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Diamond jubilee

60th anniversary of an event

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60th anniversary of an event

[[Queen Victoria]]'s diamond jubilee service, 22 June 1897

Monument in [[Krumau am Kamp]] remembering the 60th anniversary of [[Emperor Franz Joseph I]]'s enthronement in 1908.

A diamond jubilee celebrates the 60th anniversary of a significant event related to a person (e.g. accession to the throne or wedding, among others) or the 60th anniversary of an institution's founding. The term is also used for 75th anniversaries, although the human lifespan makes this usage more common for institutions.

Western monarchies

The Tolsey clock commemorates the diamond jubilee (60 years) of [[Queen Victoria]]'s reign. The [[clock]] says "1837 – 1897". It lies between Market Street and High Street in [[Wotton-under-Edge]], [[Gloucestershire]], England.

George III of the United Kingdom died nine months before his diamond jubilee was due in 1820. The Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria celebrated her 60-year reign on 22 June 1897. The Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II was celebrated across the Commonwealth of Nations throughout 2012.

Asian monarchies

Diamond jubilee window at the [[College of Engineering, Pune]], India

In East Asia, the diamond jubilee coincides with the traditional 60-year sexagenary cycle, which is held in special importance despite not generally being called a "diamond jubilee." Monarchs such as the Kangxi and Qianlong emperors of China and Emperor Hirohito of Japan held celebrations for their 60th year of reign, as did King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand on 10 June 2006.

National governments also mark their 60th anniversary as diamond jubilees, as did the Republic of Korea in 2005 and the People's Republic of China in 2009. In South Asia, the term is also used for certain 100-day anniversaries. In the Indian and Pakistani film industries, a "diamond jubilee" film is a title that has been featured in cinemas for 100 days, and beyond.

African monarchies

The longest reigning monarch in history, Sobhuza II of Swaziland, celebrated his (60 year) diamond jubilee in 1981, dating from when he gained direct rule. There does not appear to have been any (75 year) diamond jubilee celebration.

List of diamond jubilees

Monarch	Realm	Accession day	Commemoration	More information
Queen Victoria	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the rest of the British Empire	20 June 1837	22 June 1897	Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria
Emperor Franz Joseph I	Austrian Empire, Austria-Hungary	2 December 1848	12 June 1908
Prince Johann II	Liechtenstein	12 November 1858	1918
Sultan Ibrahim of Johor	Johor	7 September 1895	17 September 1955
King Sobhuza II	Swaziland	10 December 1899	1959
Emperor Hirohito	Japan	25 December 1926	29 April 1986
King Bhumibol Adulyadej	Thailand	9 June 1946	10 June 2006	60th Anniversary Celebrations of Bhumibol Adulyadej's Accession
Queen Elizabeth II	United Kingdom, Australia, Canada and New Zealand	6 February 1952	2–5 June 2012	Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II
His Highness Prince Aga Khan IV	Nizari Isma'ilism	11 July 1957	11 July 2017 – 11 July 2018

Emperor Franz Joseph on the balcony of [[Schönbrunn Palace]] on the occasion of his 60th jubilee

In 1984, the phrase "Diamond Jubilee" was used by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in its logo for the sixtieth anniversary of the studio. In 2015 it marked Disneyland Park's Diamond Jubilee to celebrate 60 years. In 2025, Singapore will celebrate the diamond jubilee year from independence from Malaysia with the inaugural event on 31 December 2024.

References

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(12 March 2018). "75th Anniversary Diamond Jubilee". Augusta University.
(May 2019). "ASMP's 75th Anniversary". American Society of Media Photographers.
(October 2019). "NDTA 75th Anniversary Funds Campaign". National Defense Transportation Association.
Rutka, James T.. (January 2019). "Impactful publishing: the ''Journal of Neurosurgery'' and its diamond anniversary (1944–2019)". Journal of Neurosurgery.
(5 January 2010). "Extra bank holiday to mark Jubilee". Press Association.
"Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee".
(27 October 2015). "'Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee Scrapbook' website is launched".

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