May 3, 2020
List Of Important Days & Dates – National & International
Contents
Important Days in January
| Date | Important Days | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | DRDO Day | DRDO was established in 1958 |
| Global family day | ||
| 4 Jan | UN World Braille day | Louis Braille was the inventor of Braille script |
| 6 Jan | World War Orphans Day | |
| 8 Jan | African National Congress Foundation Day | South African Native National Congress was founded by John Langalibalele Dube in 1912 at Bloemfontein. |
| Earth's Rotation Day | French Physicist, Leon Foucault, demonstrated the Earth rotates on its axis in 1851. | |
| 9 Jan | Pravasi Bharatiya Divas or NRI Day | Return of Gandhi from South Africa to Mumbai in 1915. |
| 10 Jan | World Hindi day | 1st World Hindi Conference was held in Nagpur in 1975. |
| 12 Jan | National Youth Day | Birthday of Swami Vivekananda in 1863 |
| 14 Jan | National Armed Forces Veterans Day | Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Field Marshal K M Cariappa becoming a veteran in 1953. |
| 15 Jan | Army Day | Field Marshall K.M. Cariappa took over command of Army in 1949 from the British |
| 16 Jan | International Hot & Spicy Food Day | |
| 19 Jan | National Immunisation Day | |
| 20 Jan | World Day of Social Justice | |
| 21 Jan | Statehood day of Manipur, Meghalaya & Tripura | Became full-fledged states in 1972 |
| 23 Jan | Desh Prem Divas | Birthday of Netaji in 1897 |
| 24 Jan | National Girl Child Day | Ministry of Women & Child Development established in 2008. |
| Foundation day of Uttar Pradesh | Founded in 1950 | |
| International Day of Education | ||
| 25 Jan | National Voters’ Day | Election Commission established in 1950 |
| National Tourism Day | ||
| Himachal Pradesh Statehood Day | In 1971 that Himachal Pradesh became the 18th state of India. | |
| 26 Jan | Republic Day of India | Constitution of India came into force in 1950 |
| International Customs Day | ||
| 27 Jan | International Holocaust Remembrance Day | Genocide by Nazi regime, deaths of 6 million Jews and 11 million others. |
| 28 Jan | Data Protection Day | |
| 30 Jan | National Martyr’s Day or Sarvodaya Diwas | Death of Mahatma Gandhi in 1948. |
| Last Sunday | World Leprosy Day |
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Important Days in February
| Date | Important Day | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Feb | Indian Coast Guard Day | Indian Coast Guard was raised in 1977. |
| 2 Feb | World Wetlands Day | |
| 4 Feb | World Cancer day | 3 years (2019-21) campaign Theme - I Am and I Will |
| National Day of Sri Lanka | Independence from British rule in 1948. | |
| 6 Feb | Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation | |
| 8 Feb | National Cleft Day | |
| 10 Feb | World Pulses Day | 1st time in 2019 by UN |
| National Deworming Day | Bi-annual on Feb 10th & Aug 10th. Deworming tablet Albendazole is administered to children | |
| 10-14 Feb | Financial Literacy Week | An initiative by RBI to promote awareness on key topics |
| 11 Feb | International Day of Women and Girls in Science | |
| World Day of the Sick | ||
| 12 Feb | National Productivity Day | National Productivity Council celebrates National Productivity Week from 12th to 18th Feb. |
| Darwin Day | Birth of Charles Darwin in 1809. | |
| 13 Feb | World Radio Day | |
| National Women's Day of India | Birth day of Sarojini Naidu in 1879. | |
| 17 Feb | World Human Spirit Day | |
| 20 Feb | World Day of Social Justice | |
| 21 Feb | International Mother Language Day | Bengali Language Movement in Bangladesh |
| 22 Feb | World Thinking Day | Celebrated since 1926. It is an opportunity to speak out on issues that affect young women. |
| Scouts' Day or Guides' Day | Birthday of Robert Baden-Powell, founder of Scout Movement in 1857. | |
| 23 Feb | World Peace and Understanding Day | Foundation of Rotary International by Paul P. Harris in 1905. |
| 24 Feb | Central Excise Day | Celebrate the legislation of Central Excise and Salt act 1944. |
| 27 Feb | World NGO Day | |
| 28 Feb | National Science Day | Discovery of the ‘Raman Effect‘ in 1928 by C V Raman. |
| 1st Week | International Development Week | |
| Last day | Rare Disease Day |
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Important Days in March
| Date | Important Days | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| 1 March | Zero Discrimination Day | |
