Important Days and Dates from January to December

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  1. Important Days and Dates in January (National & International)
  2. Important Days and Dates in February (National & International)
  3. Important Days and Dates in March (National & International)
  4. Important Days and Dates in April (National & International)
  5. Important Days and Dates in May (National & International)
  6. Important Days and Dates in June (National & International)
  7. Important Days and Dates in July (National & International)
  8. Important Days and Dates in August (National & International)
  9. Important Days and Dates in September (National & International)
  10. Important Days and Dates in October (National & International)
  11. Important Days and Dates in November(National & International)
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Important Days and Dates in January (National & International)

DateDay / EventTypeStarted Year
1 JanuaryNew Year’s DayInternationalAncient Roman era (modern form since 1582, Gregorian calendar)
4 JanuaryWorld Braille DayInternational2019 (by UN)
6 JanuaryWorld War Orphans DayInternational2001 (by French organization)
9 JanuaryPravasi Bharatiya Divas (NRI Day)National (India)2003
10 JanuaryWorld Hindi DayInternational2006 (by Govt. of India)
11 JanuaryDeath Anniversary of Lal Bahadur ShastriNational (India)1966 (since his death)
12 JanuaryNational Youth Day (Swami Vivekananda Jayanti)National (India)1984 (declared by Govt. of India)
14 JanuaryMakar Sankranti / Pongal / Lohri*National (India)Ancient tradition (celebrated for thousands of years)
15 JanuaryIndian Army DayNational (India)1949
23 JanuaryNetaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti (Parakram Diwas)National (India)2021 (formally declared)
24 JanuaryNational Girl Child DayNational (India)2008
24 JanuaryInternational Day of EducationInternational2018 (by UN)
25 JanuaryNational Voters’ DayNational (India)2011
25 JanuaryNational Tourism DayNational (India)1948 (formally celebrated later)
26 JanuaryRepublic Day of IndiaNational (India)1950
26 JanuaryInternational Customs DayInternational1953
27 JanuaryInternational Holocaust Remembrance DayInternational2005 (by UN)
28 JanuaryBirth Anniversary of Lala Lajpat RaiNational (India)1865 (since birth)
30 JanuaryMartyrs’ Day (Mahatma Gandhi’s Death Anniversary)National (India)1948
30 JanuaryWorld Leprosy Day (last Sunday of January)International1954
31 JanuaryInternational Street Children DayInternational2012

Important Days and Dates in February (National & International)

DateDay / EventTypeStarted In
1 FebruaryIndian Coast Guard DayNational (India)1977
2 FebruaryWorld Wetlands DayInternational1971 (Ramsar Convention)
4 FebruaryWorld Cancer DayInternational2000
4 FebruarySri Lanka Independence DayInternational1948
6 FebruaryInternational Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital MutilationInternational2003 (recognized by UN)
10 FebruaryNational Deworming Day (India)National (India)2015
11 FebruaryWorld Day of the SickInternational1992 (by Pope John Paul II)
11 FebruaryInternational Day of Women & Girls in ScienceInternational2015 (by UN)
12 FebruaryDarwin Day (Charles Darwin’s Birth Anniversary)International1809 (birth year)
13 FebruaryNational Women’s Day (India – Sarojini Naidu’s Birth Anniversary)National (India)2014 (officially declared)
13 FebruaryWorld Radio DayInternational2011 (by UNESCO)
14 FebruaryValentine’s DayInternational3rd Century (St. Valentine)
18 FebruaryTaj Mahotsav (Agra, India)National (India)1992
20 FebruaryWorld Day of Social JusticeInternational2009
21 FebruaryInternational Mother Language DayInternational2000 (by UNESCO)
22 FebruaryWorld Thinking Day (Scouts & Guides Day)International1926
24 FebruaryCentral Excise Day (India)National (India)1944 (after enactment of law)
27 FebruaryWorld NGO DayInternational2014 (recognized by UN)
28 FebruaryNational Science Day (India – C.V. Raman’s discovery)National (India)1987 (first celebrated)

Important Days and Dates in March (National & International)

