A List of Important Days – National and International
This is a comprehensive list of the most important days – date and month wise. It is highly useful to the students and teachers in schools and colleges. In the section of General Awareness, it will also be helpful to the candidates preparing for different competitive examinations.
In the month of January:
January 01: New Year Day, Global Family Day, Army Medical Corps Establishment Day, World Day of Peace
January 04: World Braille Day, Siddha Day (India)
January 06: World War Orphans Day
January 08: African National Congress Foundation Day
January 09: NRI Day or Pravasi Bhartiya Diwas
January 10: World Hindi Day
January 11: Missionary day, Death Anniversary of Lal Bahadur Shastri
January 12: National Youth Day or Birthday of Swami Vivekananda
January 15: National Army Day
January 20: Penguin Awareness Day
January 23: Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Jayanti
January 24: National Girl Child Day
January 25: National Voters Day, National Tourism Day
January 26: Republic Day of India, International Customs Duty Day
January 27: International Holocaust Remembrance Day
January 28: Birth Anniversary of Lala Lajpat Rai, Data Protection Day
January 30: Martyrs Day or Shaheed Diwas or Sarvodaya Day, World Leprosy Eradication Day
January 31: International Zebra Day
In the month of February:
February 02: World Wetlands Day, Integrity Day
February 04: World Cancer Day, National Day of Srilanka, Facebook Day
2nd Sunday of February: World Marriage Day
February 06: International Day against Female Genital Mutilation
February 11: World Day of the Sick, Unani Day (India)
February 12: Darwin Day
February 13: World Radio Day, National Women’s Day or Sarojini Naidu’s Birthday
February 14: Valentine’s Day
February 18: World Pangolin Day
February 20: World Day of Social Justice
February 21: International Mother Language Day
February 22: World Scout Day, World Thinking day
February 23: World Peace and Understanding Day
February 24: Central Excise Day
February 27: International Polar Bear Day
February 28: National Science Day
In the month of March:
March 03: National Defence Day, World Wildlife Day, World Birth Defects Day
March 04: National Safety Day, World Day of the Fight Against Sexual Exploitation, National Security Day
March 08: International Women’s’ Day
March 09: The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) Raising Day
March 13: World Rotaract Day
March 14: World Pi day
2nd Monday of March: Commonwealth Day
2nd Thursday of March: World Kidney Day
March 15: World Consumer Rights Day, World Disabled Day, World Contact Day
March 16: National Vaccination Day
March 18: National Ordinance Factories Day
March 20: International Day of Happiness, World sparrow day
March 21: World Forestry Day, International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, World Poetry Day, World Down Syndrome day, World Puppetry day
3rd Friday of March: World Sleep Day
March 22: World Water Day
March 23: World Meteorological Day, Pakistan Day (Youm-e-Pakistan)
March 24: World TB Day, International Day for Achievers
March 25: International Day of Remembrance – Victims of Slavery and Transatlantic Slave Trade
March 26: World Purple Day (Epilepsy Awareness Day)
March 27: World Drama Day or World Theater Day
In the month of April:
April 01: April Fool’s Day, Orissa Day
April 02: World Autism Awareness Day(UN)
April 04: International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action
April 05: National Maritime Day
April 07: World Health Day
April 08: World Romani Day
April 10: World Homeopathy Day
April 12: World Aviation& Cosmonauts Day (International Day of Human Space Flight)
April 13: Jallianwallah Bagh Massacre Day
April 14: B.R.Ambedkar Remembrance Day, Dolphin Day
April 15: World Day of Silence, Day of Dialogue
April 17: World Haemophilia Day
April 18: World Heritage Day
April 21: World Creativity and Innovation Day, National Secretaries Day, National Civil Services Day
April 22: World Earth Day
April 23: World Book and Copyright Day, World English Language Day
April 24: World Lab Animals Day
April 25: World Malaria Day, Italy Liberation Day, World Penguin Day
April 26: World Intellectual Property Day
April 28: International Worker’s Memorial Day, World Day for Safety and Health at Work
April 29: World Dance Day
April 30: International Jazz Day
In the month of May:
May 01: World Labour Day or May Day or Workers Day, Maharashtra Day
May 02: World Tuna Day
May 03: World Press Freedom day, International Sun Day, World Asthma Day, International Energy Day
May 04: Coal Miners Day (Intl.), International Firefighters’ Day
1st Sunday of May: World Laughter Day
May 05: World Athletics Day, World Midwives Day
May 06: World No Diet Day
May 08: World Red Cross Day or Red Crescent Day, Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Lost Lives of Second World War
May 09: World Thalassaemia Day
2nd Saturday of May: International Migratory Birds’ Day
2nd Sunday of May: World Mothers’ Day
May 10: World Migratory Birds’ Day
May 11: National Technology Day
May 12: International Nurses Day
May 13: International Criminal Court Day
May 15: International Day of Families, International Kangaroo Care Awareness Day
May 17: World Telecommunication and Information Society Day, Wold AIDS Vaccination day, World Hypertension Day, International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia
May 18: World Museum Day
May 20: World Meteorology Day
May 21: National Anti Terrorism Day, National Day for Cultural Development
May 22: International Day for Biological diversity
May 23: International Day to End Obstetric Fistula, World Turtle Day
May 24: Commonwealth Day
May 25: World Missing Children’s Day
May 29: International Day of UN Peacekeepers
May 31: World No Tobacco Day
In the month of June:
June 01: Global Day of Parents
June 04: World Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression
June 05: World Environment Day
June 08: World Brain Tumor Day, World Oceans Day
June 12: World Day against Child Labor
June 14: World Blood Donor Day
June 15: World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
3rd Sunday of June: World Father’s Day
June 16: International Integration Day
June 18: International Picnic Day
June 20: United Nations World Refugee Day
June 21: World Music Day, International Yoga Day, World Giraffe Day