| Civil Accounts Day | Indian Civil Accounts Service (ICAS) established in 1976. | |
| World Civil Defence Day | International Civil Defence Organisation an intergovernmental organisation in 1972. | |
| 3 March | World Wildlife Day | CITES (Washington Convention) signed in 1973 |
| World Hearing Day | ||
| National Defence Day | ||
| 4 March | National Safety Day | National Safety Council was founded in 1965 industrial safety |
| National Security Day or Rashtriya Suraksha Diwas | ||
| World Day of Fight against Sexual Exploitation | ||
| 7 March | Janaushadhi Divas | Create awareness about the use of generic medicines. |
| 8 March | International Women's Day | |
| 10 March | Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) Raising Day | Established in 1969. |
| 13 March | World Rotaract Day | Rotaract was began as Rotary International youth program in 1968 |
| 14 March | World Pi day | |
| International Day of Action for Rivers | ||
| International Ask a Question Day | Birth of Albert Einstein's 1879 | |
| 15 March | World Consumer Rights Day | US president John F Kennedy formally addressed the issue of consumer rights in 1962. |
| 16 March | National Vaccination Day | 1st Oral Polio Vaccine was given on 16th March 1995. |
| 18 March | Ordnance Factories Day | Production of Ordnance Factory, Kolkata, was started in 1802. |
| Global Recycling Day | ||
| 20 March | International Day of Happiness | |
| World Sparrow Day | ||
| Spring Equinox | Plane of Earth's equator passes through the center of the Sun. | |
| World Day of Theatre for Children and Young People | ||
| 21 March | International Day of Forests | |
| International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination | In 1960, police opened fire and killed 69 people at a peaceful demonstration in Sharpeville, South Africa. | |
| World Down Syndrome Day | 21st chromosome which causes Down syndrome. | |
| World Poetry Day | ||
| World Puppetry Day | ||
| 22 March | World Water Day | |
| Bihar Day or Bihar Diwas | British carved out the state from Bengal in 1912. | |
| 23 March | World Meteorological Day | World Meteorological Organization was founded in Geneva, Switzerland in 1950. |
| Shaheed Diwas | Tribute to martyrs Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev Thapar, and Shivaram Rajguru. | |
| 24 March | World Tuberculosis Day | |
| 25 March | International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade | |
| 26 March | World Purple Day | To increase awareness of epilepsy, a neurological disorder. |
| Bangladesh Independence Day | Declaration of independence from Pakistan in 1971. | |
| 27 March | World Theatre Day or World Drama Day | Initiated in 1962 by the International Theatre Institute |
| 30 March | Rajasthan Day or Rajasthan Diwas | Rajasthan came into existence in 1949. |
| 1st Sunday | International Children's Day of Broadcasting | |
| 2nd Monday | Commonwealth Day | |
| 2nd Wednesday | No Smoking Day | |
| 2nd Thursday | World Kidney Day | |
| 3rd Friday | World Sleep Day | |
| Last Saturday | Earth Hour 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. | Turn off non-essential electric lights, for one hour. World Wide Fund for Nature |
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Important Days in April
| Date | Important Days | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| 1 April | Utkal Divas | Foundation day of Odisha province in 1936. Odisha was the 1st State to be formed on linguistic basis. |
| 1-7 April | Prevention of Blindness Week | Initiated in 1960, by Jawaharlal Nehru and Raj Kumari Amrit Kaur |
| 2 April | World Autism Awareness Day | Raise awareness about autistic spectrum disorders including autism and Asperger syndrome. |
| International Children's Book Day | Birth day of Danish author Hans Christian Andersen in 1805. | |
| 4 April | International Mine Awareness Day | |
| 5 April | National Maritime Day | In 1919, SS Loyalty, the 1st ship of The Scindia Steam Navigation Company Ltd., journeyed to UK. |
| 6 April | International Day of Sport for Development and Peace | Olympics Started in 1896, Athens. Start every 4 year in this date. |
| 7 April | World Health Day | Formation of WHO in 1948. |
| International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Rwanda Genocide | ||
| 7-14 April | National Handloom week | Swadeshi Movement was launched in 1905. |
| 8 April | International Romani Day | Roma, are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group, traditionally Gypsies. |
