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International Holocaust Remembrance Day
| Date | Event | Place |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 27, 2025 | International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2025 | World |
| Jan 27, 2026 | International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2026 | World |
Information about International Holocaust Remembrance Day
The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, shortened form Holocaust Memorial, in Berlin.
Significance: International Holocaust Remembrance Day commemorates the genocide that resulted in the death of an estimated 6 million Jews, 1 million Gypsies, 250,000 mentally and physically disabled people, and 9000 homosexual men by the Nazi regime and its collaborators.
Type:
United Nations days
Location:
World
Initiator:
Roman Herzog
Start year:
1996
Date origin:
On 27 January 1945, Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi death camp, was liberated by Soviet troops.