June 22: World Camel Day
June 23: International Olympic Day, United Nations Public Service Day, International Widows Day
June 26: International Day against Drug abuse and Illicit Trafficking, International Day in support of Victims of torture
In the month of July:
July 01: International Joke Day, World Doctor’s Day
July 02: World Sports Journalists Day, World UFO Day
1st Saturday of July: International Day of Cooperatives
July 04: America Independence Day
July 06: World Zoonoses Day
July 07: World Chocolate Day
July 11: World Population Day
July 12: International Malala Day
July 18: International Nelson Mandela Day
July 26: Kargil Vijay Diwas or Kargil Memorial Day or Kargil Victory Day
July 28: World Nature Conservation Day, World Hepatitis Day
July 29: International Tiger Day
July 30: World Friendship Day
In the month of August:
First Sunday of August: International Friendship Day
August 06: Hiroshima Day, Anti-Nuclear Day
August 07: National Handloom Day
August 08: World Senior Citizen Day
August 09: Nagasaki Day, International Day of the World’s Indigenous People, Quit India Day
August 10: World Lion Day
August 12: International Youth Day, World Elephant Day
August 13: International Lefthanders Day
August 14: Pakistan’s Independence Day
August 15: India’s Independence Day, International Mourning Day
August 19: World Humanitarian Day, World Photography Day, International Orangutan Day
August 20: National Sadbhavna Divas or Birthday of Rajiv Gandhi, World Mosquito Day, Indian Akshay Urja Diwas or Day
August 21: National Senior Citizen Day
August 23: International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition
August 29: National Sports Day or Dhyanchand’s Birthday
August 30: International day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances
In the month of September:
September 02: World Coconut Day
September 05: National Teacher’s Day or Dr. Radhakrishanan’s Birth Day, Sanskrit Day
September 07: World Forgiveness Day
September0 8: World Literacy Day
September 10: World Anti-Suicide Day
September 14: Hindi Diwas or Hindi Day, World First Aid Day
September 15: International Day of Democracy, International Engineer’s Day
September 16: World Ozone Day
3rd Saturday of September: International Red Panda Day
September 20: RPF Foundation day
September 21: World Peace Day or International day for Peace and Non-violence (UN), World Alzheimer’s Day
September 22: World Cancer Free Day or Rose Day, World Rhino Day
September 23: International Day of the Deaf
September 26: World Contraception Day, European day of languages
September 27: World Tourism Day
September 28: World Rabies Day
September 29: World Heart Day
In the month of October:
1st Monday of October: World Habitat Day
October 01: World Vegetarian Day, International Senior Citizen Day
October0 2: Gandhi Jayanti, International Day of Non-Violence
October 03: World Nature Day
October 04: World Animal Day
October 05: World Teachers’ Day
October 06: World Wildlife Day
October 08: Indian Air Force Day
October0 9: World Postal or Post-office Day
October 10: World Mental Health Day, National Post-office Day
October 11: International Day of the Girl Child
2nd Thursday of October: World Sight Day
October 12: World Arthritis Day
October 13: International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction
October 14: World Standards Day
October 15: Global Handwashing Day, International Day of Rural Women, World White Cane Safety Day
October 16: World Food Day
October 17: International Poverty Eradication Day
October 20: World Osteoporosis Day, World Statistics Day, National Solidarity day
October 21: National Police Day
October 23: International Snow Leopard Day
October 24: United Nations Day, World Development Information Day, World Polio Day
October 27: World Day for Audio Visual Heritage
October 28: International Animation Day
October 31: World Savings Day or World Thrift day, Halloween Day, Rashtriya Ekta Diwas
In the month of November:
November 01: World Vegan Day
November 06: Ayurveda Day (India), International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict
November 07: Infant Protection Day, World Cancer Awareness Day
November 08: World Radiology Day
November 09: World Legal Service Day
November 10: World Science day for Peace and Development, Public Transport Day
November 11: National Education Day
November 12: World Pneumonia Day, Public Service Broadcasting Day
November 13: World Kindness Day
November 14: Children’s Day (India), World Diabetes Day
November 16: International Day for Endurance or Tolerance
November 17: International Students Day, Gurunanak Dev’s Birth Anniversary, National Epilepsy Day
November 18: Naturopathy Day (India), World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
November 19: World Toilet Day, International Men’s Day, National Integration Day
November 20: Universal Children’s Day, Africa Industrialization Day
2nd Monday of November: World Orphans Day
3rd Sunday of November: World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
3rd Thursday of November: World Philosophy Day
November 21: World Fisheries Day, World Hello Day, World Television Day
November 25: International Women Safety Day, World Non-Vegetarian Day
November 26: National Law Day or National Constitution Day, National Milk Day
November 30: National Flag Day
In the month of December:
December 01: World AIDS Day
December 02: National Pollution Control Day, World Computer Literacy Day, International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
December 03: World Day of the Handicapped
December 04: Indian Navy Day, International Cheetah Day
December 05: World Soil Day, International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development
December 07: International Civil Aviation Day, Indian Armed Forces Flag Day
December 09: International Anti-Corruption Day
December 10: World Human Rights Day, International Children’s Day of Broadcasting
December 11: UNICEF Day
December 14: National Energy Conservation Day (India), International Monkey Day
December 16: Vijay Diwas
December 18: International Migrants Day, National Minority Rights Day
December 19: Goa’s Libration Day
December 20: International Human Solidarity Day
December 23: National Farmer’s Day or Kisan Diwas
December 24: National Consumers Rights Day
December 25: Christmas Day
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