Anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz
The Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum states that the camp was liberated on 27 January 1945 and documents the 81st anniversary of liberation on 27 January 2026.
Date and recurrence
27 January
This authority record treats the observance as a fixed annual date. The same month and day can be reused unless a stronger source changes the rule.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is Auschwitz-Birkenau / Holocaust remembrance context. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Also known as
Auschwitz Liberation Day
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
- Remembrance Civic Context Care.
Sources
- Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum — liberation anniversaryOfficial Memorial
Frequently asked questions
When is Anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz?
27 January The stored recurrence guidance is: 27 January.
Does Anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz fall on the same date every year?
The authority record classifies it as fixed annual, so its month and day are reusable unless stronger evidence changes the rule.
Is Anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: Auschwitz-Birkenau / Holocaust remembrance context. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes Anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz?
The stored designation basis is: The Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum states that the camp was liberated on 27 January 1945 and documents the 81st anniversary of liberation on 27 January 2026.. Supporting provenance includes Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum — liberation anniversary. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is Anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz international or country-specific?
No single country is assigned to this record in the authority dataset. The source-defined scope is: Auschwitz-Birkenau / Holocaust remembrance context. Use that scope rather than assuming worldwide or country-specific status.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-07.
Other observances on January 27
These records also resolve to January 27, 2027 under the current authority data.
Chocolate Cake Day
Two Association of Nutrition & Foodservice Professionals chapter calendars from different publication years list Chocolate Cake Day on 27 January.
Holocaust Memorial Day
UK government material marks Holocaust Memorial Day annually on 27 January, the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau.
International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust
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Library Shelfie Day
The New York Public Library says Library Shelfie Day occurs every year on the fourth Wednesday of January and that the tradition started in 2014.
Vietnam Peace Day
National Today lists Vietnam Peace Day every January 27; the U.S. National Archives independently identifies January 27, 1973 as the signing date of the Paris Peace Agreement.
World Breast Pumping Day
Snugabell states that it created World Breast Pumping Day in 2017 and invites pumping parents to celebrate on January 27; Northern Health separately recognizes January 27 as World Breast Pu…