Important Days in a Year

March 21: International Day for the Elimination

of Racial Discrimination.
May
May 1: International Labour Day (Workers
March 22: World Water Day
Day)
March 23: World Meteorological Day
May 3: Press Freedom Day
March 24: World Tuberculosis Day
May 4: Coal miner’s Day
March 24: International Day for Achievers
1st Sunday of May: World Laughter Day
March 25: International Day of remembrance-
May 8: World Red Cross Day
victims of slavery and transatlantic slave trade
May 9: Victory Day of Soviet Union
March 27: World Drama Day
May 11: National Technology Day
March 27: World Theatre Day
May 12: International Nurses Day
April
2nd Sunday of May: Mother's Day
April 2: World Autism Awareness Day
May 15: International Day of the Family
April 4: International Day for mine awareness
May 16: National Dengue Day
and assistance in mine action
May 17: World Telecommunication Day, World
April 5: National Maritime Day (India)
Hypertension Day
April 7: World Health Day
May 18: World AIDS Vaccine Day,
April 10: World Homeopathy Day International Museum Day
April 11: National Safe Motherhood Day May 20: World Metrology Day
April 17: World Haemophilia Day May 21: Anti-terrorism Day
April 18: World Heritage Day May 22: International Day for Biodiversity
April 20: World Orphans Day May 24: Commonwealth Day (India)
April 21: Civil Services Day May 29: International Day of United Nations
Peacekeepers
April 22: Earth Day
May 31: Anti-Tobacco Day (World No
April 23: World Book and Copyright Day
Tobacco Day)
April 24: National Panchayati Raj Diwas
April 25: World Malaria Day
June
June 1: World Milk Day (India)
April 26: World Intellectual property Day
June 4: International Day of Innocent Children
April 29: International Dance Day
Victims of Aggression.
April 30: International Jazz Day
June 5: World Environment Day
Last week of April: World Immunization
June 8: World Ocean Day
Week
June 12: World Day Against Child Labour
June 14: World Blood Donor Day.
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 Important Days in a Year
June 15: World Elder Abuse Awareness Day August (1-7): World Breastfeeding Week
June 17: World Day to combat desertification First Sunday of August: Friendship Day
and Drought (India), International Forgiveness Day
June 19: International Day for the Elimination August 6: Hiroshima Day
of Sexual Violence in Conflict
August 7: National Handloom Day
June 20: World Refugee Day
August 9: Quit India Day and Nagasaki Day
June 21: World Music Day
August 10: World Bio-fuel Day
June 21: World Hydrographic Day
August 12: International Youth Day
June 21: International Day of Yoga
August 15: Independence Day of India
3rd Sunday of June: Father’s Day
August 19: World Humanitarian Day, World
June 23: United Nation’s Public Service Day Photography Day
June 23: International Widow’s Day August 20: World Mosquito Day
June 26: International Day against Drug August 23: International Day for the
abuse & Illicit Trafficking remembrance of the slave trade and its
abolition
June 29: National Statistics Day
August 26: Women’s Equality Day
July August 29: National Sports Day
July 1: National Doctor’s Day
August 29: International Day against Nuclear
First Saturday of July: International Day of Co- Tests
operatives
July 6: World Zoonosis Day
September
September 2: World coconut Day
July 7: Global Forgiveness Day
September 5: International Day of charity,
July 11: World Population Day
Teachers' Day (Dr. Radhakrishnan’s
July 12: World Malala Day birthday)

July 15: World Youth skills Day September 8: World Literacy Day

July 17: World Day for International Justice First Saturday of September: World First
Aid Day
July 18: Nelson Mandela International Day
September 14: National Hindi Diwas
July 26: Kargil Vijay Diwas
September 15: International Day of
July 28: World Nature Conservation Day, World
democracy, Engineers Day (India)
Hepatitis Day
September 16: World Ozone Day
July 29: International Tiger Day
September 21: Alzheimer's Day,
July 30: World Day against Trafficking in
International Day of peace
Persons
Last Sunday of September: Day of the Deaf
August
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September 27: World Tourism Day, World
Maritime Day
September 28: World Rabies Day
September 29: World Heart Day
September 30: International Translation Day
October
October 1: International Day of the older
person, World Vegetarian Day
October 2: Mahatma Gandhi birthday,
International Day of non- violence
First Friday of October: World Smile Day
First Monday of October: World Habitat Day,
World Architecture Day.
October 4: World Animal Day
October 5: World Teacher’s Day
October 8: Indian Air Force Day
October 9: World Post Office Day
Second Thursday of October: World sight Day
October 10: World Mental Health Day
October 11: International girl child Day
October 12: World Arthritis Day
Second Wednesday of October UN
International Day for National disaster
reduction, World Calamity Control Day.
October 14: World Standards Day.
October 15: World White Cane Day (guiding the
Blind)
October 15: World Students Day (Birthday
of A. P. J. Abdul Kalam).
October 16: World Food Day
October 17: International Day for the
eradication of poverty.
October 20: World Statistics Day
October 22: World Energy Day
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Important Days in a Year
October 24: UN Day, World development
information Day.
October 30: World Saving Day or World Thrift
Day.
October 31: World Cities Day
November
November 1: World Vegan Day
November 2: International Day to end
impurity for crimes against Journalist
November 5: World Tsunami awareness
Day
November 8: World Radiography Day.
November 9: National legal services Day
November 10: World Science Day for peace and
development
November 12: World Pneumonia Day
November 14: World Diabetes Day
November 14: Children's Day in India,
Jawaharlal Nehru birthday
November 16: International Day for
Tolerance
November 17: International Day of
Students, National Journalism Day.
Third Thursday of November: World
philosophy Day
November 18: World Adult Day.
November 19: World Citizen Day.
November 19: World Toilet Day, National
Integration Day.
November 20: Africa Industrialization Day,
Universal children’s Day.
November 21: World Television Day, World
Fisheries Day.
November 21: World Hello Day
November 25: World Non-veg Day.
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November 25: International Day for the
Elimination of violence against women
November 26: Constitution Day (National
Law Day or Samvidhan Divas)
November 29: International Day of Solidarity
with Palestinian People.

December
December 1: World AIDS Day.
December 2: World Computer literacy Day,
International Day of abolition of slavery
December 3: International Day of People
with Disabilities.
December 4: Navy Day.
December 5: International volunteer Day
for economic and social development,
World Soil Day.
December 7: Armed Forces Flag Day,
International Civil Aviation Day.
December 9: International Day against
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December 14: International Energy
conservation Day (India)
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December 19: Goa’s liberation Day.

December 20: International Human solidarity
Day
December 23: Kisan Divas (Farmer's Day).
December 25: National Good governance
Day (Birth anniversary of Atal
Bihari Vajpayee)

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