Important Days and Dates

In this page let us learn about all the important days and dates from January to December

IMPORTANT DAYS OF JANUARY

Days	Date
English New Year, Global family day	1st January
World Introvert Day	2nd January
World Braille Day	4th January
National Bird Day	5th January
World Day of War Orphans	6th January
African National Congress Foundation Day	8th January
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas or NRI Day	9th January
World Hindi Day	10th January
Death anniversary of Lal Bahadur Shastri	11th January
National Youth Day	12th January
Indian Army Day	15th January
Tripura, Manipur and Meghalaya Foundation Day	21st January
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose birthday	23rd January
National Girl Child day	24th January
National Tourism Day, National Voters Day	25th January
Republic Day of India, International Customs day	26th January
International Day of Commemoration	27th January
Birth Anniversary of Lala Lajpat Rai, Data Privacy Day	28th January
Mahatma Gandhi’s Martyrdom Day	30th January

IMPORTANT DAYS OF FEBRUARY

Days	Date
Indian Coast Guard Day	1st February
World Wetlands Day	2nd February
World Cancer Day, Independence Day of Sri Lanka	4th February
International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation	6th February
National Deworming Day	10th February
World Day of the Sick	11th February
World Marriage Day	2nd Sunday of February
Birthday of Abraham Lincoln’s	12th February
Sarojini Naidu’s Birth Anniversary	13th February
Valentine’s Day	14th February
National Almond Day	16th February
World Human Spirit Day, National Random Acts of Kindness Day	17th February
National Drink Wine Day	18th February
World Whale Day	3rd Sunday in February
International Tug of War Day	19th February
World Day of Social Justice	20th February
International Mother Language Day	21st February
World Scout Day	22nd February
World peace and understanding day	23rd February
Central Excise Day	24th February
National Pistachio Day	26th February
World Sustainable Energy Day	27th February
National Science Day	28th February

IMPORTANT DAYS OF MARCH

Days	Date
Zero Discrimination Day, World Civil Defense Day	1st March
National Old Stuff Day	2nd March
World Wildlife Day, World Hearing Day	3rd March
National Safety Day	4th March
International Women’s Day	8th March
CISF Raising Day	10th March
Mauritius Day	12th March
No Smoking Day	(2nd Wednesday of March)
International Day of Action for Rivers	14th March
World Consumer Rights Day	15th March
National Vaccination Day	16th March
Ordnance Factories Day (India)	18th March
International Day of Happiness, World Sparrow Day	20th March
International Day of Forests, World Poetry Day	21st March
World Water Day	22nd March
World Meteorological Day	23rd March
World Tuberculosis (TB) Day	24th March
World Theatre Day	27th March

IMPORTANT DAYS OF APRIL

Days	Date
April Fool’s Day, Odisha Foundation Day	1st April
World Autism Awareness Day	2nd April
International Day for Mine Awareness	4th April
National Maritime Day	5th April
World Health Day	7th April
World Siblings Day	10th April
World Homeopathy Day	10th April
National Safe Motherhood Day, National Pet Day	11th April
Jallianwallah Bagh Massacre Day	13th April
B.R. Ambedkar Remembrance Day	14th April
World Haemophilia Day	17th April
National Civil Service Day	21st April
World Earth Day	22nd April
World Book and Copyright Day	23rd April
National Panchayati Day	24th April
World Malaria Day	25th April
World Intellectual Property Day	26th April
World Day for Safety and Health at Work	28th April
International Dance Day	29th April

IMPORTANT DAYS OF MAY

Days	Date
International Labour Day	1st May
World Press Freedom Day	3rd May
Coal miner’s day in India	4th May
World Laughter Day	1st Sunday of May
Mother’s Day	2nd Sunday of May
World Athletics Day	7th May
World Red Cross Day	8th May
Victory day	9th May
National Technology Day	11th May
International Nurses Day	12th May
World Migratory Bird Day	2nd Saturday of May
International Day of the Family	15th May
World Telecommunication Day, World Hypertension Day	17th May
World AIDS Vaccine Day, International Museum Day	18th May
National Anti-terrorism Day	21st May
International Day for Biological Diversity	22nd May
National Commonwealth Day	24th May
Brothers Day	24th May
Anti-Tobacco Day	31th May

