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On This Day: Klimt Painting Sale, Royal Wedding, Boxing Upset
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On This Day: Klimt Painting Sale, Royal Wedding, Boxing Upset

From Die Zeit · () German

Translated from German, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • This article provides a historical calendar of events for June 19th.
  • Notable events include the sale of Gustav Klimt's "Adele Bloch-Bauer I" for a record price in 2006.
  • It also recalls the marriage of Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf to Silvia Sommerlath in 1976 and Max Schmeling's boxing victory over Joe Louis in 1936.

This daily calendar revisits significant events, anecdotes, and notable birthdays and deaths associated with June 19th.

In 2006, Gustav Klimt's iconic painting "Adele Bloch-Bauer I" fetched a then-record $135 million at auction. This sale marked the highest price ever paid for a painting at that time.

Further historical highlights include the 1976 marriage of Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf to Silvia Sommerlath in Stockholm Cathedral. Earlier, in 1936, German boxer Max Schmeling secured a crucial victory over the previously undefeated American Joe Louis, knocking him out in the twelfth round of a world title eliminator bout in New York.

Other events noted for June 19th include Kuwait's independence from Great Britain in 1961, after 62 years as a British protectorate established in 1899 to avoid Ottoman dominance. Additionally, Friedrich Ludwig Jahn opened the first public gymnastics facility on Hasenheide, south of Berlin, in 1811.

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Originally published by Die Zeit in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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