List of Important Days – National and International
Important Days in January
| 1 January | Global family day, World Day Of Peace, New Year Day. |
| 6 January | World War Orphans Day. |
| 9 January | Pravasi Bharatiya Divas NRI Day. |
| 10 January | World Hindi Day. |
| 11 January | Death anniversary of Lal Bahadur Shastri. |
| 12 January | National Youth Day (birthday of Swami Vivekananda). |
| 13 January | Lohri. |
| 15 January | Indian Army Day. |
| 21 January | World Hug Day. |
| 23 January | Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose’s birthday. |
| 24 January | National Girl Child Day. |
| 25 January | India Tourism Day, National Voters Day. |
| 26 January | Republic Day. |
| 27 January | International Holocaust Day. |
| 28 January | Birth anniversary of Lala Lajpat Rai. |
| 30 January | Martyrs’ Day (Also death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi). |
| Jan (last Sunday) | World Leprosy Eradication Day. |
Contents
List of Important Days – National and InternationalImportant Days in JanuaryImportant Days in FebruaryImportant Days in MarchImportant Days in AprilImportant Days in MayImportant Days in JuneImportant Days in JulyImportant Days in AugustImportant Days in SeptemberImportant Days in OctoberImportant Days in NovemberImportant Days in December
Important Days in February
| 1 February | Indian Coast Guard Day. |
| 2 February | World Wetlands Day. |
| 4 February | World Cancer Day, National Day of Sri Lanka. |
| 7 February | International Development Week. |
| 11 February | World Day of Sick. |
| 12 February | Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday, Darwin Day. |
| 13 February | Sarojini Naidu’s Birth Anniversary, World Radio Day. |
| 14 February | Valentine’s Day. |
| 20 February | World Day of Social Justice. |
| 21 February | International Mother Language Day. |
| 22 February | World Scout Day, World Thinking Day. |
| 24 February | Central Excise Day. |
| 27 February | World NGO Day. |
| 28 February | National Science Day. |
| Last day of February | Rare Disease Day. |
Important Days in March
| 1 March | Zero Discrimination Day, World Civil Defence Day. |
| 3 March | World Wildlife Day, World Hearing Day. |
| 4 March | National Safety Day. |
| 8 March | International Women’s Day. |
| 10 March | CISF Raising Day. |
| 14 March | International Day of Action for Rivers. |
| 15 March | World Consumer Rights Day. |
| 16 March | National Vaccination Day. |
| 18 March | Ordnance Manufacturing Day. |
| 20 March | International Day of Happiness, World Oral Health Day. |
| 21 March | World Forestry Day, World Poetry Day. |
| 22 March | World Water Day, Bihar Day. |
| 23 March | World Meteorological Day. |
| 24 March | World Tuberculosis Day. |
| 27 March | World Theatre Day. |
| Friday before the March Equinox | World Sleep Day. |
| Second Wednesday | No Smoking Day. |
| Second Thursday | World Kidney Day. |
Important Days in April
| 1 April | April Fools’ Day, Odisha Day |
| 2 April | World Autism Awareness Day |
| 4 April | International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action |
| 5 April | National Maritime Day. |
| 7 April | World Health Day (anniversary of the founding of WHO in 1948). |
| 10 April | World Homeopathy Day. |
| 12 April | International Day of Human Space Flight. |
| 13 April | Jallianwala Bagh Massacre Day. |
| 18 April | World Heritage Day. |
| 21 April | World Creativity and Innovation Day, National Civil Services Day |
| 22 April | Earth Day. |
| 23 April | World Book and Copyright Day, World English Language Day |
| 24 April | National Panchayati Raj Day |
| 25 April | World Malaria Day, Italy Liberation Day |
| 28 April | International Worker’s Memorial Day, World Day for Safety and Health at work |
| 29 April | World Dance Day |
| Wednesday of last full week in April | Secretaries day |
| Last week April | World Immunization Week. |
Important Days in May
| 1 May | International Labour Day, Gujarat Day, Maharashtra Day. |
| 3 May | International Press Freedom Day. |