DateDay / EventTypeStarted In
1 MarchZero Discrimination DayInternational2014 (by UNAIDS)
1 MarchWorld Civil Defence DayInternational1990
1 MarchSelf-Injury Awareness DayInternationalEarly 2000s (observed by NGOs)
3 MarchWorld Wildlife DayInternational2013 (by UN)
3 MarchWorld Hearing DayInternational2007 (by WHO)
4 MarchNational Safety Day (India)National (India)1972 (by NSC)
4 MarchEmployee Appreciation Day (1st Friday of March)International1995
8 MarchInternational Women’s DayInternational1911 (officially by UN in 1977)
10 MarchCISF Raising Day (India)National (India)1969
12 MarchMauritius Independence DayInternational1968
14 MarchPi DayInternational1988
15 MarchWorld Consumer Rights DayInternational1983
16 MarchNational Vaccination Day (India)National (India)1995
18 MarchOrdnance Factories Day (India)National (India)1801 (first factory)
20 MarchInternational Day of HappinessInternational2013 (by UN)
20 MarchWorld Sparrow DayInternational2010 (India initiative)
20/21 MarchMarch Equinox (Spring Equinox)InternationalAncient (astronomical)
21 MarchInternational Day for the Elimination of Racial DiscriminationInternational1966 (by UN)
21 MarchWorld Poetry DayInternational1999 (by UNESCO)
21 MarchInternational Day of ForestsInternational2012 (by UN)
21 MarchWorld Down Syndrome DayInternational2006 (recognized by UN in 2011)
22 MarchWorld Water DayInternational1993 (by UN)
23 MarchWorld Meteorological DayInternational1961
23 MarchShaheed Diwas (Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, Sukhdev Martyrdom Day – India)National (India)1931
24 MarchWorld Tuberculosis DayInternational1982 (by WHO, commemorating Koch’s discovery)
27 MarchWorld Theatre DayInternational1962 (by ITI)

Important Days and Dates in April (National & International)

DateDay / EventTypeStarted In
1 AprilOdisha Foundation Day (Utkal Divas)National (India)1936
1 AprilPrevention of Blindness Week (1–7 April, India) beginsNational (India)1960 (Govt. of India)
2 AprilWorld Autism Awareness DayInternational2007 (by UN)
4 AprilInternational Day for Mine AwarenessInternational2005 (by UN)
5 AprilNational Maritime Day (India)National (India)1964
6 AprilInternational Day of Sport for Development and PeaceInternational2014 (by UN)
7 AprilWorld Health DayInternational1950 (by WHO, since 1948 foundation)
10 AprilWorld Homoeopathy Day (Dr. Hahnemann’s Birth Anniversary)International2002 (formal observance began)
11 AprilNational Safe Motherhood Day (India)National (India)2003
12 AprilInternational Day of Human Space Flight (Yuri’s Night)International2011 (by UN, to mark 1961 space flight)
13 AprilJallianwala Bagh Massacre Remembrance (India)National (India)1919
14 AprilAmbedkar Jayanti (Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Birth Anniversary)National (India)1891 (observed formally later)
17 AprilWorld Haemophilia DayInternational1989
18 AprilWorld Heritage Day (International Day for Monuments & Sites)International1982 (by ICOMOS, UNESCO recognition 1983)
19 AprilWorld Liver DayInternational2010s (by medical orgs.)
21 AprilCivil Services Day (India)National (India)2006
22 AprilEarth DayInternational1970
23 AprilWorld Book and Copyright DayInternational1995 (by UNESCO)
23 AprilEnglish Language Day (UN)International2010
24 AprilNational Panchayati Raj Day (India)National (India)2010
25 AprilWorld Malaria DayInternational2007 (by WHO)
26 AprilWorld Intellectual Property DayInternational2000 (by WIPO)
28 AprilWorld Day for Safety and Health at WorkInternational2003 (by ILO)
29 AprilInternational Dance DayInternational1982 (by ITI – UNESCO)
30 AprilAyushman Bharat Diwas (India)National (India)2018
30 AprilInternational Jazz DayInternational2011 (by UNESCO)

Important Days and Dates in May (National & International)

DateDay / EventTypeStarted In
1 MayInternational Labour Day / May DayInternational1889 (formally by Second International)
1 MayMaharashtra Day & Gujarat DayNational (India)1960
3 MayPress Freedom Day (World Press Freedom Day)International1993 (by UN)
3 MayWorld Asthma Day (1st Tuesday of May)International1998 (by GINA)
4 MayInternational Firefighters’ DayInternational1999
4 MayCoal Miners’ Day (India)National (India)
5 MayWorld Hand Hygiene DayInternational2009 (by WHO)
6 MayInternational No Diet DayInternational1992
7 MayWorld Athletics DayInternational1996 (by IAAF)
8 MayWorld Red Cross and Red Crescent DayInternational1948
8 MayWorld Thalassemia DayInternational1994
9 MayVictory Day (Russia & some countries)International1945 (end of WWII in Europe)
11 MayNational Technology Day (India)National (India)1999
12 MayInternational Nurses DayInternational1974 (birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale)
15 MayInternational Day of FamiliesInternational1994 (by UN)
16 MayNational Dengue Day (India)National (India)2016
17 MayWorld Hypertension DayInternational2005
17 MayWorld Telecommunication & Information Society DayInternational1969
18 MayInternational Museum DayInternational1977 (by ICOM)
18 MayWorld AIDS Vaccine DayInternational1998
21 MayNational Anti-Terrorism Day (India – Rajiv Gandhi’s Death Anniversary)National (India)1992
22 MayInternational Day for Biological DiversityInternational2000 (by UN)
23 MayWorld Turtle DayInternational2000 (by American Tortoise Rescue)
24 MayCommonwealth Day (Observed in some countries)International1977 (formalized)
28 MayInternational Day of Action for Women’s HealthInternational1987
29 MayInternational Day of UN PeacekeepersInternational2003 (by UN)
31 MayWorld No-Tobacco DayInternational1987 (by WHO)

