List of Important Days

Here is the list of important days that are observed nationally and internationally every year. These form an important part of GK section and will help in all the upcoming examinations. You can download the complete list in PDF format from the list given below.

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List of Important Days in a Year

January

January 4 World Braille Day 
January 9 NRI Day or Pravasi Bhartiya Diwas
January 10 World Hindi Day
January 12 National Youth Day
January 15 Indian Army Day 
January 24 National Girl Child Day
January 25 National Tourism Day
January 25 National Voters Day
January 26 Republic Day of India
January 26 International Customs Day
January 27 International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust
January 30 Martyrs’ Day/ Mahatma Gandhi Death Anniversary (Sarvodaya Day or Shaheed Diwas)
Last Sunday of January World Leprosy Day

February

February 2 World Wetlands Day
February 4 World Cancer Day
February 6 International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation 
February 11 International Day of Women and Girls in Science
February 13 World Radio Day
February 20 World Day of Social Justice
February 21 International Mother Language Day
February 22 World Thinking Day
February 24 Central Excise Day
February 28 National Science Day

March

March 1 Zero Discrimination Day 
March 3 World Wildlife Day 
March 4 National Security Day
March 8 International Women’s Day
March 13 World Rotaract Day
March 15 World Consumer Rights Day
March 16 National Vaccination Day
March 18 National Ordinance Factories Day
March 20 International Day of Happiness 
March 20 World Sparrow Day
March 20 French Language Day (French)
March 21 International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
March 21 World Poetry Day
March 21 World Down Syndrome Day 
March 21 International Day of Forests/ World Forestry Day
March 22 World Water Day
March 23 World Meteorological Day
March 23 Martyrs Day (Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev Thapar, and Shivaram Rajguru)
March 24 World Tuberculosis Day
March 24 International Day for the Right to the Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims
March 25 International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
March 25 International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members
March 27 World Theater Day (World Drama Day)

April

April 2 World Autism Awareness Day 
April 4 International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action  
April 5 National Maritime Day
April 6 International Day of Sport for Development and Peace
April 7 International Day of Reflection on the Genocide in Rwanda 
April 7 World Health Day
April 12 International Day of Human Space Flight (International Day of Aviation and Cosmonautics)
April 14 Ambedkar Jayanti
April 17 World Haemophilia Day
April 18 International Day for Monuments and Sites (World Heritage Day)
April 21 World Creativity and Innovation Day
April 22 International Mother Earth Day
April 23 World Book and Copyright Day
April 24 National Panchayat Day
April 25 World Malaria Day
April 26 International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day
April 26 World Intellectual Property Day
April 28 World Day for Safety and Health at Work
April 28 International Workers’ Memorial Day

May

May 1 International Workers’ Day/ May Day
May 3 World Press Freedom Day
First Tuesday of May World Asthma Day
2nd Saturday of May World Migratory Bird Day 
May 8 World Red Cross Day
May 12 International Nurses Day
May 15 International Day of Families 
May 16 International Day of Living Together in Peace
May 17 World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 
May 17 World Hypertension Day
May 18 World Museum Day
May 20 World Bee Day
May 21 World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development 
May 21 National Anti-Terrorism Day
May 22 International Day for Biological Diversity
May 25 International Missing Children’s Day
May 29 International Day of UN Peacekeepers 
May 31 World No-Tobacco Day

June

June 1 Global Day of Parents 
June 3 World Bicycle Day
June 4 International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression
June 5 World Environment Day
June 8 World Oceans Day
June 8 World Brain Tumor Day
June 12 World Day Against Child Labour
June 13 International Albinism Awareness Day 
June 14 World Blood Donor Day 
June 15 World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 
June 16 International Day of Family Remittances
June 17 World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
June 19 International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict
June 20 World Refugee Day 
June 21 International Day of Yoga
June 21 World Music Day
June 23 United Nations Public Service Day
June 23 International Widows’ Day 
June 23 International Olympic Day
June 26 International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
June 27 Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day
June 30 International Asteroid Day
June 30 International Day of Parliamentarism

July

1st Saturday in July International Day of Cooperatives 
July 11 World Population Day
July 15 World Youth Skills Day
July 18 Nelson Mandela International Day 
July 26 Kargil Vijay Diwas (Kargil Memorial Day)
July 28 World Hepatitis Day
July 29 International Tiger Day
July 30 International Day of Friendship 
July 30 World Day against Trafficking in Persons 

August

August 6 Hiroshima Day (Anti Nuclear Day or Nagasaki Day)
August 8 Quit India Day
August 9 International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
August 12 International Youth Day 
August 15 Independence Day of India
August 19 World Humanitarian Day
August 19 World Photography Day
August 23 International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition
August 29 International Day against Nuclear Tests 
August 29 National Sports Day (Dhyanchand’s Birthday)

September

September 5 International Day of Charity
September 5 Teachers’s Day (Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Birth Anniversary)
September 8 International Literacy Day
September 10 World Suicide Prevention Day 
September 14 Hindi Diwas (Hindi Day)
September 14 World First Aid Day
September 15 International Day of Democracy  
September 16 International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer  
September 21 International Day of Peace  
September 21 World Alzheimer’s Day
September 23 International Day of Sign Languages 
September 26 International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons 
September 27 World Tourism Day
Last Thursday of September World Maritime Day
September 28 International Day for Universal Access to Information
September 28 World Rabies Day
September 30 International Translation Day

October

October 1 International Day of Older Persons 
1st Monday in October World Habitat Day 
October 2 International Day of Non-Violence/ Gandhi Jayanti
October 5 World Teachers’ Day 
October 8 Indian Air Force Day
October 9 World Post Day  
October 10 National Post Day
October 10 World Mental Health 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 Disaster Reduction 
2nd Saturday of October World Migratory Bird Day  
October 15 International Day of Rural Women  
October 16 World Food Day  
October 17 International Day for the Eradication of Poverty 
20 October (every five years, beginning in 2010) World Statistics Day
October 24 United Nations Day 
October 24 World Polio Day
October 24 World Development Information Day
October 27 World Day for Audiovisual Heritage
October 28 International Animation Day
October 31 World Cities Day 

November

November 1 World Vegan Day
November 5 World Tsunami Awareness Day
November 8 World Radiology Day
November 10 World Science Day for Peace and Development
November 14 World Diabetes Day
November 14 Children’s Day/ Birth Anniversary of Jawaharlal Nehru
November 16 International Day for Tolerance
3rd Thursday in November World Philosophy Day
3rd Sunday in November World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
November 19 World Toilet Day
November 19 National Integration Day
November 20 Universal Children’s Day 
November 21 World Television Day 
November 21 World Fisheries Day
November 25 International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women  
November 29 International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People 
November 30 Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare

December

December 1 World AIDS Day
December 2 International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
December 3 International Day of Persons with Disabilities
December 4 Indian Navy Day
December 5 International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development
December 5 World Soil Day
December 7 International Civil Aviation Day;  Indian Armed Force Flag Day
December 9 International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime
December 9 International Anti-Corruption Day
December 10 World Human Rights Day
December 11 International Mountain Day 
December 12 International Day of Neutrality 
December 12 International Universal Health Coverage Day
December 18 International Migrants Day
December 20 International Human Solidarity Day 
December 23 National Farmer’s Day (Kisan Divas)

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