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Important Days in January
list of National and International Days in January given below:
| List of Important Days (January) | |
| 1 January | English New Year, Army Medical Corps Establishment Day, Global family day, World Peace Day |
| 4 January | World Braille Day |
| 6 January | World War Orphans Day |
| 8 January | African National Congress Foundation Day |
| 9 January | Pravasi Bharatiya Divas NRI Day |
| 10 January | World Laughter Day, World Hindi Day |
| 11 January | Death anniversary of Lal Bahadur Shastri |
| 12 January | National Youth Day (Birth Day of Swami Vivekanand) |
| 15 January | Army Day (Field Marshall K.M. Cariappa took over the command of the Army on this day in 1949 from the British), Pongal, Makar Sankranti |
| 25 January | International Customs Duty Day, India Tourism Day, National Voters Day |
| 26 January | Republic Day List of Chief Guests of Republic Day: From 1950 to 2021 |
| 27 January | International Holocaust Day (The largest Nazi death camp, Auschwitz- Birkenau was liberated by Soviet troops on Jan 27, 1945.), International Day of Commemoration |
| 28 January | Birth Anniversary of Lala Lajpat Rai |
| 30 January | Mahatma Gandhi’s Martyrdom Day (Martyr’s day) World Leprosy Eradication Day |
Important Days In February
list of National and International Days of February given below:
| List of Important Days (February) | |
| 1 February | Indian Coast Guard Day |
| 2 February | World Wetlands Day |
| 4 February | World Cancer Day |
| 4 February | National Day of Sri Lanka |
| 7 February | International Development Week |
| 12 February | Darwin Day |
| 12 February | Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday |
| 13 February | Sarojini Naidu’s Birth Anniversary |
| 14 February | Saint Valentine’s Day |
| 18 February | Taj Mahotsav |
| 20 February | World Day of Social Justice |
| 21 February | International Mother Language Day |
| 22 February | World Scout Day |
| 24 February | Central Excise Day |
| 27 February | World Sustainable Energy Day |
| 28 February | National Science Day |
Important Days In March
| List of Important Days (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 |
| 13 March | No Smoking Day (Second Wednesday of March) |
| 14 March | Pi Day International Day of Action for Rivers |
| 15 March | World Consumer Rights Day |
| 16 March | National Vaccination Day |
| 18 March | Ordnance Factories Day (India) |
| 20 March | International Day of Happiness World Sparrow Day |
| 21 March | World Forestry Day World Down syndrome Day World Poetry Day |
| 22 March | World Water Day |
| 23 March | World Meteorological Day |
| 24 March | World Tuberculosis (TB) Day |
| 27 March | World Theatre Day |
Important Days In April
list of National and International Days of April given below:
| List Of Important Days & Dates (April) | |
| 1 April | Orissa Day, Prevention of Blindness week |
| 2 April | World Autism Awareness Day |
| 4 April | International Day for Mine Awareness |
| 5 April | National Maritime Day |
| 7 April | World Health Day |
| 10 April | World Homeopathy Day |
| 11 April | National Safe Motherhood Day, National Pet Day |
| 13 April | Jallianwallah Bagh Massacre Day (1919) |
| 17 April | World Haemophilia Day |
| 18 April | World Heritage Day |
| 19 April | World Liver Day |
| 21 April | National Civil Service Day, Secretaries Day |
| 22 April | World Earth Day |
| 23 April | World Book and Copyright Day |
| 24 April | National Panchayati Day |
| 25 April | World Malaria Day, World Veterinary Day |
| 26 April | World Intellectual Property Day |
| 27 April | World Veterinary Day |
| 28 April | World Day for Safety and Health at Work |
| 29 April | International Dance Day |
| 30 April | Ayushman Bharat Diwas |
Important Days In May
list of National and International Days of May given below:
| List of Important Days (May) | |
| 1 May | International Labour Day |
| 1 May (1st Sunday) | World Laughter Day |
| 3 May | Press Freedom Day |
| 3 May (1st Tuesday) | World Asthma Day |
| 4 May | Coal miner’s day |
| 8 May | World Red Cross Day |
| 8 May (2nd Sunday) | Mother’s Day |
| 9 May | Victory day |
| 2nd Sunday of May | Mother’s Day [10th May] |
| 11 May | National Technology Day |
| 12 May | International Nurses day |
| 14 May | World Migratory day |
| 15 May | International Day of the Family |
| 17 May | World Telecommunication Day (Information Society Day) |
| 21 May | Anti-terrorism day |
| 24 May | Commonwealth Day |
| 31 May | Anti-Tobacco Day |
Important Days In June
list of National and International Days of June given below:
| List of Important Days (June) | |
| 4 June | International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression |
| 5 June | World Environment Day |
| 7 June | International level crossing awareness day |
| 8 June | World ocean day |
| 12 June | World day against Child Labour |
| 14 June | World blood donor day |
| 17 June | World day to combat desertification and drought |
| 20 June | World Refugee day |
| 21st June (3rd Sunday) | Father’s Day |
| 21 June | World Music Day, International Yoga Day |
| 23 June | United Nation’s public service day |
| 23 June | International Widow’s day |