| 9 April | Valour Day of Central Reserve Police Force | Successfully fought an attack by Pakistani Brigade in Rann of Kutch. |
| 10 April | World Homoeopathy Day | Birth day of German physician Dr. Samuel Hahnemann in 1755. |
| 10-16 April | Railway Week | 1st train between Bori Bunder to Thane on April 16, 1853. |
| 11 April | National Safe Motherhood Day | |
| World Parkinson's Disease Day | Birthday of English neurologist James Parkinson in 1755. | |
| 12 April | International Day of Human Space Flight or Cosmonautics Day | 1st human space flight by Yuri Gagarin in 1961 |
| International Day for Street Children | ||
| 13 April | Jallianwallah Bagh Massacre Day | |
| Rajouri Day | Rajouri was recaptured in 1948 from rebels and Pakistan Army. | |
| 14 April | Ambedkar Jayanti or Bhim Jayanti | Birth of Ambedkar in 1891. |
| National Fire Service Day | 66 fire fighters who lost their lives at Victoria Docks in Bombay Port in 1944. | |
| 15 April | World Art Day | Birthday of Leonardo da Vinci in 1452. |
| 17 April | World Hemophilia Day | World Federation of Hemophilia was established in 1963, HQ in Montreal, Canada. |
| 18 April | World Heritage Day or International Day For Monuments and Sites | |
| 19 April | World Liver Day | |
| 20 April | UN Chinese Language Day | |
| 21 April | National Civil Service Day | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel addressed 1st batch of IAS at Metcalfe House, New Delhi in 1947. He called civil servants as the steel frame of India. |
| World Creativity and Innovation Day | UNESCO | |
| Secretaries Day or Admin Day | ||
| 22 April | Earth Day | |
| 23 April | World Book and Copyright Day | 1st celebrated on 23 April 1995. Death date of Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes. |
| Spanish Language Day | ||
| English Language Day | ||
| Khongjom Day in Manipur | Anglo-Manipur war in 1891 | |
| 24 April | National Panchayati Raj Diwas | 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act, came into force in 1993. |
| International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace | ||
| World day of Laboratory Animals | ||
| 25 April | World Malaria Day | |
| World Penguin Day | ||
| International Girls in ICT Day | ||
| 26 April | World Intellectual Property Day | Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization entered into force in 1970. |
| International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day | April 26, 1986 the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in today’s Ukraine faced a fore explosion. | |
| 27 April | World Tapir Day | |
| 28 April | World Day for Safety and Health at Work | |
| International Workers' Memorial Day | ||
| 29 April | International Dance Day | Jean-Georges Noverre was a French dancer, the creator of modern ballet. |
| Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare | Chemical Weapons Convention, entered into force in 1997. Biannual 29 April and 30 Nov. | |
| International Guide Dog Day | ||
| 30 April | Ayushman Bharat Diwas | |
| International Jazz Day | ||
| 2nd Friday | World day of Silence | |
| 4th Thursday | International Girls in ICT Day | |
| Last Saturday | World Veterinary Day | |
| Last week | World Immunization Week |
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Important Days in May
| Date | Important Days | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| 1 May | International Labour Day | |
| Foundation day of Gujarat & Maharashtra | In 1960, Gujarat & Maharashtra were formed from Bombay state. | |
| 2 May | World Tuna Day | |
| International Astronomy Day | Celebrated twice a year, 2 May and 26 Sept | |
| 3 May | World Press Freedom Day | |
| 4 May | International Firefighters’ Day | |
| Coal Miners Day | ||
| World Give Day | ||
| 5 May | International Midwives Day | |
| 6 May | International No Diet Day | |
| 6-12 May | UN Global Road Safety Week | |
| 7 May | World Asthma Day | |
| World Athletics Day | ||
| Border Roads Organization Raising Day | ||
| 8 May | World Red Cross Day | |
| World Thalassaemia Day | ||
| Day of Remembrance and Reconciliation | Anniversary of victory over Nazism in Europe in 2nd World War. | |
| 9 May | Europe Day | |
| 10 May | World Lupus Day | |
| 9 May | Europe Day | |
| 11 May | National Technology Day | India successfully tested nuclear bombs (Shakti-I) in Pokhran, in 1998. |
