Important National and International Days

List of Important Days in January:

• January 01 - Global Family Day, Army Medical Corps Establishment Day
• January 04 - World Braille Day
• January 06 - World War Orphans Day
• January 09 - NRI Day or Pravasi Bhartiya Diwas
• January 10 - World Laughter Day, World Hindi Day
• January 11 - Death anniversary of Lal Bahadur Shastri
• January 12 - National Youth Day or Birthday of Swami Vivekananda
• January 15 - National Army Day
• January 23 - Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose’s Birth Anniversary
• January 24 - National Girl Child Day of India
• January 25 - National Tourism Day, National Voters Day
• January 26 - Republic Day of India, International Customs duty day
• January 27 - International Holocaust Remembrance Day
• January 28 - Data Protection Day, Birth Anniversary of Lala Lajpat Rai
• January 30 - National Martyr’s Day or Sarvodaya Day, World Leprosy Eradication Day
• January (last Sunday) - World Leprosy Eradication Day

List of Important Days in February:

• February 2 - World Wetlands Day
• February 4 - World Cancer Day, National Day of Srilanka, Facebook day
• 2nd Sunday of February -  World Marriage Day
• February 6 - International Day against Female Genital Mutilation
• February 10 - National De-worming Day
• February 11 - World Day of the Sick, International Day of Women and girls in Science
• February 12 - Darwin Day, National Productivity Day
• February 13 - World Radio Day, National women’s day or Sarojini Naidu’s Birthday
• February 14 - Valentine’s Day
• February 20 - World Day of Social Justice
• February 21 - International Mother Language Day
• February 22 - World Scout Day, World Thinking day
• February 23 - World Peace and Understanding Day
• February 24 - Central Excise Day
• February 28 - National Science Day

List of Important Days in March:

• March 1 – Zero Discrimination Day,World Civil Defense Day
• March 3 – National Defense Day, World Wildlife Day, World Hearing Day
• March 4 – National Safety Day, World Day of the Fight Against Sexual Exploitation, National Security Day
• March 8 – International Women’s’ Day
• March 13 – World Rotaract Day
• March 14 – World Pi day
• 2nd Monday of March – Commonwealth Day
• 2nd Wednesday in March - No Smoking Day
• 2nd Thursday of March – World Kidney Day
• March 15 – World Consumer Rights Day, World Disabled Day, World Contact Day
• March 16 – National Vaccination Day
• March 18 – National Ordinance Factories Day
• March 20 – International Day of Happiness, World sparrow day
• March 21 – World Forestry Day, International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, World Poetry Day, World Down Syndrome day, World Puppetry day
• 3rd Friday of March – World Sleep Day
• March 22 – World Water Day
• March 23 – World Meteorological Day, Pakistan Day (Youm-e-Pakistan)
• March 24 – World TB Day, International Day for Achievers
• March 25 – International Day of Remembrance – Victims of Slavery and Transatlantic Slave Trade
• March 26 – World Purple day (epilepsy awareness day)
• March 27 – World Drama Day or World Theater Day

List of Important Days in April:

• April 1 –  April fool’s day
• April 2 – World Autism Awareness Day
• April 4 – International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action
• April 5 – National Maritime Day
• April 7 – World Health Day
• April 8 – World Romani Day
• April 10 - World Homeopathy Day
• April 11 - National Safe Motherhood Day, National Pet Day
• April 12 – World Aviation & Cosmonauts Day
• April 13 – Jallianwallah Bagh Massacre Day
• April 14 – B.R.Ambedkar Remembrance Day
• April 15 – World day of Silence, Day of Dialogue
• April 17 – World Haemophilia Day
• April 18 – World Heritage Day
• April 19 - World Liver Day
• April 21 – World Creativity and Innovation Day, National Secretaries day, National Civil Services Day
• April 22 – World Earth Day
• April 23 – World Book and Copyright Day, World English Language Day
• April 24 – World Lab Animals Day, National Panchayati Day
• April 25 – World Malaria Day, Italy Liberation Day
• April 26 – World Intellectual Property Day
• April 28 – International Worker’s Memorial Day, World day for Safety and Health at work, World Veterinary Day
• April 29 – World Dance Day
• April 30 – International Jazz Day, Ayushman Bharat Diwas

List of Important Days in May:

• May 1 – Workers’ Day (International Labour Day), Maharashtra Day
• May 3 – Press Freedom Day
• May (1st Sunday) – World Laughter Day
• May (1st Tuesday) – World Asthma Day
• May (2nd Sunday) – Mother’s 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 22 – International Day for Biological Diversity
• May 24 – Commonwealth Day
• May 31 – Anti-tobacco Day

List of Important Days in June:

• June 1 – Global Day of Parents, World Milk Day
• June 3 - World Bicycle Day
• June 4 – World Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression
• June 5 – World Environment Day
• June 8 – World Brain Tumor Day, World Oceans Day
• June 12 – World Day against Child Labor
• June 13 - International Albinism Awareness Day
• June 14 – World Blood Donor Day
• June 15 – World elder abuse awareness day
• 3rd Sunday of June – World Father’s Day
• June 16 – International Integration Day
• June 18 – International Picnic Day
• June 20 – World Refugee Day
• June 21 – World Music Day, International day of yoga
• June 23 – International Olympic Day, United Nations Public Service Day, International Widows Day
• June 26 – International Day against Drug abuse and Illicit Trafficking, International Day in support of Victims of torture