IMPORTANT DAYS OF JUNE

Days	Date
World Milk Day	1st June
AP & Telangana (India) formation day	2nd June
World Bicycle Day	3rd June
International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression	4th June
World Environment Day	5th June
World Food Safety Day,	7th June
World Ocean Day, World Brain Tumour Day	8th June
World Day Against Child Labour	12th June
World Blood Donor Day	14th June
Global Wind Day, World Elder Abuse Awareness Day	15th June
World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought	17th June
Autistic Pride Day	18th June
World Sauntering Day	19th June
World Refugee Day	20th June
International Yoga Day, World Hydrography Day, World Music day	21st June
Father’s Day	3rd Sunday in June
International Olympic Day, International Widow’s day	23rd June
International Day against Drug Abuse & Illicit Trafficking	26th June
World Diabetes Day	27th June
World Asteroid Day	30th June

IMPORTANT DAYS OF JULY

Days	Date
National Doctor’s day, Chartered Accountants Day	1st July
World Sports Journalists Day, World UFO day,	2nd July
International Day of Cooperatives	1st Saturday of July
Independence Day of USA	4th July
World Zoonoses Day	6th July
World Population Day	11th July
World Malala day	12th July
World Day for International Justice	17th July
International Nelson Mandela Day	18th July
World Nature conservation day, World Hepatitis Day	28th July
International Tiger Day	29th July

IMPORTANT DAYS OF AUGUST

Days	Date
Friendship Day	1st Sunday of August
Independence day of Niger	3rd August
Independence day of upper Volta	5th August
Hiroshima Day	6th August
International day of World’s indigenous people, Quit India Day and Nagasaki Day	9th August
International Youth day	12th August
Independence Day of Pakistan	14th August
Independence Day of India	15th August
World Photography day	19th August
World Mosquito Day	20th August
International Day for the remembrance of the slave trade and its abolition	23rd August
National Sports Day	29th August
Small Industry Day	30th August

IMPORTANT DAYS OF SEPTEMBER

Days	Date
Coconut Day	2nd September
National Teachers’ Day	5th September
International Literacy Day	8th September
Hindi day, World First Air Day	14th September
Engineer’s day in India	15th September
World Ozone Day	16th September
Alzheimer’s Day, International day of peace	21st September
Rose Day	22nd September
International Day of Sign Languages	23rd September
Day of the Deaf, World Contraception Day	26th September
World Tourism Day	27th September
World Maritime Day	last Thursday of September
International Translation Day	30th September
World Rivers Day	4th Sunday of September

IMPORTANT DAYS OF OCTOBER

Days	Date
International day of the Older person	1st October
Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday	2nd October
World Habitat Day	3rd October
World Animal Welfare Day	4th October
World Teacher’s day	5th October
World Smile day	1st Friday of October
Indian Air Force Day	8th October
World Post Office day	9th October
World Mental Health Day, National Post Day	10th October
International Girl Child Day	11th October
World Arthritis Day	12th October
UN International Day for National disaster reduction	13th October
World Standards Day	14th October
World White Cane Day, World Students Day	15th October
World Food Day	16th October
World Statistics Day	20th October
World Development Information Day, UN Day	24th October
World Thrift Day in India	30th October
National Unity Day	31st October

IMPORTANT DAYS OF NOVEMBER

Days	Date
World Vegan Day	1st November
World Tsunami Day	5th November
National Cancer Awareness Day, Infant Protection Day	7th November
World Radiography day	8th November
Legal Services Day	9th November
Transport Day	10th November
National Children’s Day	14th November
World Student day	15th November
International day for Endurance	16th November
National Epilepsy Day	17th November
World Adult Day	18th November
World Citizen day	19th November
Africa Industrialization Day	20th November
World Television day, World Fisheries day	21st November
World Non-veg day	25th November
National Law day	26th November
International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People	29th November

IMPORTANT DAYS OF DECEMBER

Days	Date
World Aids Day	1st December
World Computer Literacy Day, National Pollution Control Day	2nd December
International Day of People with disabilities	3rd December
Navy Day	4th December
International volunteer day for economic and social development	5th December
Armed Forces Flag Day, International Civil Aviation Day	7th December
International day against corruption	9th December
Human Right Day	10th December
International Mountain day	11th December
World Energy Conservation Day	14th December
Minorities Rights Day in India, International Migrants Day	18th December
Goa’s Liberation Day	19th December
International Human solidarity	20th December
National Mathematics Day	22nd December
Kisan Divas	23rd December