| 12 May | International Nurses Day | |
| 15 May | International Day of Families | |
| International MPS Awareness Day | ||
| 16 May | National Dengue Day | |
| International Day of Living Together in Peace | ||
| International Day of Light | 1st successful operation of laser in 1960 by Theodore Maiman. | |
| 17 May | World Telecommunication and Information Society Day | |
| World Hypertension Day | ||
| International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia | ||
| 18 May | International Museum Day | |
| World AIDS Vaccine Day | ||
| 20 May | World Bee Day | Anton Janša, the pioneer of beekeeping, was born in 1734. |
| World Metrology Day | ||
| 21 May | National Anti-Terrorism Day | |
| World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development | ||
| 22 May | International Bio-diversity Day | |
| 23 May | International Day to End Obstetric Fistula | |
| World Turtle Day | ||
| 24 May | International Commonwealth Day | |
| 25 May | Africa Day | |
| International Missing Children's Day | ||
| 28 May | World Hunger Day | |
| Amnesty International Day | ||
| 29 May | International Everest Day | |
| International Day of UN Peacekeepers | ||
| World Digestive Health Day | ||
| 30 May | Statehood Day of Goa | In 1987, Goa became India's 25th state. |
| 31 May | World No-Tobacco Day | |
| 1st Thursday | World Password Day | |
| 1st Friday | National Space Day | |
| 1st Sunday | World Laughter Day | 1st celebration was on Jan 10, 1998, in Mumbai. |
| 2nd Saturday | World Migratory Bird Day | |
| 3rd Thursday | Global Accessibility Awareness Day |
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Important Days in June
| Date | Important Days | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| 1 June | World Milk Day | |
| Global Day of Parents | ||
| 1-15 June | Swachhta Pakhwada or cleanliness fortnight | Ministry of New and Renewable Energy |
| 2 June | Statehood Day of Telangana | Telangana was formed in 2014. |
| 3 June | World Bicycle Day | |
| 4 June | International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression | |
| 5 June | World Environment Day | |
| International Day for the Fight Against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing | ||
| 6 June | UN Russian Language Day | |
| D-Day | Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II in 1944. | |
| 7 June | World Food Safety Day | |
| 8 June | World Oceans Day | |
| World Brain Tumor Day | ||
| 10 June | Lidice Day | Lidice massacre by Nazis in Czech Republic in 1942. |
| 12 June | World Day Against Child Labour | |
| 13 June | International Albinism Awareness Day | |
| 14 June | World Blood Donor Day | |
| 15 June | World Elder Abuse Awareness Day | |
| Worldwide Day of Giving | ||
| Nature Photography Day | ||
| Global Wind Day | ||
| 16 June | International Day of Family Remittances | |
| International Integration Day | ||
| International Day of the African Child | ||
| 17 June | World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought | |
| International Violin Day | ||
| 18 June | Sustainable Gastronomy Day | |
| Autistic Pride Day | ||
| 19 June | Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence | |
| World Sickle Cell day | ||
| 20 June | World Refugee Day | |
| 21 June | International Day of Yoga | |
| Summer Solstice day | Earth's North pole has its max tilt toward the Sun. | |
| World Humanist Day | ||
| World Hydrography Day | ||
| World Music Day | ||
| 23 June | International Olympic Day | |
| UN Public Service Day | ||
| International Widows Day | ||
| 25 June | Day of the seafarer | |
| World Vitiligo Day | ||
| 26 June | BIMSTEC Day | |
| International Day in Support of Victims of Torture | ||
| International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking | ||
| 27 June | International MSME Day | |
| Industrial Workers of the World Day | ||
| 29 June | International Day of the Tropics | |
| National Statistics Day | ||
| 30 June | World Social Media Day | |
| International Asteroid Day | ||
| International Day of Parliamentarism | ||
| 3rd Sunday | World Father’s Day |
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Important Days in July
| Date | Important Days | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| 1 July | National Doctors’ Day | Birth & Death anniversary of Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy |
| Goods and Services Tax Day | Finance minister Arun Jaitley introduced GST system in 2017. | |