Important Days and Dates in June (National & International)

DateDay / EventTypeStarted In
1 JuneWorld Milk DayInternational2001 (by FAO)
1 JuneGlobal Day of ParentsInternational2012 (by UN)
3 JuneWorld Bicycle DayInternational2018 (by UN)
4 JuneInternational Day of Innocent Children Victims of AggressionInternational1982 (by UN)
5 JuneWorld Environment DayInternational1974 (by UN)
7 JuneWorld Food Safety DayInternational2019 (by UN/WHO)
8 JuneWorld Oceans DayInternational2009 (by UN, first proposed 1992)
12 JuneWorld Day Against Child LabourInternational2002 (by ILO)
14 JuneWorld Blood Donor DayInternational2004 (by WHO)
15 JuneWorld Wind Day (Global Wind Day)International2007 (by EWEA & GWEC)
17 JuneWorld Day to Combat Desertification & DroughtInternational1995 (by UN)
18 JuneAutistic Pride DayInternational2005 (by Aspies for Freedom)
19 JuneInternational Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in ConflictInternational2015 (by UN)
20 JuneWorld Refugee DayInternational2001 (by UN)
21 JuneInternational Day of YogaInternational2015 (by UN, proposed by India)
21 JuneWorld Music Day (Fête de la Musique)International1982 (France)
23 JuneUnited Nations Public Service DayInternational2003 (by UN)
23 JuneInternational Olympic DayInternational1948 (by IOC)
23 JuneInternational Widows’ DayInternational2011 (by UN)
26 JuneInternational Day Against Drug Abuse & Illicit TraffickingInternational1989 (by UN)
26 JuneInternational Day in Support of Victims of TortureInternational1998 (by UN)
29 JuneNational Statistics Day (India – Birth Anniversary of P.C. Mahalanobis)National (India)2007
30 JuneInternational Asteroid DayInternational2016 (by UN)

Important Days and Dates in July (National & International)

DateDay / EventTypeStarted In
1 JulyNational Doctor’s Day (India – in memory of Dr. B.C. Roy)National (India)1991
1 JulyChartered Accountants Day (India)National (India)1949 (ICAI established)
1 JulyGST Day (India)National (India)2017
2 JulyWorld Sports Journalists DayInternational1994 (by AIPS)
2 JulyWorld UFO DayInternational2001
3 JulyInternational Plastic Bag Free DayInternational2008
4 JulyAmerican Independence Day (USA)National (USA)1776
6 JulyWorld Zoonoses DayInternational1885 (commemorates Louis Pasteur’s rabies vaccine)
7 JulyWorld Chocolate DayInternational1550s (popularised later)
11 JulyWorld Population DayInternational1989 (by UNDP)
12 JulyMalala DayInternational2013 (by UN)
15 JulyWorld Youth Skills DayInternational2014 (by UN)
17 JulyWorld Day for International JusticeInternational1998 (Rome Statute adoption)
18 JulyNelson Mandela International DayInternational2009 (by UN)
20 JulyInternational Chess DayInternational1966 (by FIDE, recognised by UN in 2019)
22 JulyPi Approximation Day (22/7)International
24 JulyIncome Tax Day (India)National (India)1860 (first IT Act in India)
26 JulyKargil Vijay Diwas (India)National (India)1999
28 JulyWorld Hepatitis DayInternational2008 (by WHO, later UN recognised in 2010)
29 JulyInternational Tiger DayInternational2010 (at Saint Petersburg Tiger Summit)
30 JulyInternational Day of FriendshipInternational2011 (by UN)

Important Days and Dates in August (National & International)

