List of Important Days - National and International

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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