| 2 July | World UFO Day | Unidentified flying objects |
| World Sports Journalists Day | ||
| 3 July | International Plastic Bag Free Day | |
| 4 July | America Independence Day | |
| 6 July | World Zoonoses Day | |
| 11 July | World Population Day | |
| 12 July | International Malala Day | |
| 14 July | Bastille Day | National day of France. Bastille was captured and French Revolution begins in 1789. |
| International Shark Awareness Day | ||
| 15 July | World Youth Skills Day | |
| 16 July | World Snake Day | |
| 17 July | World Day for International Justice | |
| 18 July | Nelson Mandela International Day | Birth day of Nelson Mandela in 1918. |
| 23 July | National Broadcasting day | 1st-ever radio broadcast in India by Indian Broadcasting Company in 1927. |
| 24 July | Income Tax Day or Aaykar Diwas | |
| 26 July | Kargil Vijay Diwas | India’s victory over Pakistan in the 1999 Kargil War. |
| 27 July | CRPF raising day | Central Reserve Police Force established in 1939. |
| 28 July | World Hepatitis Day | Birthday of Dr. Baruch Blumberg, discovered the hepatitis B virus. |
| World Nature Conservation Day | ||
| 29 July | International Tiger Day | |
| 30 July | World Day against Trafficking in Persons | |
| International Friendship Day | ||
| 31 July | World Ranger Day | |
| Uncommon Instruments Awareness Day | ||
| 1st Saturday | International Co-operative Day |
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Important Days in August
| Date | Important Days | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Aug | World Wide Web Day | WWW was conceived in 1989 at the CERN lab in Geneva, Switzerland. |
| 1-7 Aug | World Breastfeeding Week | |
| 3 Aug | National Handloom Day | |
| 6 Aug | Hiroshima Day or Anti-Nuclear Day | Atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan by USA in 1945. |
| 7 Aug | National Handloom Day | |
| 8 Aug | Kranti Diwas or Quit India Movement Day | |
| World Senior Citizen Day | ||
| 9 Aug | International Day of the World's Indigenous People | |
| Nagasaki Day | Atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan by USA in 1945. | |
| 10 Aug | World Biofuel Day | |
| 12 Aug | World Elephant Day | |
| International Youth Day | ||
| 13 Aug | International Left-Handers Day | |
| World organ donation Day | ||
| 14 Aug | Kanyashree Day | |
| 15 Aug | Independence Day of India | |
| International Mourning Day | ||
| 17 Aug | World Humanitarian Day | |
| 19 Aug | World Humanitarian Day | |
| World Photography Day | ||
| 20 Aug | World Mosquito Day | In 1897, doctor Ronald Ross discovered the link between mosquitoes, malaria and humans. |
| Sadbhavana Diwas | Birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. | |
| Indian Akshay Urja Day | To promote renewable energy. | |
| 21 Aug | World Senior Citizen's Day | |
| International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism | ||
| 22 Aug | International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief | |
| 23 Aug | International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition | |
| 26 Aug | Women's Equality Day | Adoption of 19th Amendment to the USA Constitution, right to vote for women in 1920. |
| 27 Aug | Global Forgiveness Day | |
| 29 Aug | National Sports Day | Birth anniversary of Dhyan Chand |
| International Day against Nuclear Tests | Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) came into force, which was adopted by UNGA in 1996. | |
| 30 Aug | International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearance | |
| 1st Sunday | International Friendship Day | |
| 3rd Saturday | International Homeless Animals’ Day |
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Important Days in September
| Date | Important Days | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| 1-7 Sept | National Nutrition Week | |
| 2 Sept | World Coconut Day | Formation day of Asian Pacific Coconut Community in 1969. |
| 5 Sept | National Teachers' Day | Birthday of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan in 1888. |
| International Day of Charity | ||
| 8 Sept | International Literacy Day | |
| 9 Sept | Himalaya Day | |
| 10 Sept | World Suicide Prevention Day | |
| 11 Sept | National Forest Martyrs’ Day | |
| 12 Sept | International Day for South-South Cooperation | |
| 14 Sept | Hindi Diwas | |
| World First Aid Day | ||
| World Fraternity and Apology Day | ||
| 15 Sept | National Engineers Day | Birthday of M. Visvesvarayya |
