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) |