Silver Jubilees in Recent History
- Sultan Abdulhamid II of Ottoman Empire celebrated his Silver Jubilee on 31 August 1901.
- Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria celebrated his Silver Jubilee on 2 December 1873.
- Emperor Wilhelm I of Germany celebrated his Silver Jubilee on 2 January 1886 as King of Prussia.
- King Oscar II of Sweden and Norway celebrated his Silver Jubilee on 18 September 1897.
- Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany celebrated his Silver Jubilee on 15 June 1913.
- King George V marked his Silver Jubilee in 1935. A train, Silver Jubilee, was named in honour of this. A number of public parks were opened in Britain around this time with the title Silver Jubilee Park or Jubilee Park.
- Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia celebrated his Silver Jubilee on 2 November 1955.
- King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand celebrated his Silver Jubilee on 9 June 1971.
- Queen Elizabeth II's Silver Jubilee was in 1977.
- Queen Margrethe II of Denmark celebrated her Silver Jubilee on 14 January 1997.
- King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden celebrated his Silver Jubilee on 15 September 1998.
- King Juan Carlos I of Spain celebrated his Silver Jubilee on 22 November 2000.
- Pope John Paul II celebrated his Silver Jubilee in 2003.
- Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria celebrated his Silver Jubilee in 1996.
- Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands celebrated her Silver Jubilee on 29 April 2005.
- Sultan Azlan Shah of Perak celebrated his Silver Jubilee on 3 February 2009.
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