| International Day of Democracy | ||
| 16 Sept | World Ozone Day | Montreal Protocol under the Vienna convention for the protection of the ozone layer signed by 28 nations in 1987. |
| 17 Sept | World Patient Safety Day | |
| 18 Sept | World Bamboo Day | |
| World Water Monitoring Day | ||
| 20 Sept | RPF Foundation day | |
| 21 Sept | International Day of Peace | |
| International Coastal Cleanup Day | ||
| World Alzheimer’s Day | ||
| 22 Sept | Southward Equinox | |
| World rose day | To make cancer patients become strong enough to face the disease with spirit and will power. | |
| World Rhino Day | ||
| 23 Sept | International Day of Sign Languages | World Federation of the Deaf was established in 1951 in Rome, Italy. |
| 25 Sept | World Pharmacists Day | |
| Antyodaya Diwas | Birth day of Deendayal Upadhyaya. | |
| International Ataxia Awareness Day | ||
| 26 Sept | World Contraception Day | |
| World Maritime Day | ||
| World Environmental Health Day | ||
| International Day for the total elimination of nuclear weapons | ||
| 27 Sept | World Tourism Day | |
| 28 Sept | World Rabies Day | |
| International Day for Universal Access to Information | ||
| 29 Sept | World Heart Day | |
| 30 Sept | International Translation Day | |
| Last Sunday | World Deaf Day | |
| World Sanskrit Day | Celebrated on Shraavana Poornima |
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Important Days in October
| Date | Important Days | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Oct | International Day of Older Persons | |
| International Coffee Day | ||
| World Vegetarian Day | ||
| 1-31 Oct | Breast Cancer Awareness Month | |
| 2 Oct | International Day of Non-Violence | Birthday of Mahatma Gandhi 1869. |
| 2-8 Oct | Wildlife week | |
| 3 Oct | German Unification Day | German reunification in 1990. |
| 4 Oct | World Animal Day | |
| 4-10 Oct | World Space Week | |
| 5 Oct | World Teachers day | |
| 7 Oct | World Cotton Day | |
| 8 Oct | Indian Air Force Day | |
| 9 Oct | World Post Day | |
| 9-15 Oct | National Postal Week | |
| 10 Oct | World Mental Health Day | |
| National Postal Day | ||
| 11th Oct | International Day of The Girl Child | |
| World Obesity Day | ||
| World Egg Day | ||
| 12 Oct | World Migratory Bird Day | |
| World Arthritis Day | ||
| 13 Oct | International Day for Disaster Reduction | |
| International Sceptics Day | ||
| 14 Oct | World Standards Day | |
| 15 Oct | International Day of Rural Women | |
| World Student’s Day | ||
| Global Handwashing Day | ||
| World Mathematics Day | ||
| White Cane Safety Day | ||
| 16 Oct | World Food Day | |
| 17 Oct | World Trauma Day | |
| International Day for the Eradication of Poverty | ||
| 20 Oct | National Solidarity Day | |
| World Osteoporosis Day | ||
| World Statistics Day | ||
| International Chefs Day | ||
| The International Day of the Air Traffic Controller | ||
| 21 Oct | National Police Commemoration Day | |
| World Iodine Deficiency Day | ||
| 22 Oct | International Stuttering Awareness Day | |
| 23 Oct | International Snow Leopard Day | |
| 24th Oct | United Nations Day | |
| ITBP Raising day | Indo-Tibetian Border Police raised in 1962. | |
| World Polio Day | ||
| World Development Information Day | ||
| 24-30 Oct | Disarmament Week | |
| 24-31 Oct | Global Media and Information Literacy Week | |
| 25 Oct | National Ayurveda Day or Dhanwantari Jayanti | |
| 27 Oct | World Day for Audiovisual Heritage | |
| 28 Oct | International Animation Day | |
| 29 Oct | World Stroke Day | |
| International Internet Day | ||
| 30 Oct | World Savings Day or World Thrift Day | 1st International Savings Bank Congress in Milan in 1924. |
| 31st Oct | National Unity Day or Rashtriya Ekta Diwas | Birth day of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in 1875. |
| World Cities Day | ||
| Halloween Day | ||
| 1st Monday | World Habitat day | |
| 2nd Thursday | World Sight Day | |
| 3rd Week | International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week |
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Important Days in November
| Date | Important Days | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Nov | World Vegan Day | |
| 2 Nov | International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists | |
| 5 Nov | World Tsunami Awareness Day | “Inamura-no-hi” which happened in Japan in 1854 earthquake. |
| National Ayurveda Day | ||
