Holidays and Observances on January 27

Welcome to January 27, 2027, a profoundly reflective day on the calendar marked by solemn global remembrances, classic acoustic music appreciation, and timeless childhood storytelling!

Today's daily page highlights the critical educational remembrance of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, honors the whimsical legacy of fantasy worlds on Lewis Carroll's Birthday, and tunes into the beautiful instrumental heritage of International Violin Day. Browse our complete chronological directory below to explore moving holiday scheduling rules, historic trivia, and unique facts for this specific day of the year!

 Holidays and Observances
(Alphabetical Order)

2027 Daily Holidays that fall on January 27, include:

• January 27, 2027: Capitol Hill Day (Mentoring Summit) (Observed last Wednesday in January)

• January 27: International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust (UN) (Also known as Auschwitz Liberation Day and Holocaust Memorial Day (UK)

• January 27, 2027: Library Shelfie Day (Observed fourth Wednesday in January)

• January 27: National Bible Day

• January 27: National Chocolate Cake Day

• January 27: National Geographic Day

• January 27: Punch the Clock Day

• January 27: Thomas Crapper Day

• January 27: Vietnam Peace Day

• January 27: World Breast Pumping Day

Auschwitz Concentration Camp in Poland used during World War II

2027 Weekly Holidays that include January 27, are:

• January 25-29, 2027: Cancertalk Week (U.K.)

• January 25–29, 2027: Colorado Climate Disasters Awareness Week (Date Rule: Held annually during the last full week of January to unite environmental groups at the State Capitol, focusing on the economic and human costs of extreme wildfires, flooding, and droughts)

• January 24-28: Data Privacy Week 

• January 25-29, 2027: Farmhouse Breakfast Week (U.K.)  (Last Week of January, Monday - Friday)

• January 24-30, 2027: International Hot Air Balloon Week (Fourth Full Week of January)

• January 24-30, 2027 - Kiss a Shark Week (Fourth Full Week of January)

• January 25-29, 2027: National Activity Professionals Week (Last Full Week of January, Monday-Friday)

• January 25-29, 2027: National Clean Out Your Inbox Week (Last Business Week Monday - Friday in January)

• January 24-30, 2027: National Irish Coffee Week (Fourth Week of January)

• January 25-29, 2027: National Medical Group Practice Week (Last Full Business Week in January)

• January 24-30, 2027: National Passenger Safety Week (Last Week in January)

• January 24-30, 2027: National School Choice Week (Last Full Week in January)

• January 25-29, 2027: Tax Identity Theft Week (5 Days Starting the Last Monday in January)

2027 Monthly Holidays that include January 27, are:

There are too many monthly holidays to include here, so please check out my January Holidays page to see all of the holidays that are celebrated the entire month of January.

NOTE: If a date is a movable holiday, that is different every year, I'll include the year as well as the date rule above. Otherwise, the holiday falls on the same date each year.

World Festivals and Events
(Date Order)

• December 21, 2026 - February 21, 2027: Harbin Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival: Usually starts annually on January 5, and typically runs for a month or more, in Harbin, China and is the largest ice and snow festival in the world! 2026/2027 dates are a soft opening on December 21, 2026, with the Official Grand Opening on January 5 to the closing of the park on February 21

• January 15 - February 6, 2027: Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show (Fort Worth, TX) (Also known as the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo)

• January 21-31, 2027: Sundance Film Festival (NOTE: Effective 2027, the festival is moving from Park City, Utah to Boulder, Colorado)

• January 22-31, 2027: International Circus Festival of Monte Carlo (Monaco) (Starts on the Second to the last Friday in January and runs for 10 Days)

• January 22 - February 14, 2027: Tucson Gem, Mineral & Fossil Showcase in Tucson, Arizona (Starts on the Last Friday in January over three full weeks)

• January 23-31, 2027: Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction in Scottsdale, Arizona (Runs for 9 consecutive days the last full week and two surrounding weekends in January)

• January 23 - February 2, 2027: International Snow Sculpture Championship in Breckenridge, Colorado (Typically begins on the next to last Saturday in January and spans multiple weeks for sculpting and viewing)

• January 25-30, 2027: National Cowboy Poetry Gathering (The Last Full Week of January)

Astrological Sign

The Astrological Sign for January 27 is an Aquarius.

Birth Flower of the Month

The Birth Flower(s) for the Month for January are:

• Carnation - The Carnation is the Birth Flower for January. The symbolization of the Carnation means love, pride, beauty, purity, distinction, fascination, and loyal.
• Snowdrop is a white flower with three small petals in the middle surrounded by three larger petals on the outside. The symbolization of the snowdrop means love, fascination, and purity.

See our GARDEN HOLIDAYS page for all the special days celebrating things of the garden!