| 4 May | Coal Miners Day(Intl.), International Firefighters’ Day. |
| 5 May | World Athletics Day, World Midwives Day. |
| 6 May | World No Diet Day. |
| 8 May | World Red Cross Day. |
| 11 May | National technology day. |
| 12 May | International Nurses Day. |
| 15 May | International Day of the Family. |
| 16 May | Sikkim State Day. |
| 17 May | World Hypertension Day, World Telecommunication Day. |
| 18 May | World Museum Day. |
| 20 May | World Metrology Day. |
| 21 May | Anti-Terrorism Day (Death anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi), International Tea Day. |
| 22 May | International Day for Biological Diversity. |
| 24 May | Commonwealth Day. |
| 28 May | Menstrual Hygiene Day. |
| 29 May | Mount Everest Day (First conquest of World highest peak in 1953). |
| 31 May | World No Tobacco Day. |
| 1st Sunday of May | World Laughter Day. |
| Second Saturday of May | International Migratory Bird Day. |
Important Days in June
| 1 June | World Milk Day, Global Day of Parents. |
| 2 June | Telangana Formation Day. |
| 3 June | World Bicycle Day. |
| 4 June | World Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression. |
| 5 June | World Environment Day. |
| 7 June | World Food Safety Day. |
| 8 June | World Brain Tumor Day, World Oceans Day. |
| 11 June | Coal Miners Day. |
| 12 June | World Day Against Child Labor. |
| 14 June | World Blood Donor Day. |
| 15 June | World Wind Day, World elder abuse awareness day. |
| 16 June | International Integration Day. |
| 18 June | International Picnic Day. |
| 20 June | World Refugee Day. |
| 21 June | World Music Day, International Yoga Day. |
| 23 June | International Olympic Day, United Nations Public Service Day, International Widows Day. |
| 26 June | International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. |
| 30 June | World Asteroid Day. |
| 3rd Sunday of June | World Father’s Day. |
Important Days in July
| 1 July | International Joke Day, National Doctor’s Day, National Postal Worker Day, Canada Day. |
| 2 July | World Sports Journalists Day, World UFO day. |
| 4 July | America Independence Day. |
| 6 July | World Zoonoses Day. |
| 7 July | World Forgiveness day, World Chocolate Day. |
| 11 July | World Population Day. |
| 12 July | National Simplicity Day, Paper Bag Day. |
| 14 July | Bastille Day or French National Day. |
| 15 July | World Youth Skills Day. |
| 17 July | World Day for International Justice, World Emoji Day. |
| 18 July | International Nelson Mandela Day. |
| 22 July | National Mango Day. |
| 24 July | National Thermal Engineer Day. |
| 26 July | Kargil Vijay Diwas or Kargil Memorial Day or Kargil Victory Day. |
| 28 July | World Hepatitis Day, World Nature Conservation Day. |
| 29 July | International Tiger Day. |
| 30 July | International Friendship Day. |
| 1st Saturday of July | International Day of Cooperatives. |
| 4th Thursday of July | National Refreshment Day. |
| 4th Sunday of July | National Parents Day. |
Important Days in August
| 1st Friday, August | International Beer Day. |
| 1 August | National Mountain Climbing Day. |
| 3 August | World Sanskrit Day. |
| 6 August | Hiroshima Day, Anti Nuclear Day. |
| 9 August | Quit India Day, Intl. Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. |
| 11 August | National Son and Daughter’s Day. |
| 12 August | International Youth day. |
| 13 August | International Left-Handers Day. |
| 14 August | Independence Day of Pakistan. |
| 15 August | Independence Day of India. |
| 19 August | World Photography Day, World Humanitarian Day. |
| 20 August | Sadbhavana Diwas (Birth anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi), Akshay Urja Diwas. |
| 21 August | World Senior Citizen’s Day. |
| 23 August | International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition. |
| 26 August | Women’s Equality Day. |
| 29 August | National Sports Day (Birth anniversary of Dhyanchand). |
| 30 August | Small Industry Day, International Day of the victims of enforced Disappearances. |
Important Days in September
| 2 September | World Coconut Day. |