| 6 Nov | International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict | |
| 7 Nov | National Cancer Awareness Day | |
| Infant Protection Day | ||
| 8 Nov | International Day of Radiology | Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen discovered the existence of x-rays in 1895. |
| 9 Nov | National Legal Service day | |
| 10 Nov | World Science Day for Peace and Development | |
| 11 Nov | National Education Day | Birth day of Abul Kalam Azad in 1888. |
| 12th Nov | World Pneumonia Day | |
| Public Service Broadcasting Day | First and last visit of Mahatma Gandhi to the studio of All India Radio(AIR) in Delhi 1947. | |
| 13 Nov | World Kindness Day | |
| 14th Nov | Children's Day | Birth day of Jawaharlal Nehru. |
| Rosogolla Day | ||
| World Diabetes Day | ||
| 17 Nov | Day of the Imprisoned Writer | |
| 16 Nov | National Press Day | Press Council of India officially started working in 1966. |
| International Day for Tolerance | ||
| 17 Nov | National Epilepsy Day | |
| International Students' Day | ||
| 18th Nov | End Child Sexual Abuse Day | |
| National Naturopathy Day | ||
| 18-24 Nov | World Antibiotic Awareness Week | |
| 19th Nov | World Toilet Day | |
| World Day for Prevention of Child Abuse | ||
| Women's Entrepreneurship Day | ||
| International Men's Day | ||
| National Integration Day | Birth day of Indira Gandhi. | |
| 19-25 Nov | World Heritage Week | |
| 20 Nov | World Children’s Day | |
| Africa Industrialization Day | ||
| World Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) day | ||
| 21 Nov | World Television Day | |
| World Fisheries Day | ||
| World Hello Day | To promote that conflicts should be resolved through communication rather than use of force. | |
| 25 Nov | International day for the Elimination of Violence against Women | |
| 26 Nov | Indian Constitution Day | |
| National Milk Day | ||
| 28 Nov | Red Planet Day | Launch of the Mariner 4 spacecraft by NASA in 1964. |
| 29 Nov | International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People | |
| 30 Nov | Indian Organ Donation Day | |
| Cities for Life Day | Supports the abolition of the death penalty. | |
| 3rd Thursday | World Philosophy Day | |
| 3rd Sunday | World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims | |
| 4th Sunday | NCC Day |
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Important Days in December
| Date | Important Days | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Dec | World AIDS Day | |
| Indigenous Faith Day | ||
| 2 Dec | International Day for the Abolition of Slavery | |
| World Computer Literacy Day | ||
| National Pollution Control Day | Bhopal Gas Tragedy occurred in 1984. | |
| 3 Dec | International Day of Disabled Persons | |
| 4 Dec | Indian Navy Day | Operation Trident on Karachi in 1971. |
| World Wildlife Conservation Day | ||
| 5 Dec | World Soil Day | |
| International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development | ||
| 7 Dec | National Armed Forces Flag Day | |
| International Civil Aviation Day | ||
| 8 Dec | SAARC Charter Day | SAARC was established in 1985 in Dhaka. |
| 9 Dec | Genocide Convention | |
| International Anti-Corruption Day | ||
| 10 Dec | Human Rights Day | United Nations General Assembly adopted Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. |
| Nobel Prize Day | ||
| 11 Dec | UNICEF Day | United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) in 1946. |
| Bharatiya Bhasha Divas | ||
| International Mountain Day | ||
| 12 Dec | International Day of Neutrality | |
| International Universal Health Coverage Day | ||
| 13 Dec | World Violin Day | |
| 14 Dec | National Energy Conservation Day | Also World Energy Conservation Day. |
| 15 Dec | International Tea Day | |
| 16 Dec | Vijay Diwas | India's victory over Pakistan in 1971 Indo-Pakistan war. |
| 18 Dec | Minorities Rights Day | |
| International Migrants Day | ||
| World Arabic Language Day | ||
| 19 Dec | Goa’s Liberation Day | Indian armed forces freed Goa in 1961 following 450 years of Portuguese rule. |
| 20 Dec | International Human Solidarity Day | |
| 21 Dec | Winter Solstice | |
| 22 Dec | National Mathematics Day | Birth day of Srinivasa Ramanujan 1887. |
| 23 Dec | National Farmers Day or Kisan Diwas | Birth day of Chaudhary Charan Singh, 5th PM of India. |
| 24 Dec | National Consumer Rights Day | |
| 25 Dec | National Good Governance Day | Birth day of Atal Bihari Vajpayee. |
| 26 Dec | Boxing Day |