DateDay / EventTypeStarted In
1 AugustMuslim Women’s Rights Day (India)National (India)2019 (Triple Talaq Bill)
1 AugustYorkshire Day (UK)National (UK)1975
6 AugustHiroshima DayInternational1945 (Atomic Bombing)
7 AugustNational Handloom Day (India)National (India)2015
8 AugustQuit India Movement DayNational (India)1942
9 AugustNagasaki DayInternational1945 (Atomic Bombing)
9 AugustInternational Day of the World’s Indigenous PeoplesInternational1994 (UN)
10 AugustWorld Biofuel DayInternational2015 (by Indian Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, globally later recognised)
12 AugustInternational Youth DayInternational1999 (UN)
13 AugustInternational Left-Handers DayInternational1976
14 AugustPakistan Independence DayNational (Pakistan)1947
15 AugustIndian Independence DayNational (India)1947
19 AugustWorld Humanitarian DayInternational2009 (UN)
19 AugustWorld Photography DayInternational1839 (Daguerreotype invention)
20 AugustSadbhavana Diwas (India – Birth anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi)National (India)1992
20 AugustWorld Mosquito DayInternational1897 (Ronald Ross discovery)
21 AugustInternational Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of TerrorismInternational2017 (UN)
23 AugustInternational Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its AbolitionInternational1998 (UNESCO)
26 AugustWomen’s Equality Day (USA)National (USA)1971 (commemorates 1920 19th Amendment)
29 AugustNational Sports Day (India – Major Dhyan Chand’s birthday)National (India)2012 (officially declared)
30 AugustSmall Industry Day (India)National (India)2001
30 AugustRaksha Bandhan (date varies, Hindu festival)National (India)Ancient
31 AugustMalaysia Independence Day (Hari Merdeka)National (Malaysia)1957

Important Days and Dates in September (National & International)

DateDay / EventTypeStarted In
2 SeptemberWorld Coconut DayInternational2009 (APCC)
3 SeptemberSkyscraper DayInternational1885 (first skyscraper Home Insurance Building, Chicago)
5 SeptemberInternational Day of CharityInternational2012 (UN)
5 SeptemberTeachers’ Day (India – Dr. S. Radhakrishnan’s birthday)National (India)1962
7 SeptemberInternational Day of Clean Air for Blue SkiesInternational2019 (UN)
8 SeptemberInternational Literacy DayInternational1967 (UNESCO)
10 SeptemberWorld Suicide Prevention DayInternational2003 (IASP & WHO)
11 SeptemberPatriot Day (USA – in memory of 9/11 attacks)National (USA)2002
14 SeptemberHindi Diwas (India)National (India)1953 (declared by govt.)
15 SeptemberEngineers’ Day (India – Sir M. Visvesvaraya’s birthday)National (India)1968
15 SeptemberInternational Day of DemocracyInternational2007 (UN)
16 SeptemberWorld Ozone DayInternational1995 (UN)
17 SeptemberWorld Patient Safety DayInternational2019 (WHO)
21 SeptemberInternational Day of Peace (World Peace Day)International1981 (UN)
22 SeptemberWorld Rose Day (for cancer patients)International1994
23 SeptemberInternational Day of Sign LanguagesInternational2018 (UN)
25 SeptemberWorld Pharmacist DayInternational2009 (FIP)
26 SeptemberWorld Contraception DayInternational2007
26 SeptemberWorld Environmental Health DayInternational2011 (IFEH)
27 SeptemberWorld Tourism DayInternational1980 (UNWTO)
28 SeptemberWorld Rabies DayInternational2007
29 SeptemberWorld Heart DayInternational2000 (WHO & WHF)
30 SeptemberInternational Translation DayInternational1991 (FIT, UN recognition in 2017)

Important Days and Dates in October (National & International)

