October 10, 2019
Important Days and Dates – 2019
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Important Days in January, February & March
| Date | Day | Theme / Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Jan | DRDO Day | DRDO was established in 1958 |
| 4th Jan | UN World Braille day | Braille was the inventor of Braille script |
| 10th Jan | World Hindi day | 1st World Hindi Conference was held in Nagpur 10th Jan 1975 |
| 12th Jan | National Youth Day | Theme - Youth and Nation Building |
| 15th Jan | Army Day | |
| 21st Jan | Statehood day of Manipur Meghalaya Tripura | Became full-fledged states in 1972 |
| 24th Jan | National Girl Child Day | Theme - Empowering Girls for a Brighter Tomorrow |
| 25th Jan | National Voters’ Day | Theme - No Voter to be left behind Election Commission established in 25th Jan 1950 |
| 30th Jan | Anti-Leprosy Day | Awareness Campaign ‘Sparsh’ |
| 2nd Feb | World Wetlands Day | Theme - Wetlands and Climate Change |
| 4th Feb | World Cancer day | 3 years (2019-21) campaign Theme - I Am and I Will |
| 6th Feb | Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation | |
| 10th Feb | World Pulses Day | 1st time in 2019 by UN |
| 13th Feb | World Radio Day | |
| 20th Feb | UN World Day of Social Justice | |
| 21st Feb | UN World Day of Social Justice | Theme - Indigenous Languages as a factor in development, peace and reconciliation |
| 28th Feb | National Science Day | Theme - Science for the People and the People for Science |
| 1st Mar | UN Zero Discrimination Day | |
| 3rd Mar | UN World Wildlife Day | Theme - Life Below Water: For people and planet |
| 8th Mar | International Women's Day | Theme - Think Equal, Build Smart, Innovate for Change |
| 14th Mar | World Kidney Day | |
| 15th Mar | World Consumer Rights Day | Theme - Trusted Smart Products |
| 20th Mar | World Happiness Day | |
| 21th Mar | UN International Day of Forests | |
| 22nd Mar | World Water Day | |
| 23rd Mar | UN World Meteorological Day | Theme - The Sun, the Earth and the Weather |
| 24th Mar | World Tuberculosis Day | Theme - It's time |
| 27th Mar | World Theatre Day |
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Important Days in April, May & June
| Date | Day | Theme / Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| 1st April | Utkal Divas | Foundation day of Odisha province in 1936 Odisha was the 1st State to be formed on linguistic basis |
| 5th April | National Maritime Day | Theme - Indian Ocean-An Ocean of opportunity |
| 6th April | (UN) International Day of Sport for Development and Peace | Olympics Started every 4 year in this date |
| 7th April | World Health Day | Theme - Universal Health Coverage: everyone, everywhere |
| 17th April | World Hemophilia Day | |
| 18th April | World Heritage Day | Theme - Rural Landscapes |
| 21st April | Civil Service Day | |
| 22nd April | Earth Day | Theme - Protect our species |
| 24th April | National Panchayati Raj Diwas | |
| 25th April | World Malaria Day | |
| 26th April | World Intellectual Property Day | |
| 30th April | Ayushman Bharat Diwas | |
| 1st May | International Labour Day | Theme - Sustainable Pension for all : The Role of Social Partners |
| 1st May | Foundation day of Gujarat & Maharashtra | In 1960, Gujarat & Maharashtra were formed from Bombay state. |
| 3rd May | World Press Freedom Day | Theme - Media for Democracy : Journalism and Elections in Times of Disinformation |
| 8th May | World Red Cross Day | |
| 11th May | National Technology Day | India successfully tested nuclear bombs (Shakti-I) in Pokhran, in 1998. |
| 11th May | World Migratory Bird Day | |
| 15th May | International Day of Families | Theme - Families and Climate Action: Focus on SDG13 |
| 16th May | National Dengue Day | |
| 17th May | World Telecommunication and Information Society Day | Theme - Bridging the standardization gap |
| 21st May | Anti -Terrorism Day | |
| 22nd May | International Bio-diversity Day | |
| 30th May | Statehood Day of Goa | In 1987, Goa became India's 25th state |
| 31st May | World No-Tobacco Day | |