| 3 September | National Skyscraper Day. |
| 5 September | Teacher’s Day in India, the International Day of Charity. |
| 7 September | National Labor Day for the US, Brazilian Independence Day. |
| 8 September | International Literacy Day, World Physical Therapy Day. |
| 9 September | Himalaya Diwas. |
| 10 September | World Suicide Prevention Day. |
| 13 September | Grandparents Day. |
| 14 September | Hindi Diwas, World First Aid Day. |
| 15 September | National Engineer’s Day, International Day of Democracy. |
| 16 September | World Ozone Day. |
| 21 September | International Day of Peace. |
| 24 September | World Maritime Day. |
| 25 September | World Pharmacist Day. |
| 27 September | World Tourism Day. |
| 29 September | World Heart Day. |
| Fourth Sunday in September | Daughter’s Day. |
Important Days in October
| 1 October | International Day of Older Persons, World Vegetarian Day. |
| 2 October | Non-violence Day (Birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi). |
| 4 October | World Animal Day. |
| 5 October | World Teacher’s Day. |
| 8 October | Indian Airforce Day. |
| 9 October | World Post Day. |
| 10 October | World Mental Health Day. |
| 11 October | International Day of the Girl Child. |
| 12 October | World Arthritis Day. |
| 13 October | International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction. |
| 14 October | World Standards Day. |
| 15 October | Global Hand Washing Day, International Day of Rural Women, World White Cane Safety Day. |
| 16 October | World Food Day. |
| 17 October | International Poverty Day for its Eradication. |
| 20 October | World Osteoporosis Day, World Statistics Day, National Solidarity day, International Chef Day. |
| 24 October | United Nations Day, World Development Information Day, World Polio Day. |
| 27 October | World day for Audio Visual Heritage. |
| 28 October | International Animation Day. |
| 31 October | World Savings Day or World Thrift Day, Halloween Day, National Unity Day. |
| 1st Monday, in October | World Habitat Day. |
| 1st Friday, in October | World Smile Day. |
| 2nd Thursday, in October | World Sight Day. |
Important Days in November
| 1 November | World Vegan Day, All Saints’ Day, Haryana Day. |
| 2 November | All Souls’ Day. |
| 5 November | World Tsunami Awareness Day. |
| 9 November | Uttarakhand Foundation Day. |
| 10 November | World science day, World Immunity Day. |
| 11 November | National Education day. |
| 12 November | World Pneumonia Day. |
| 13 November | World Kindness Day. |
| 14 November | Children’s Day, World Diabetes Day. |
| 15 November | Jharkhand Foundation Day. |
| 16 November | International Day for Tolerance. |
| 19 November | International Men’s Day, World Toilet Day. |
| 20 November | Universal Children’s Day. |
| 21 November | World Television Day. |
| 25 November | International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women. |
| 26 November | Law day or Constitution Day. |
| 1st Wednesday of November | National Stress Awareness Day. |
Important Days in December
| 1 December | World AIDS Day. |
| 2 December | World Pollution Prevention Day. |
| 3 December | International Day of People with Disability or World Disability Day. |
| 4 December | Indian Navy Day. |
| 5 December | International Volunteer Day, World Soil Day. |
| 7 December | Armed Forces Flag Day, International Civil Aviation Day |
| 8 December | SAARC Day. |
| 9 December | International Anti-Corruption Day. |
| 10 December | Human Rights Day, International Children’s Day of Broadcasting. |
| 11 December | International Mountain Day, UNICEF Day. |
| 14 December | National Energy Conservation Day(India). |
| 16 December | Vijay Diwas. |
| 18 December | International Migrants Day, National Minority Rights Day. |
| 19 December | Goa’s Liberation Day. |
| 20 December | International Human Solidarity Day. |
| 23 December | National Farmer’s Day, Kisan Diwas (India). |
| 24 December | National Consumers Day. |
| 25 December | Christmas Day. |
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