Anzac Day

National day of remembrance ANZAC DayANZAC Day Dawn Service at Kings Park, Western Australia, 25 April 2009, 94th anniversary.Also calledMāori: Rā o Ngā HōiaObserved byas public holiday: Australia New Zealand Cook Islands Niue Tonga observations: Turkey United Kingdom Commonwealth of Nations TypeCommemorative, patriotic, historicSignificanceNational day of remembrance and first landing of the Anzacs at GallipoliObservancesDawn services, commemorative marches, remembrance servicesDate25 AprilFrequencyAnnualRelated toRemembrance Day This article is part of a series on theHistory of Australia Timeline and periodsPrehistoryto c. 1788Maritime exploration1606–1803Inland exploration1813–1860sColonial Australia1788–1850 First Fleet1788 Convict Era1788–1868Gold Rush and Nationhood1851–1900 Australian gold rushes1851–1890s Australian colonies1851–1900 Federation1901Early 20th century1901–1945 World War I1914–1918 Great Depression1929–1939 World War II1939–1945Postwar Australia1945–present Post-war immigration1945–1970s 1967 Referendum1967 1975 Constitutional crisis1975 Topics Abortion Agriculture Antisemitism Anzac Day Banking Capital punishment Cinema Civil rig