| 26 June | International Day against Drug abuse & Illicit Trafficking |
Important Days In July
list of National and International Days of July given below:
| List of Important Days (July) | |
| 1 July | National Doctor’s day |
| 6 July | World Zoonoses Day |
| 11 July | World Population Day |
| 12 July | World Malala day |
| 18 July | Nelson Mandela International Day |
| 28 July | World Nature conservation day, World Hepatitis Day |
Important Days In August
list of National and International Days in August given below:
| List of Important Days (August) | |
| 7 August (1st Sunday) | International Friendship Day |
| 3 August | Independence day of Niger |
| 5 August | Independence day of upper Volta |
| 6 August | Hiroshima Day |
| 9 August | International day of World’s indigenous people |
| 9 August | Quit India movement Day and Nagasaki Day |
| 12 August | International Youth day |
| 15 August | Independence Day of India |
| 23 August | International Day for the remembrance of the slave trade and its abolition |
| 29 August | National Sports Day |
Important Days In September
list of National and International Days in September given below:
| List of Important Days (September) | |
| 1 to 7 September | National Nutrition Week |
| 2 September | World Coconut Day |
| 3 September | Skyscraper Day |
| 5 September | Teachers’ Day (Dr. Radhakrishnan’s birthday), Forgiveness day |
| 5 September | International Day of Charity |
| 7 September | Independence Day of Brazil |
| 8 September | World Literacy Day |
| 8 September | World Physical Therapy Day |
| 10 September | World Suicide Prevention Day |
| 11 September | National forest Martyrs day |
| 14 September | Hindi Diwas |
| 14 September | World First Air Day |
| 15 September | Engineer’s day in India, International Day of Democracy |
| 16 September | World Ozone Day, International Day for Preservation |
| 21 September | Alzheimer’s Day, International day of peace |
| 25 September | Social justice day |
| 26 September | Day of the Deaf |
| 27 September | World Tourism Day |
| 29 September | World Heart Day |
| 30 September | International Translation Day |
| 25 September (fourth Sunday of September) | World Rivers Day |
Important Days In October
list of National and International Days of October given below:
| List of Important Days (October) | |
| 1 October | International Day of the Older person |
| 2 October | Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday, the International Day of Non-violence |
| 3 October (first Monday) | World Habitat Day |
| 4 October | World Animal Welfare Day |
| 5 October | World Teacher’s day |
| 8 October | Indian Air Force Day |
| 9 October | World Postal Day |
| 10 October | National Post Day |
| 11 October | International girl child day |
| 12 October | World Arthritis day |
| 13 October | UN International Day for National disaster reduction |
| 13 October (2nd Thursday) | World Sight Day |
| 14 October | World Standards Day |
| 15 October | World White Cane Day (guiding the Blind) |
| 16 October | World Food Day |
| 17 October | International Day for the eradication of poverty |
| 20 October | World statistics day |
| 24 October | UN Day, World development information Day |
| 30 October | World Thrift Day |
| 31 October | National Unity Day |
Important Days In November
list of National and International Days in November given below:
| List of Important Days (November) | |
| 1 November | World vegan day |
| 5 November | World Radiography Day, World tsunami day |
| 7 November | National Cancer Awareness Day |
| 9 November | Legal Services day |
| 14 November | Children’s Day in India
Jawaharlal Nehru’s birthday World Diabetes Day |
| 16 November | International day for Endurance |
| 17 November | World Student Day, National Journalism day, National Epilepsy Day |
| 18 November | World Adult day |
| 19 November | World Citizen day |
| 20 November | Africa Industrialization Day, Universal children’s day |
| 21 November | World Television Day, World Fisheries day |
| 25 November | World Non-veg day |
| 26 November | Constitution Day of India |
| 29 November | International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People |
| 30 November | Flag day |
Important Days In December
list of National and International Days in December given below:
| List of Important Days (December) | |
| 1 December | World Aids Day |
| 2 December | World Computer literacy day, International day of abolition of slavery |
| 3 December | International Day for People with disabilities, World conservation day |
| 4 December | Navy Day |
| 5 December | International volunteer day for economic and social development |
| 7 December | Armed Forces Flag Day, International civil aviation day |
| 9 December | The International day against corruption |
| 10 December | Human Right Day |
| 11 December | International Mountain day |
| 14 December | International Energy day |
| 16 December | Vijay Diwas |
| 18 December | International Migrants day |
| 19 December | Goa’s liberation day |
| 20 December | International Human Solidarity |
| 22 December | National Mathematics Day |
| 23 December | Kisan Divas (Farmer’s Day) |
| 24 December | National Consumers Day |
| 25 December Christmas | Christmas Day |