dies at 81 1194 Death Margaretha van Elzas, wife of count Boudouin V of Henegouwen, dies 1144 Death Petronella, wife of earl Floris II the Vette of Holland/regent, dies 1077 Death Agnes of Poitou, German empress/wife of emperor Henry III, dies 1043 Death Gisela, wife of RC-German emperor Conrad II the Salier, dies at 52 1034 Death Romanus III Argyrus, Byzantine emperor (1028-34), assasinated by wife 991 Death Theophano, German Empress/wife of Emperor Otto II, dies 921 Death Ludmilla, wife of 1st christian Bohemian king Borijov I/saint, dies 843 Death Judith, French empress/2nd wife of Louis de Vrome, dies 803 Death Irene, Byzantine empress/wife of emperor Leo IV, dies 794 Death Fastrada, 3rd wife of French king Charles the Great, dies at 30 783 Death Bertha "with the great feet", wife of French king Pippin III, dies 573 Death Alboin, king of Longobarden, probably poisoned by his wife 545 Death Chlotilde, wife of French king Clovis/saint, dies at about 70
