Holocaust Memorial Day
UK government material marks Holocaust Memorial Day annually on 27 January, the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau.
Date and recurrence
27 January annually
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 United Kingdom / national Holocaust remembrance. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
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
- GOV.UK — Holocaust Memorial Day 2025National Government
- GOV.UK — Special Envoy for Holocaust IssuesNational Government
Frequently asked questions
When is Holocaust Memorial Day?
27 January annually The stored recurrence guidance is: 27 January.
Does Holocaust Memorial Day 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 Holocaust Memorial Day an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: United Kingdom / national Holocaust remembrance. 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 Holocaust Memorial Day?
The stored designation basis is: UK government material marks Holocaust Memorial Day annually on 27 January, the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau.. Supporting provenance includes GOV.UK — Holocaust Memorial Day 2025. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is Holocaust Memorial Day international or country-specific?
This authority record is country-scoped to United Kingdom. Its fuller verified scope is: United Kingdom / national Holocaust remembrance.
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 2026-09-08.
Other observances on January 27
These records also resolve to January 27, 2027 under the current authority data.
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.
Chocolate Cake Day
Two Association of Nutrition & Foodservice Professionals chapter calendars from different publication years list Chocolate Cake Day on 27 January.
International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust
A/RES/60/7
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
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