List of Important Days - National & International
Days | Themes |
JANUARY | |
January 1 | Global Family Day, Army Medical Corps Establishment Day |
January 9 | NRI Day or Pravasi Bhartiya Diwas |
January 10 | World Laughter Day |
January 11 | Death anniversary of Lal Bahadur Shastri |
January 12 | National Youth Day or Birthday of Swami Vivekananda |
January 15 | National Army Day |
January 23 | Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's Birth Anniversary |
January 24 | National Girl Child Day of India |
January 25 | National Tourism Day, National Voters Day |
January 26 | Republic Day of India, International Customs duty day |
January 27 | International Holocaust Remembrance Day |
January 28 | Data Protection Day,Birth Anniversary of Lala Lajpat Rai |
January 29 | World Newspaper Day |
January 30 | National Martyr’s Day or Sarvodaya Day, World Leprosy Eradication Day |
FEBRUARY | |
February 2 | World Wetlands Day |
February 4 | World Cancer Day, National Day of Srilanka, Facebook Day |
2nd Sunday of February | World Marriage Day |
February 6 | International Day of Zero tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation |
February 11 | World Day of the Sick |
February 12 | Darwin Day |
February 13 | World Radio Day, National womens day or Sarojini Naydu’s Birthday |
February 14 | Valantine's 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, Girl Child Protection Day (Tamil Nadu Former C.M. Jayalalitha Birthday) |
February 28 | National Science Day Understanding Day |
MARCH | |
March 1 | Zero Discrimination Day |
March 3 | National Defence Day |
March 4 | National Safety Day,World Day of the Fight Against Sexual Exploitation, National Security Day |
March 8 | International Womens’ Day |
March 9 | CISF Raising Day |
March 12 | Mauritiua Day,Central Industrial Security Force Day |
March 13 | World Rotaract Day |
March 14 | World Pie 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 |
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 |
APRIL | |
April 1 | Orissa Day, April fool's day |
April 2 | World Autism Awareness Day |
April 4 | International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action |
April 5 | National Maritime Day |
April 7 | World Health Day |
April 8 | World Romani Day |
April 12 | World Aviation & Cosmonauts Day |
April 13 | Jallianwallah Bagh Massacre Day |
April 14 | B.R.Ambedkar Remembrance 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 Secrataries 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 |
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 |
MAY | |
May 01 | World Labour Day or May Day or Workers Day, Maharashtra Day |
May 03 | Press Freedom Day(Intl.), 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, Remembrance and Reconciliation for Lost Lives of Second World War |
May 09 | World Thalassaemia Day |
2nd sunday of May | World Mother Day |
May 10 | International Migratory Bird Day |
May 11 | National technology day |
May 12 | International Nurses Day |
May 13 | International Criminal Court Day |
May 15 | International Day of the Families |
May 17 | World Tele-communication 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 24 | Commonwealth Day |
May 25 | World Missing Children day, World Thyroid Day |
May 29 | International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers |
May 31 | World No Tobacco Day |
JUNE | |
June 1 | Global Day of Parents |
June 4 | World Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression |
June 5 | World Environment Day |
June 8 | 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 17 | World day of Combat Desertification And Drought |
June 18 | International Picnic Day |
June 20 | World Refugee Day |
June 21 | World Music Day |
June 23 | International Olympic Day, United Nations Public Service Day, International Widows Day |
June 25 | Day of the Seafarer |
June 26 | International Day against Drug abuse and Illicit Trafficking, International Day in support of Victims of torture |
JULY | |
July 1 | International Joke Day, world Doctor’s Day |
July 2 | World Sports Journalists Day, World UFO day |
1st Saturday of July | International Day of Cooperatives |
July 04 | America Indipendence 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 | International Day of Friendship, World Day Against Trafficking in Persons |
AUGUST | |
First Sunday in August | International Friendship Day |
August 6 | Hiroshima Day, Anti Nuclear Day |
August 7 | World Handloom Day |
