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Petition · past parliament

Make March 14th Stephen Hawking day

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

Stephen hawking was a god, we need to remember him as a massively inspirational part of the United Kingdom by turning his death date into a public holiday

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Establish 14th March as a public holiday

Timeline

16 Mar 2018 Petition opened for signatures
22 Mar 2018 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 13
Status Rejected
Rejected 22 Mar 2018

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.