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Important Days National and International: In the Government Entrance Examinations like RRB, SSC, LIC, Bank, and many other competitive exams there are questions asked regarding important days and dates. Aspirants should have all information about the important days national and international. There is a list of important days national and international, which will help the aspirants to understand the significance.
Important Days National and International
List of Important Days: January
| 1 January | English New Year; 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 (Return of Mahatma Gandhi from South Africa in 1915) |
| 12 January | National Youth Day (Birthday of Swami Vivekanda) |
| 15 January | Army Day (India) |
| 23 January | Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose’s Birthday |
| 24 January | National Girl Child Day; International Day of Education |
| 25 January | National Tourism Day; National Voters’ Day |
| 26 January | India’s Republic Day; International Customs Day |
| 27 January | Day to remember the victims of the Holocaust |
| 28 January | Data Protection Day |
| 29 January | National Newspaper Day |
| 30 January | Martyrs’ Day (Assassination of Mahatma Gandhi) |
| Last Sunday | World Leprosy Eradication Day |
List of Important Days: February
| 1 February | Indian Coast Guard Day |
| 2 February | World Wetlands Day |
| 4 February | World Cancer Day |
| 6 February | National Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation |
| 10 February | World Pulses Day |
| 11 February | International Day of Women and Girls in Science |
| 13 February | World Radio Day |
| 14 February | St. Valentine’s Day |
| 20 February | World Day of Social Justice |
| 21 February | World Mother Language Day |
| 24 February | Central Excise Day |
| 28 February | National Science Day (‘Raman Effect’ discovered by Dr. C.V. Raman in 1928) |
| Second Sunday | World Marriage Day |
List of Important Days: March
| 1 March | Zero Discrimination Day |
| 3 March | National Defence Day; World Wildlife Day |
| 4 March | National Security Day; National Safety Day |
| 8 March | International Women’s Day |
| 10 March | Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) Raising Day |
| 12 March | Mauritius Day |
| 15 March | World Disabled Day; World Consumer Rights Day |
| 16 March | National Vaccination Day |
| 20 March | International Day of Happiness |
| 21 March | World Forestry Day; International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination; International Day of Nowruz; World Poetry Day; World Down Syndrome Day |
| 22 March | World Water Day |
| 23 March | World Meteorological Day |
| 24 March | World TB (Tuberculosis) Day |
| 27 March | World Theatre Day |
List of Important Days: April
| 2 April | World Autism Awareness Day |
| 4 April | International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action |
| 5 April | National Maritime Day; International Day of Conscience |
| 6 April | International Day of Sport for Development and Peace |
| 7 April | World Health Day |
| 10 April | World Homeopathy Day (Birthday of Samuel Hanneman) |
| 12 April | International Day of Human Space Flight |
| 14 April | World Chagas Disease Day |
| 17 April | World Haemophilia Day |
| 18 April | World Heritage Day |
| 21 April | National Civil Services Day; Secretaries’ Day |
| 22 April | International Mother Earth Day |
| 23 April | World Book and Copyright Day; English Language Day |
| 24 April | Panchayat Divas |
| 25 April | World Malaria Day |
| 26 April | World Intellectual Property Day |
| 28 April | World Day for Safety and Health at Work |
| 29 April | International Dance Day |
| 30 April | World Jazz Day |
List of Important Days: May
| 1 May | Worker’s Day (International Labour Day) or May Day |
| 2 May | World Tuna Day |
| 3 May | International Energy Day; World Press Freedom Day |
| 4 May | Coal Miners’ Day |
| 8 May | World Red Cross Day; World Thalassemia Day |
| 11 May | National Technology Day |
| 12 May | International Nurses Day |
| 15 May | International Day of Families |
| 17 May | World Hypertension Day; World Telecommunication and Information Society Day |
| 20 May | World Bee Day |
| 22 May | International Day of Biological Diversity |
| 25 May | World Thyroid Day |
| 29 May | International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers |
| 31 May | World No-Tobacco Day |
| First Tuesday | World Asthma Day |
| Second Saturday | World Migratory Bird Day |
| Second Sunday | Mother’s Day |
List of Important Days: June
| 1 June | Global Day of Parents; World Milk Day |
| 3 June | World Bicycle Day |
| 4 June | International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression |
| 5 June | World Environment Day |
| 7 June | World Food Safety Day |
| 8 June | World Oceans Day |
| 12 June | World Day Against Child Labour |
| 14 June | World Blood Donor Day |
| 15 June | World Elder Abuse Day |
| 19 June | International Day for Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict |
| 20 June | World Refugee Day |
| 21 June | International Yoga Day |
| 23 June | United Nations Day for Public Service; International Widows’ Day |