August 8 | World Senior Citizen Day |
August 9 | Nagasaki Day, International Day of the World’s Indigenous People, Quit India Day |
August 12 | International Youth Day |
August 13 | International Left Handers Day |
August 14 | Pakistan’s Indipendence Day |
August 15 | India’s Independence Day, International Mourning Day |
August 19 | World Humanitarian Day, World Photography Day |
August 20 | National Sadbhavana Divas or Birthday of Rajiv Gandhi, World Mosquito Day, Indain 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.International Day Against Nuclear Test Day |
August 30 | International day of the victims of enforced Disappearances,Small Industries Day |
SEPTEMBER | |
September 2 | World Coconut Day |
September 5 | National Teacher’s Day or Dr. Radhakrishanan's Birth Day, Sanskrit Day |
September 7 | World Forgiveness Day |
September 8 | World Literacy Day |
September 10 | World Suicide Prevention Day |
September 12 | United Nations Day for South – South Cooperation |
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 |
September 20 | RPF Foundation day |
September 21 | World Peace Day or International day for Peace and Non violence(UN) |
September 22 | World Cancer Free Day or Rose Day |
September 23 | International Day of the Deaf |
September 25 | Social Justice Day,World Maritime Day |
September 26 | World Contraception Day, european day of languages |
September 27 | World Tourism Day |
September 28 | World Rabies Day |
September 29 | World Heart Day |
OCTOBER | |
1st Monday of October | World Habitat Day |
October 1 | World Vegetarian Day, International Day of the Older/Elderly |
October 2 | Gandhi Jayanthi, International Day of Non-violence, World Farm Animal Day, World Smile Day |
October 3 | World Nature Day |
October 4 | World Animal Day |
October 5 | World Teacher’s Day |
October 6 | World Wildlife Day |
October 8 | Indian Air Force Day |
October 9 | World Postal or Post office day |
October 10 | World Mental Health Day, National Post |
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 Hand Washing Day, International Day of Rural Women, World White Cane Safety Day |
October 16 | World Food Day |
October 17 | International Poverty Day for it's Eradication |
October 20 | World Osteoporosis Day, World Statistics Day, National Solidarity Day |
October 24 | UN Day, World Development Information Day, World Polio Day |
October 27 | World day for Audio Visual Heritage |
October 28 | International Animation Day |
October 30 | World Thrift Day |
October 31 | National Integration Day, Halloween Day, World Cities Day |
NOVEMBER | |
November 1 | World Vegan Day |
November 6 | International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict |
November 7 | Infant Protection Day, World Cancer Awareness Day |
November 8 | World Radiology Day |
November 9 | World Legal Services 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, National Press Day |
November 17 | International Students Day, Gurunanak Dev's Birth Anniversary, National Epilepsy Day |
November 18 | Sapper’s Day |
November 19 | World Toilet Day, International Men’s Day, National Integration Day |
November 20 | Universal Children’s 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 Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, World Non |
November 26 | National Law Day or National constitution Day |
November 29 | International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People |
November 30 | National Flag Day |
DECEMBER | |
December 1 | World AIDS Day |
December 2 | World Computer Literacy Day, International Day for the Abolition of Slavery |
December 3 | International Day of People with Disability or World Disability Day |
December 4 | Indian Navy Day |
December 5 | International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development |
December 7 | International Civil Aviation Day, Indian Armed Force Flag Day |
December 9 | The International Anti |
December 10 | World Human Rights Day, International Children's Day of Broadcasting |
December 11 | International Mountain Day, UNICEF Day |
December 14 | National Energy Conservation Day(India) |
December 16 | Nirbhaya Day |
December 18 | International Migrants Day, National Minority Rights Day |
December 19 | Goa’s Libration Day |
December 20 International Day | International Human Solidarity Day |
December 22 | National Mathematics Day |
December 23 | National Farmer’s Day or Kisan Divas |
December 25 | Christmas Day |
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