Joe DiMaggio Events

1914 Nov 25 Joe DiMaggio is Born
Born as Guiseppe Paolo DiMaggio in Martinez, California on November 25, 1914, Joe DiMaggio was the fourth son and eighth child born to Sicilian immigrants Guiseppe and Rosalie DiMaggio. T...
1941 Jul 17 Pitcher Jim Bagby, Sr. Ends Joe DiMaggio's 56-Game Hitting Streak
Finally, on July 17 in Cleveland, in a night game in front of 67,468 fans, DiMaggio went hitless against Cleveland pitchers Al Smith and Jim Bagby, Jr. In his first three at-bats, DiMaggi...
1954 Jan 14 Marilyn Monroe Marries Joe DiMaggio
She and Joe DiMaggio were married in San Francisco on January 14, 1954. They travelled to Japan soon after, combining a honeymoon with a business trip previously arranged by DiMaggio. For...
1954 Sep 15 Marilyn Monroe Films 'Skirt' Scene for The Seven Year Itch
The scene was originally filmed during the early morning hours of September 15, 1954, at the corner of Lexington Avenue and 52nd Street. Heavily publicized beforehand, it attracted a thou...
1955 Oct 31 Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio Get Divorced
DiMaggio eventually joined his wife in New York, but their relationship moved from disharmony to disaster after the shooting of one of Marilyn's most legendary scenes, the moment in which...
1999 Mar 8 Joe DiMaggio Dies
DiMaggio was admitted to Memorial Regional Hospital in Hollywood, Florida, on October 12, 1998, for lung cancer surgery and remained hospitalized there for the next 99 days. He returned t...