Platinum jubilee
A platinum jubilee is a celebration held to mark an anniversary. Among monarchies, it usually refers to a 70th anniversary.
Monarch | Accession Day | Commemoration |
Bernard VII, Lord of Lippe | 12 August 1429 | 1500 |
John Louis, Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken | 19 October 1472 | 1544 |
William IV, Princely count of Henneberg-Schleusingen | 26 May 1480 | 1550 |
Christian Augustus, Count Palatine of Sulzbach | 14 August 1632 | 1703 |
Louis XIV of France | 14 May 1643 | 1713 |
Heinrich XI, Prince Reuss of Greiz | 17 March 1723 | 1793 |
Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden | 12 May 1738 | 1808 |
George William, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe | 13 February 1787 | 1857 |
Mudhoji IV Rao Naik Nimbalkar, Raja of Phaltan | 7 December 1841 | 1912 |
Karansinhji, Thakor of Lakhtar | 15 June 1846 | 1916 |
Johann II, Prince of Liechtenstein | 12 November 1858 | 1928 |
Bhagvat Singh | 14 December 1869 | 1940 |
Sobhuza II of Swaziland | 10 December 1899 | 1969 |
Idris ibni Muhammad al-Qadri, Tunku Besar of Tampin | 3 December 1929 | 1999 |
King Bhumibol of Thailand | 9 June 1946 | 2016 |
Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand was the most recent monarch to celebrate a platinum jubilee; he died shortly after official celebrations in Thailand took place. The next currently reigning monarch who would celebrate a platinum jubilee is Queen Elizabeth II in February 2022.
In South Asian usage, a "platinum jubilee" refers not to an anniversary, but the celebration of 75 weeks. For instance, in Pakistan and India, a platinum jubilee film is one shown in cinemas for 75 weeks or more. The success measure for a 'super hit film' is minimum six months release on its main cinema.
The next level of celebration, an anniversary of 75 years, is called a Diamond Jubilee. An anniversary of 100 years is simply called a centenary.