DateDay / EventTypeStarted In
1 OctoberInternational Day of Older PersonsInternational1991 (UN)
1 OctoberWorld Vegetarian DayInternational1977
2 OctoberGandhi Jayanti (India – Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday)National (India)1949 (declared national holiday)
2 OctoberInternational Day of Non-ViolenceInternational2007 (UN)
4 OctoberWorld Animal DayInternational1929
5 OctoberWorld Teachers’ DayInternational1994 (UNESCO)
8 OctoberIndian Air Force DayNational (India)1932
9 OctoberWorld Post DayInternational1969 (UPU, UN)
10 OctoberWorld Mental Health DayInternational1992 (WHO)
11 OctoberInternational Day of the Girl ChildInternational2012 (UN)
12 OctoberWorld Arthritis DayInternational1996
13 OctoberInternational Day for Disaster ReductionInternational1989 (UN)
14 OctoberWorld Standards DayInternational1970 (ISO, IEC, ITU)
15 OctoberGlobal Handwashing DayInternational2008
15 OctoberWorld Students’ Day (Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam’s birthday – India)National (India, celebrated internationally in spirit)2010 (UN recognition for one year, later continued in India)
16 OctoberWorld Food DayInternational1979 (FAO)
17 OctoberInternational Day for the Eradication of PovertyInternational1993 (UN)
20 OctoberWorld Statistics Day (celebrated every 5 years)International2010 (UN)
20 OctoberNational Solidarity Day (India – in memory of 1962 war)National (India)1963
24 OctoberUnited Nations DayInternational1948 (UN Charter in force from 1945)
24 OctoberWorld Development Information DayInternational1972 (UN)
30 OctoberWorld Thrift Day (Savings Day)International1924
31 OctoberRashtriya Ekta Diwas (National Unity Day – Sardar Patel’s birthday, India)National (India)2014
31 OctoberHalloweenInternational (Western countries)Ancient Celtic tradition, popularized in 20th century

Important Days and Dates in November(National & International)

DateDay / EventTypeStarted In
1 NovemberWorld Vegan DayInternational1994
2 NovemberAll Souls’ Day (Christian observance)International (religious)Ancient tradition
5 NovemberWorld Tsunami Awareness DayInternational2015 (UN)
7 NovemberNational Cancer Awareness Day (India)National (India)2014
8 NovemberWorld Radiography DayInternational2007 (to mark 1895 discovery of X-rays)
9 NovemberLegal Services Day (India)National (India)1995
10 NovemberWorld Science Day for Peace and DevelopmentInternational2001 (UNESCO)
11 NovemberNational Education Day (India – Maulana Abul Kalam Azad’s birth anniversary)National (India)2008
12 NovemberWorld Pneumonia DayInternational2009
14 NovemberChildren’s Day (India – Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru’s birth anniversary)National (India)1956 (official from 1964)
14 NovemberWorld Diabetes DayInternational1991 (WHO & IDF)
16 NovemberInternational Day for ToleranceInternational1995 (UN)
17 NovemberNational Epilepsy Day (India)National (India)1990
19 NovemberInternational Men’s DayInternational1999
19 NovemberWorld Toilet DayInternational2013 (UN)
20 NovemberUniversal Children’s DayInternational1954 (UN)
21 NovemberWorld Television DayInternational1996 (UN)
25 NovemberInternational Day for the Elimination of Violence against WomenInternational1999 (UN)
26 NovemberConstitution Day (Samvidhan Divas – India)National (India)2015
29 NovemberInternational Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian PeopleInternational1977 (UN)
30 NovemberGuru Nanak Jayanti (date varies per lunar calendar)National/Religious (India & worldwide Sikh community)Since 15th century (Guru Nanak’s birth anniversary)

Important Days and Dates in December (National & International)

DateDay / EventTypeStarted In
1 DecemberWorld AIDS DayInternational1988 (WHO/UN)
2 DecemberInternational Day for the Abolition of SlaveryInternational1986 (UN)
2 DecemberNational Pollution Control Day (India – in memory of Bhopal Gas Tragedy 1984)National (India)1984
3 DecemberInternational Day of Persons with DisabilitiesInternational1992 (UN)
4 DecemberIndian Navy DayNational (India)1971 (celebrating Operation Trident)
5 DecemberWorld Soil DayInternational2014 (UN/FAO)
7 DecemberArmed Forces Flag Day (India)National (India)1949
9 DecemberInternational Anti-Corruption DayInternational2003 (UN)
10 DecemberHuman Rights DayInternational1950 (UN)
11 DecemberInternational Mountain DayInternational2003 (UN)
14 DecemberNational Energy Conservation Day (India)National (India)1991
16 DecemberVijay Diwas (India – victory in 1971 war)National (India)1971
18 DecemberInternational Migrants DayInternational2000 (UN)
19 DecemberGoa Liberation Day (India)National (India)1961
20 DecemberInternational Human Solidarity DayInternational2005 (UN)
22 DecemberNational Mathematics Day (India – birth anniversary of Srinivasa Ramanujan)National (India)2012
23 DecemberKisan Diwas / National Farmers’ Day (India – Choudhary Charan Singh Jayanti)National (India)2001
24 DecemberNational Consumer Rights Day (India)National (India)1986 (Consumer Protection Act)
25 DecemberChristmas DayInternational/ReligiousAncient tradition (4th century AD as official)
25 DecemberGood Governance Day (India – birth anniversary of Atal Bihari Vajpayee)National (India)2014
31 DecemberNew Year’s EveInternationalAncient (Roman tradition)
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