General Knowledge / Important National and International Dates
Important National and International Dates
January
|
Day - Month |
Importance |
|
1 |
English New
Year, Army Medical Corps Establishment Day, Global family day, World Peace Day |
|
4 |
International
World Braille Day |
|
6 |
World -War
Orphans Day |
|
8 |
African
National Congress Foundation Day |
|
9 |
Pravasi
Bharatiya Divas NRI Day |
|
10 |
World Laughter
Day, World Hindi Day |
|
11 |
National Human
Trafficking Awareness Day, Death anniversary of Lal Bahadur Shastri |
|
12 |
National Youth
Day (India), Birth Day of Swami Vivekananda |
|
15 |
Army Day
(India) |
|
17 |
World Religion
Day |
|
23 |
Netaji Subhash
Chandra bose birthday |
|
24 |
National Girl
child day (India) |
|
25 |
Tourism Day
and National Voters Day (India) |
|
26 |
Republic Day
(India) and International Customs day |
|
27 |
International
Holocaust Remembrance Day |
|
28 |
Birth
Anniversary of Lala Lajpat Rai |
|
28 |
Data
protection day |
|
30 |
Mahatma
Gandhi’s Martyrdom Day, World Leprosy Eradication Day |
February
|
1 |
Indian Coast
Guard Day |
|
2 |
World Wetlands
Day |
|
4 |
World Cancer
Day, National Day of Sri Lanka |
|
6 |
International
Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation |
|
9 |
Safer Internet
Day |
|
10 |
National
DeWorming Day |
|
11 |
International
Day of Women and Girls in Science, World
Day of the Sick |
|
12 |
Darwin Day,
Abraham Lincolns Birthday |
|
13 |
Sarojini
Naidu’s Birth Anniversary , World Radio Day (UNESCO) |
|
14 |
Saint
Valentine's Day |
|
18 |
Taj Mahotsav |
|
20 |
World Day of
Social Justice |
|
21 |
International
Mother Language Day |
|
22 |
World Scout
Day |
|
23 |
World Peace
and Understanding Day |
|
24 |
Central Excise
Day |
|
27 |
World NGO Day,
World Sustainable Energy Day |
|
28 |
National
Science Day (India) |
March
|
1 |
Zero
Discrimination Day, World Civil Defence Day |
|
3 |
World Wildlife Day, World Hearing Day |
|
4 |
World Day of the Fight Against Sexual Exploitation, National Security Day, National Safety Day |
|
8 |
International Women’s Day |
|
10 |
CISF Raising Day |
|
11 |
World Kidney Day |
|
13 |
No Smoking Day |
|
14 |
International Day of Action for Rivers |
|
15 |
World Consumer Rights Day |
|
16 |
National Vaccination Day |
|
18 |
Ordnance Factories Day |
|
20 |
World Sparrow Day |
|
|
International
Day of Happiness |
|
21 |
International Day for the Elimination of Racial
Discrimination, |
|
|
World Forestry
Day |
|
22 |
World Day for Water |
|
23 |
World Meteorological Day |
|
24 |
World Tuberculosis Day |
|
27 |
World Theatre Day |
April
|
1 |
Orissa Day,
Prevention of Blindness week |
|
2 |
World Autism
Awareness Day |
|
4 |
International
Day of Mine Awareness |
|
5 |
National
Maritime Day (India) |
|
7 |
World Health
Day |
|
10 |
World
Homeopathy Day |
|
11 |
National Pet
Day, National Safe Motherhood Day |
|
13 |
Jallianwallah
Bagh Massacre Day (1919) |
|
14 |
Cultural Unity
Day |
|
15 |
World Art Day |
|
17 |
World
Haemophilia Day |
|
18 |
World Heritage
Day |
|
21 |
Civil Services
Day (India) , Secretaries Day |
|
22 |
World Earth
Day |
|
23 |
World Book and
Copyright Day |
|
24 |
National
Panchayati Day |
|
25 |
World Malaria
Day |
|
26 |
World
Intellectual Property Day |
|
28 |
World Day for
Safety and Health at Work, World Veterinary Day |
|
29 |
International
Dance Day |
|
30 |
Ayushman
Bharat Diwas |
May
|
1
|
International Labour Day
