Important national and international days in the Year

Important Days and Dates in the Month of January


January 1: Global Family Day


January 4: World Braille Day


January 9: NRI Day (Pravasi Bhartiya Diwas)


January 10: World Hindi Day


January 12: National Youth Day,


January 13: Lohri.


January 14 or 15: Makar Sankranti (As per Hindu Calander)


January 15: Army day


January 23: Netaji Subash Chandra Bose Jayanti


January 25: National Voters day, National Tourism Day


January 26: India’s Republic Day, International Customs Day


January 27: International Day of Commemoration


January 30: Martyrs’ Day


Important Dates and Days in the Month of February


February 2: World Wetlands Day


February 4: World Cancer Day


February 6: International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation


February 5: Safer Internet Day (second day of the second week of February)


February 10: National De-worming Day


February 11: International Day of Women and Girls in Science


February 12: National Productivity Day


February 13: World Radio Day, National Women's Day (Birth Date of Sarojini Naidu)


February 14: Valentine Day


February 20: World Day of Social Justice


February 21: International Mother Language Day


February 24: Central Excise Day


February 27: World NGO Day


February 28: National Science Day


February 28/29: Rare Disease Day


Important Days and Dates in the Month of March 


March 1: Zero Discrimination Day; World Civil Defence Day


March 3: World Wildlife Day, World Hearing Day


March 4: National Security Day


March 8: International Women’s Day


March 12: World Kidney Day


March 14: International Day of Action for Rivers, Pi Day


March 15: World Consumer Rights Day


March 18: Ordnance Factories Day (India)


March 20: International Day of Happiness; World Sparrow day


March 21: World Forestry Day; World Down Syndrome Day; World Poetry Day


March 22: World Day for Water, Bihar Day


March 23: World Meteorological Day


March 24: World TB Day


March 27: World Theatre Day


Second Wednesday of March: No Smoking Day


Second Thursday of March: World Kidney Day


Important Days and Dates in the Month of April


April 1: Utkal Diwas


April 2: World Autism Awareness Day


April 4: International Day for Mine Awareness


April 5: National Maritime Day


April 7: World Health Day


April 10: World Homeopathy Day


April 11: National Safe Motherhood Day; National Pet Day


April 13: Jallianwala Bagh Massacre


April 17: World Haemophilia Day


April 18: World Heritage Day


April 19: World Liver Day


April 21: Secretaries’ Day; Civil Services Day


April 22: Earth Day


April 23: World Book and Copyright Day


April 24: National Panchayati Day


April 25: World Malaria Day


April 26: World Intellectual Property Day


April 27:World Veterinary Day


April 28: World Day for Safety and Health at Work;


April 29: International Dance Day


April 30: Ayushman Bharat Diwas


Important Days and Dates in the Month of May


May (1st Sunday): World Laughter Day


May (1st Tuesday): World Asthma Day


May (2nd Sunday): Mother’s Day



May 1: Workers’ Day (International Labour Day), Maharashtra Day


May 3: Press Freedom Day


May 4: Coal Miners’ Day; International Firefighters Day


May 7: World Athletics Day


May 8: World Red Cross Day; World Thalassaemia Day


May 11: National Technology Day


May 12: International Nurses Day


May 15: International Day of the Family


May 17: World Telecommunication Day; World Hypertension Day


May 18: World AIDS Vaccine Day; International Museum Day


May 21: National Anti-Terrorism Day


May 22: International Day for Biological Diversity


May 24: Commonwealth Day


May 31: Anti-tobacco Day


Important Days and Dates in the Month of June


June (3rd Sunday): Father’s Day


June 1: World Milk Day


June 3: World Bicycle Day


June 4: International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression


June 5: World Environment Day


June 7: World Food Safety Day


June 8: World Ocean Day, World Brain Tumour Day


June 12: Anti-Child Labor Day


June 13: International Albinism Awareness Day


June 14: World Blood Donor Day


June 15: World Wind Day


June 20: World Refugee Day


June 21: International day of yoga, World Music Day, World Hydrography Day


June 23: United Nations Public Service Day, International Olympic Day


June 26: International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking


Important Days and Dates in the month of July


July 1: Doctor’s Day


July 6: World Zoonoses Day


July 11: World Population Day


July 17: World Day for International Justice


July 18: International Nelson Mandela Day


July 28: World Hepatitis Day


Important Days and Dates in the Month of August


August (1st Sunday):International Friendship Day


August 6: Hiroshima Day


August 9: Quit India Day, Nagasaki Day, IntI. Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples


August 15: Indian Independence Day


August 15: Sanskrit Day (Date may vary every year as it is celebrated on the Shrawan Poornima on Full Moon day according to the Hindu Calendar)


August 12: International Youth Day


August 19: Photography Day; World Humanitarian Day


August 29: National Sports Day


Important Days and Dates in the month of September


September 2: Coconut Day


September 5: Teachers’ Day


September 8: International Literacy Day


September 14: Hindi Diwas


September 15: Engineers’ Day; International Day of Democracy


September 16: World Ozone Day; International Day for Preservation


September 21: Alzheimer’s Day; Day for Peace & Non-violence (UN)


September 22: Rose Day (Welfare of cancer patients)


September 23: International Day of Sign Languages


September 26: Day of the Deaf; World Contraception Day


September 27: World Tourism Day; World Maritime Day


September 29: World Heart Day


September 30: International Translation Day


September: world rivers day (fourth Sunday of September)


Important Days and Dates in the month of October


October 1: International Day for the Elderly


October 2: Gandhi Jayanthi; International Day of Non-Violence


October(first Monday): World Habitat Day


October 4: World Animal Welfare Day


October 8: Indian Air Force Day


October 9: World Post Office Day


October 10: National Post Day; World Mental Health Day


October 11: National Girl Child Day


October 2nd Thursday: World Sight Day


October 13: UN International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction


October 14: World Standards Day


October 15: World Students Day; World White Cane Day (guiding the blind)


October 16: World Food Day


October 24: UN Day; World Development Information Day


October 30: World Thrift Day


October 31: National Unity Day


Important Days and Dates in the month of November


November 5: World tsunami day


November 7: National Cancer Awareness Day


November 9: Legal Services Day


November 14: Children’s Day; Diabetes Day


November 17: National Epilepsy Day


November 20: Africa Industrialization Day


November 21: World Television Day


November 29: International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People


Important Days and Dates in the month of December 


December 1: World AIDS Day


December 2: National Pollution Control


December 3: World Day of the Handicapped


December 4: Indian Navy Day


December 7: Indian Armed Forces Flag Day


December 10: Human Rights Day;


December 11: International Mountain Day


December 14: World Energy Conservation Day


December 16: Vijay Diwas


December 18: Minorities Rights Day (India)


December 22: National Mathematics Day


December 23: Kisan Divas (Farmer’s Day) (India)


December 24: National Consumers Day


December 25: Christmas Day


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