| 26 June | International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking |
| 29 June | National Statistics Day (Birthday of PC Mahalanobis who founded the Indian Statistical Institute) |
| 30 June | International Asteroid Day; International Day of Parliamentarism |
| Third Sunday | Father’s Day |
List of Important Days: July
| 1 July | National Doctor’s Day (Birthday of Dr. BC Roy); State Bank of India Foundation Day |
| 11 July | World Population Day |
| 12 July | Malala Day |
| 15 July | World Youth Skills Day |
| 18 July | Nelson Mandela International Day |
| 20 July | World Chess Day |
| 26 July | Kargil Victory Day |
| 28 July | World Hepatitis Day |
| 30 July | International Day of Friendship; World Day against Trafficking in Persons |
| First Saturday | International Day of Cooperatives |
List of Important Days: August
| 1 August | World Breast Feeding Day |
| 6 August | World Peace Day; Hiroshima Day |
| 7 August | National Handloom Day |
| 8 August | World Senior Citizens’ Day |
| 9 August | Quit India Day; Nagasaki Day; International Day of the World’s Indigenous People |
| 12 August | International Youth Day |
| 15 August | Indian Independence Day |
| 19 August | World Photography Day; World Humanitarian Day |
| 20 August | Sadbhavana Diwas (Birthday of Rajiv Gandhi) |
| 29 August | National Sports Day (Birthday of Dhyan Chand, the hockey wizard); International Day against Nuclear Tests |
| First Sunday | International Friendship Day |
List of Important Days: September
| 2 September | World Coconut Day |
| 5 September | Teachers’ Day (Birthday of Dr. S Radhakrishnan); International Day of Charity |
| 8 September | World Literacy Day |
| 15 September | Engineer’s Day; International Day of Democracy |
| 16 September | World Ozone Day |
| 20 September | Railway Police Force (RPF) Foundation Day |
| 21 September | Alzheimer’s Day; International Day for Peace & Non-violence (UN) |
| 22 September | Rose Day (Welfare of Cancer Patients) |
| 25 September | Social Justice Day |
| 27 September | World Tourism Day |
| 28 September | World Rabies Day |
| 29 September | World Heart Day |
| Last Thursday | World Maritime Day |
| Last Sunday | Day of the Deaf |
List of Important Days: October
| 1 October | International Day for the Elderly; World Vegetarian Day |
| 2 October | Gandhi Jayanti; International Day of Non-Violence |
| 4 October | World Animal Welfare Day |
| 5 October | World Teachers’ Day |
| 8 October | Indian Air Force Day |
| 9 October | World Post Office Day |
| 10 October | World Mental Health Day |
| 11 October | International Day of the Girl Child |
| 16 October | World Food Day; World Anaesthesia Day |
| 17 October | International Poverty Eradication Day |
| 24 October | United Nations Day; World Development Information Day |
| 28 October | International Animation Day |
| 31 October | National Integration Day (In Memory of Indira Gandhi) |
| Second Thursday | World Sight Day |
| Second Friday | World Egg Day |
| Second Saturday | World Migratory Bird Day |
List of Important Days: November
| 5 November | World Tsunami Awareness Day |
| 7 November | Infant protection Day; National Cancer Awareness Day |
| 9 November | Legal Services Day |
| 10 November | World Science Day for Peace and Development |
| 14 November | World Diabetes Day |
| 16 November | International Day of Tolerance; National Press day |
| 17 November | National Epilepsy Day; International Students’ Day |
| 18 November | World Adult Day |
| 19 November | World Citizen Day |
| 20 November | Universal Children’s Day |
| 21 November | World Television Day; World Hello Day |
| 25 November | International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women |
| 26 November | Constitution Day of India; National Law Day; National Milk Day; World Environment Protection Day |
| 30 November | National Flag Day |
| Second Thursday | World Quality Day |
| Third Thursday | World Philosophy Day |
| Third Sunday | World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Violence |
List of Important Days: December
| 1 December | World AIDS Day |
| 2 December | International Day for the Abolition of Slavery |
| 3 December | World Day of the Handicapped/ World Disabled Day/ International Day of Persons with Disabilities |
| 4 December | Indian Navy Day; International Day of Banks |
| 5 December | World Soil Day; International Volunteers Day |
| 7 December | Indian Armed Forces Flag Day; International Civil Aviation Day |
| 9 December | International Anti-Corruption Day |
| 10 December | International Human Rights Day |
| 11 December | UNICEF Day; International Mountain Day; World Childen’s Fund Day; International Mountain Day |
| 14 December | National Energy Conservation Day |
| 16 December | Nirbhaya Day |
| 19 December | International Migrants Day |
| 22 December | National Mathematics Day |
| 23 December | Kishan Divas/ Farmer’s Day (Birthday of Choudhary Charan Singh) |
| 25 December | Good Governance Day (Birthday AB Vajpayee) |
| 26 December | Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Foundation Day |
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