|
|
2
|
International Astronomy Day
|
|
3
|
Press Freedom Day
|
|
4
|
World Asthma Day
|
|
7
|
World Athletics Day
|
|
8
|
World Red Cross Day, World Thalassemia
Day
|
|
9
|
World Migratory Bird Day, Victory day
|
|
10
|
World Mother Day
|
|
11
|
National Technology Day (India)
|
|
12
|
International Nurses Day (India)
|
|
14
|
World Migratory day
|
|
15
|
International Day of the Family
|
|
16
|
Dengue Prevention Day (India)
|
|
17
|
World Telecommunication Day, World
Information Society Day
|
|
18
|
International Museum Day
|
|
20
|
World Metrology Day, World Bee Day
|
|
21
|
World Day for Cultural Diversity for
Dialogue and Development,
AntiTerrorism Day
|
|
22
|
International Day for Biological
Diversity
|
|
24
|
Commonwealth Day
|
|
28
|
International Day of Action for Women’s
Health
|
|
29
|
International Day of United Nations
Peacekeepers
International Mount Everest Day (Chosen
by Nepal)
|
|
31
|
World AntiTobacco Day
|
June
|
1 |
World Milk Day, Global Parents Day
|
|
3
|
World Bicycle Day
|
|
4
|
International Day of Innocent Children
Victims of Aggression
|
|
5
|
World Environment Day
|
|
7
|
International level crossing awareness
day , World Food Safety Day
|
|
8
|
World Ocean Day
|
|
12
|
World Day Against Child Labour
|
|
14
|
World Blood Donor Day
|
|
15
|
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
|
|
16
|
International Integration Day
|
|
17
|
World Day to Combat Desertification and
Drought
|
|
19
|
World Sickle Cell Day
|
|
20
|
World Refugee Day
|
|
21
|
World Music Day, International Yoga Day
|
|
23
|
United Nations Public Service Day,
International Olympic Day
|
|
26
|
International Day against Drug Abuse and
Illicit Trafficking International AntiDrugs Day,International Day in Support of
Victims of Torture
|
|
27
|
World Diabetes Day
|
|
29
|
National Statistics Day
|
July
|
1 |
National
Doctor’s Day (India) |
|
2 |
World UFO Day, World Sports Journalists Day |
|
4 |
International Cooperative Day, American Independence day |
|
6 |
World Zoonoses Day |
|
11 |
World Population Day |
|
12 |
World Malala day |
|
17 |
World Day for International Justice |
|
18 |
Nelson Mandela International Day |
|
26 |
Kargil Memorial Day (India) |
|
28 |
World Hepatitis Day, World Nature Conservation Day, World
Nature Day |
|
29 |
International Tiger Day |
|
30 |
International Day of Friendship |
August
|
1 |
Clergy Sexual Abuse Awareness Day |
|
2 |
International Friendship Day |
|
3 |
Independence day of Niger |
|
5 |
Independence day of upper Volta |
|
6 |
Hiroshima Day |
|
9 |
International day of World’s indigenous
people, Quit India Day and Nagasaki Day |
|
10 |
World Biofuel Day |
|
12 |
International Youth day |
|
14 |
Independence Day of Pakistan |
|
15 |
Independence Day of India |
|
19 |
World Photography day, World Humanitarian
Day |
|
20 |
Sadbhavna Diwas, World Mosquito Day |
|
21 |
World Senior Citizen Day |
|
23 |
International Day for the remembrance of
the slave trade and its abolition
|
|
|
the slave trade and its abolition |
|
29 |
National Sports Day, International Day
against Nuclear Tests |
|
30 |
Small Industry Day |
September
|
2
|
World Coconut Day
|
|
5
|
Teachers’ Day (Dr. Radhakrishnan’s
birthday- India), Forgiveness day
|
|
8
|
World Literacy Day
|
|
12
|
United Nations Day for South-South
Cooperation, World First Aid Day
|
|
14
|
Hindi Day (India) , World First Air Day
|
|
15
|
International Day of Democracy,