List of Important Days in July:

• July 1 – International Joke Day, World Doctor’s Day
• July 2 – World Sports Journalists Day, World UFO day
• 1st Saturday of July – International Day of Cooperatives
• July 04 – America Independence Day
• July 06 – World Zoonoses Day
• July 07 – World Chocolate Day
• July 11 – World Population Day
• July 12 – International Malala Day
• July 17 - World Day for International Justice
• July 18 – International Nelson Mandela Day
• July 26 – Kargil Vijay Diwas or Kargil Memorial Day or Kargil Victory Day
• July 28 – World Nature Conservation Day, World Hepatitis Day
• July 29 – International Tiger Day

List of Important Days in August:

• First Sunday in August – International Friendship Day
• August 6 – Hiroshima Day, Anti-Nuclear Day
• August 8 – World Senior Citizen Day
• August 9 – Nagasaki Day, International Day of the World’s Indigenous People, Quit India Day
• August 12 – International Youth Day
• August 13 – International Left Handers Day
• August 14 – Pakistan’s Independence Day
• August 15 – India’s Independence Day, International Mourning Day
• August 19 – World Humanitarian Day, World Photography Day
• August 20 – National Sadbhavna Divas or Birthday of Rajiv Gandhi, World Mosquito Day, Indian Akshay Urja Diwas or day
• August 21 – National Senior Citizen Day
• August 23 – International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition
• August 29 – National Sports Day or Dhyanchand’s Birthday
• August 30 – International day of the victims of enforced Disappearances

List of Important Days in September:

• September 2 – World Coconut Day
• September 5 – National Teacher’s Day or Dr. Radhakrishanan’s Birth Day, Sanskrit Day
• September 7 – World Forgiveness Day
• September 8 – World Literacy Day
• September 10 – World Anti-Suicide Day
• September 14 – Hindi Diwas or Hindi Day, World First Aid Day
• September 15 – International Day of Democracy, International Engineer’s Day
• September 16 – World Ozone Day, International Day for Preservation
• September 20 – RPF Foundation day
• September 21 – World Peace Day or International day for Peace and Non-violence (UN), World Alzheimer’s Day
• September 22 – World Cancer Free Day or Rose Day
• September 23 – International Day of the Deaf, International Day of Sign Languages
• September 26 - World Contraception Day
• September 27 – World Tourism Day, World Maritime Day
• September 28 – World Rabies Day
• September 29 – World Heart Day
• Last Saturday of September - World rivers day

List of Important Days in October:

• 1st Monday of October – World Habitat Day
• October 1 – World Vegetarian Day, International Day of the older/Elderly
• October 2 – Gandhi Jayanti, International Day of Non-Violence
• October 3 – World Nature Day
• October 4 – World Animal Welfare Day
• October 5 – World Teacher’s Day
• October 6 – World Wildlife Day
• October 8 – Indian Air Force Day
• October 9 – World Postal or Post-office Day
• October 10 – World Mental Health Day, National Post-office Day
• October 11 – International Day of the Girl Child
• 2nd Thursday of October – World Sight Day
• October 12 – World Arthritis Day
• October 13 – International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction
• October 14 – World Standards Day
• October 15 – Global Hand Washing Day, International Day of Rural Women, World White Cane Safety Day, World Students Day
• October 16 – World Food Day
• October 17 – International Poverty Day for it’s Eradication
• October 20 – World Osteoporosis Day, World Statistics Day, National Solidarity day
• October 24 – UN Day, World Development Information Day, World Polio Day
• October 27 – World day for Audio Visual Heritage
• October 28 – International Animation Day
• October 30 - World Thrift Day
• October 31 – World Savings Day or world Thrift day, Halloween Day

List of Important Days in November:

• November 1 – World Vegan Day
• November 5 - World tsunami day
• November 7 – Infant Protection Day, World Cancer Awareness Day
• November 8 – World Radiology Day
• November 9 - Legal Services Day
• November 11 – National Education Day
• November 14 – Children’s Day (India), World Diabetes Day
• November 17 - National Epilepsy Day
• November 19 – World Toilet Day, International Men’s Day, National Integration Day
• November 20 – Universal Children’s Day
• 3rd Thursday of November – World Philosophy Day
• November 21 – World Fisheries Day, World Hello Day, World Television Day
• November 29 - International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People
• November 30 – National Flag Day

List of Important Days in December:

• December 1 – World AIDS Day
• December 2 – National Pollution control day
• December 3 - World Day of the Handicapped
• December 4 – Indian Navy Day
• December 5 – World soil day
• December 7 – International Civil Aviation Day, Indian Armed Forces Flag Day
• December 9 – International Anti-Corruption Day
• December 10 – World Human Rights Day, International Children's Day of Broadcasting
• December 11 - International Mountain Day
• December 14 – National Energy Conservation Day
• December 16 - Vijay Diwas
• December 18 – International Migrants Day, Minorities Rights Day (India)
• December 20 – International Human Solidarity Day
• December 22 - National Mathematics Day
• December 23 - Kisan Divas (Farmer's Day) (India)
• December 24 – National Consumers Rights day
• December 25 - Christmas Day