Birthstone

The Birthstone for January is Garnet, which comes in a rainbow of colors. It is considered a great gift to symbolize friendship and trust.

Famous Birthdays

• 1756 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austrian composer (d. 1791)
• 1832 – Lewis Carroll, English author (d. 1898) (Alice in Wonderland, Through the Looking Glass)
• 1850 – Edward J. Smith, English captain of the RMS Titanic (d. 1912)
• 1908 – William Randolph Hearst, Jr., American newspaper magnate (d. 1993)

Famous Deaths

• 1595 – Sir Francis Drake, English explorer (b. c.1540) ( Elizabeth I of England awarded Drake a knighthood in 1581)
• 1910 – Thomas Crapper, English inventor (b. 1836)
• 2010 – J. D. Salinger, American novelist (b. 1919) (Catcher in The Rye)

Famous Weddings and Divorces

• 1937 - Singer Nat King Cole marries dancer Nadine Robinson

Quote of the Day

January 27th is Auschwitz Liberation Day and the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust.

Lest We Forget!

During World War II, the Nazi's persecuted and murdered six MILLION Jews. Six Million!!! How incredibly sad! Sadly, the world did not learn it's lesson, and in today's world, Christians have now taken over as being the most persecuted religious group in the world. 

Healthy Diet Habit Tip of the Day 
or a Recipe of the Day

The Recipe of the Day is a Chocolate Strawberry Bread Recipe from Kerry, at Healthy Diet Habits.  This is a lightened recipe that should work for celebrating Chocolate Cake Day today!

Season

January 27th falls within the Winter Season in the Northern Hemisphere.

Winter is one of the four seasons. It follows the Fall Season, and is before the Spring Season. It is the coldest and darkest season in the Northern Hemisphere. It also starts in one year, and ends in the next, so it straddles two different years. 

Check out our Winter Season page for information about Winter, Winter Dates, Major Winter Holidays and Observances, Major Winter Festivals, Fun Facts About Winter, Winter Food Tips, Winter Gardening, Winter Preparation, Winter Quotes, and Winter Weather Information.

Kerry has put together some great information and tips on winter foods: 

• Winter Foods
• Winter Weight Gain
• Winter Weight Loss Tips

If you live in the Southern Hemisphere, this day falls in the Summer Season. 

• Summer
• Summer Cooking 
• Summer Weight Loss Tips 

This Day in History

• 1671 - Pirate Henry Morgen lands at Panama City
• 1785 – The University of Georgia is founded, the first public university in the United States.
• 1864 - Civil War skirmish at Kelly's Ford, Va
• 1880 - Thomas Edison patents electric incandescent lamp
• 1888 – The National Geographic Society is founded in Washington, D.C.
• 1915 - US Marines occupy Haiti
• 1918 - Tarzan of the Apes, the 1st Tarzan movie, premieres
• 1948 - 1st tape recorder sold
• 1973 - US & Vietnam sign cease-fire
• 1976 - "Laverne & Shirley" spinoff from "Happy Days" premieres on ABC TV
• 1977 - 1st broadcast of "Roots" mini-series on ABC TV
• 1996 – Germany first observes International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
• 2006 – Western Union discontinues its Telegram and Commercial Messaging services.

This Day in Music

• 1956 - Elvis Presley, Heartbreak Hotel is released. The song sold 300,000 copies in its first week, and would eventually sell over a million, becoming Elvis' first Gold record.
• 1961 - Frank Sinatra played a benefit show at Carnegie Hall in New York City for Martin Luther King.
• 1962 - Elvis Presley's, Can't Help Falling In Love is certified gold.
• 1968 - Otis Redding, (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay is released
• 1968 - The Bee Gees made their live debut in the US when they played at the Anaheim Center in California
• 1972 - The New Seekers' I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing is certified gold.
• 1973 - Stevie Wonder's Superstition hits #1 - this is his second #1
  
• 1984 - At the peak of his popularity, Michael Jackson films an ad for Pepsi which goes horribly wrong when some stray pyro sets his hair on fire and causes him second degree burns.
• 1990 -  Kylie Minogue had her third UK #1 single with Tears On My Pillow, which was originally a US hit for Little Anthony and The Imperials in 1958. (shown below)

This Day in Sports

• 1894 - 1st college basketball game, U of Chicago beats Chicago YMCA 19-11
• 1963 - Sam Rice, Eppa Rixey, Elmer Flick, & John Clarkson elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
• 1984 - LA Kings end Wayne Gretzky's NHL-record 51-game scoring streak
• 1991 - Superbowl XXV: NY Giants beat Buffalo Bills, 20-19 in Tampa Superbowl.  The MVP is, Ottis Anderson, NY Giants, RB

Word of the Day from Wiktionary

Wishing You a Great Day Today!