Engineer’s day in India
|
|
16
|
World Ozone Day
|
|
19
|
International Talk Like a Pirate Day
|
|
21
|
International Day of Peace, World
Alzheimer’s Day, Biosphere Day
|
|
22
|
World Rhino Day
|
|
23
|
International Day of Sign Languages
|
|
25
|
Social justice day
|
|
26
|
Day of the Deaf
|
|
27
|
World Tourism Day
|
|
28
|
Right to Know Day
|
|
30
|
International Blasphemy Rights Day
|
October
|
1 |
International Day of Older Persons
|
|
2
|
International Day of Non-Violence, Human
Rights Day (10th December), Mahatma Gandhi birthday
|
|
3
|
World Habitat Day, World nature day
|
|
4
|
World Animal Welfare Day
|
|
5
|
World Teachers’ Day
|
|
6
|
World Wildlife day, World Food Security
day
|
|
8
|
Indian Air Force Day
|
|
9
|
World Post Office day
|
|
10
|
National Post Day (India)
|
|
11
|
International girl child day
|
|
12
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World Arthritis day
|
|
13
|
World Day for Natural Disaster Reduction
|
|
14
|
World Standards Day
|
|
15
|
International Day of Rural Women, World
White Cane Day (guiding the Blind)
|
|
16
|
World Food Day
|
|
17
|
International Day for the Eradication of
Poverty
|
|
20
|
International Day of the Air Traffic
Controller, World statistics day
|
|
24
|
United Nations Day, World Development
Information Day, World Polio Day
|
|
27
|
World Day for Audiovisual Heritage
|
|
30
|
World Thrift Day
|
|
31
|
National Unity Day, Rastriya Ekta Diwas
(in memory of Sardar Patel),
National Integration Day (In memory of Indira Gandhi)
|
November
|
1 |
World vegan day |
|
2 |
International Journalist’s Remembrance Day |
|
5 |
World Radiography day |
|
6 |
International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and
Armed Conflict |
|
7 |
Infant Protection day |
|
|
World Cancer Awareness Day |
|
9 |
World Legal Services Day |
|
10 |
World Immunization Day, Transport Day |
|
12 |
World Pneumonia Day |
|
13 |
World Kindness Day |
|
14 |
Children’s Day (India), Jawaharlal Nehru birthday |
|
16 |
International Day for Tolerance |
|
17 |
International Students Day, National Journalism day |
|
18 |
World Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Day, World Adult day |
|
19 |
International Men’s Day National Integration Day (India), World Citizen day |
|
20 |
Africa Industrialization Day, Universal Children’s Day, Transgender Day of
Remembrance |
|
21 |
World Television Day, World Fisheries Day |
|
25 |
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, World Non-veg
day |
|
26 |
National Law Day (India), Constitution Day |
|
29 |
International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People |
|
30 |
Flag day |
December
| Day |
Importance |
|
1 |
World Aids Day |
|
2 |
World Computer literacy day, International
day of abolition of slavery |
|
3 |
World Day of People with disabilities,
World conservation day |
|
4 |
Navy Day |
|
5 |
International volunteer day for economic
and social development |
|
7 |
Armed Forces Flag Day |
|
|
International civil aviation day |
|
9 |
The International day against corruption |
|
10 |
Human Right Day, International Animal
Rights Day |
|
11 |
International Mountain day |
|
14 |
International Energy day |
|
18 |
International Migrants day |
|
19 |
Goa’s liberation day |
|
20 |
International Human solidarity |
|
23 |
Kisan Divas (Farmer’s Day) |
|
29 |
International Bio-diversity day |
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