| 2nd June | Statehood Day of Telangana | Telangana was formed in 2014 |
| 5th June | World Environment Day | Theme - Beat Air Pollution China is the global host nation |
| 7th June | World Food Safety Day | Theme - Food Safety, everyone's business |
| 8th June | World Oceans Day | |
| 12th June | Day Against Child Labour | |
| 14th June | World Blood Donor Day | |
| 17th June | World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought | Theme - Let’s Grow the Future Together |
| 19th June | Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence | |
| 20th June | World Refugee Day | |
| 21st June | International Day of Yoga | Theme - Climate Action |
| 23th June | International Olympic Day | |
| 23th June | UN Public Service Day | |
| 26th June | UN International Day Against Drug Abuse | |
| 29th June | National Statistics Day | Theme - Sustainable Development Goals |
| 30th June | World Social Media Day | |
| 30th June | International Asteroid Day |
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Important Days in July, August & September
| Date | Day | Theme / Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| 1st July | National Doctors’ Day | Birth & Death anniversary of Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy |
| 11th July | World Population Day | Theme - Family planning is a human right |
| 17th July | Day for International Justice | |
| 18th July | Nelson Mandela International Day | |
| 23th July | National Broadcasting day | |
| 26th July | Kargil Vijay Diwas | |
| 28th July | World Hepatitis Day | |
| 29th July | International Tiger Day | |
| 30th July | World Day against Trafficking in Persons | |
| 1-7th Aug | World Breastfeeding Week | |
| 6th Aug | Hiroshima Day | |
| 7th Aug | National Handloom Day | |
| 8th Aug | Kranti Diwas (Quit India Movement Day) | |
| 9th Aug | International Day of the World's Indigenous People | Theme - Indigenous Languages |
| 10th Aug | World Biofuel Day | |
| 12th Aug | World Elephant Day | |
| 14th Aug | Kanyashree Day | |
| 19th Aug | World Humanitarian Day | |
| 21th Aug | World Senior Citizen's Day | |
| 26th Aug | Sanskrit Divas - Shravan Purnima | |
| 29th Aug | National Sports Day | Birth anniversary of Dhyan Chand |
| 29th Aug | International Day against Nuclear Tests | |
| 5th Sept | Teachers' Day | Birthday of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan |
| 8th Sept | International Literacy Day | Theme - Literacy and Multilingualism |
| 12th Sept | International Day for South-South Cooperation | |
| 14th Sept | Hindi Diwas | |
| 15th Sept | National Engineers Day | Birthday of M. Visvesvarayya |
| 15th Sept | International Day of Democracy | |
| 16th Sept | Ozone Day | |
| 18th Sept | World Bamboo Day | |
| 21st Sept | U.N. Peace Day | Theme - Climate Action for Peace |
| 23st Sept | International Day of Sign Languages | |
| 27st Sept | World Tourism Day | |
| 29st Sept | World Heart Day |
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Important Days in October, November & December
| Date | Day | Theme / Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| 4th Oct | World Animal Welfare Day | |
| 8th Oct | Indian Air Force Day | |
| 11th Oct | International Day of The Girl Child | |
| 16th Oct | World Food Day | |
| 24th Oct | UN Day | |
| 5th Nov | National Ayurveda Day | |
| 5th Nov | World Tsunami Awareness Day | |
| 11th Nov | National Education Day | |
| 14th Nov | Rosogolla Day | |
| 14th Nov | World Diabetes Day | |
| 19th Nov | World Toilet Day | |
| 25th Nov | Elimination of Violence against Women | |
| 26th Nov | Indian Constitution Day | |
| 4th Sunday Nov | NCC Day | |
| 1st Dec | World AIDS Day | |
| 2nd Dec | International Day for the Abolition of Slavery | |
| 3rd Dec | Day of Persons with Disabilities: | |
| 4th Dec | Indian Navy Day | |
| 10th Dec | Human Rights Day | |
| 23rd Dec | Kisan Diwas | |
| 25th Dec | Good Governance Day | Birth anniversary of Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
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