List of Important Days and Dates National & International Days
In today’s world, it is important to stay informed about the significant days and dates that hold national and international importance. Whether you are a government job aspirant, a student preparing for competitive exams, or simply someone who wants to stay updated, having knowledge of important days and dates is essential. This blog post will provide you with a comprehensive list of important days and dates, month-wise.
Why is it Important to Know Important Days and Dates?
Being aware of important days and dates serves multiple purposes. Firstly, it helps us commemorate significant events and milestones that have shaped our history and society. Secondly, it allows us to spread awareness and advocate for various causes that are associated with these important days. Lastly, for those preparing for competitive exams, having knowledge of important days and dates can be crucial as it is often tested in the General Awareness section.
Important National and International Days
These days are celebrated worldwide and have themes attached to them, which help in recognizing and spreading awareness about various issues. Some of the important national and international days include:
| List of Important Days in January | |
| 1 January | English New Year, Global Family Day |
| 4 January | World Braille Day |
| 5 January | National Birds Day |
| 6 January | World War Orphans Day |
| 8 January | African National Congress Foundation Day |
| 9 January | Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (NRI Day) |
| 10 January | World Hindi Day |
| 12 January | National Youth Day (Birth Day of Swami Vivekanand) |
| 15 January | Army Day |
| 20 January | Penguin Awareness Day |
| 24 January | National Girl Child Day |
| 25 January | India Tourism Day, National Voters Day |
| 26 January | Republic Day of India, International Customs Day |
| 27 January | International Holocaust Day |
| 28 January | Data protection Day |
| 30 January | World Leprosy Eradication Day |
| 31 January | International Zebra Day |
| List of Important Days in February | |
| 2 February | World Wetlands Day |
| 4 February | World Cancer Day |
| 6 February | International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation |
| 6 February to 12 February | International Development Week |
| 8 February | Safer Internet Day |
| 10 February | National Deworming Day |
| 10 February | World Pulses Day |
| 11 February | World Day of the Sick |
| 11 February | International Day of Women and Girls in Science |
| 12 February | Darwin Day |
| 12 February | Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday |
| 12 February | National Productivity Day |
| 13 February | World Radio Day |
| 13 February | Sarojini Naidu Birth Anniversary |
| 14 February | Saint Valentine’s Day |
| 20 February | Arunachal Pradesh Foundation Day, World Day of Social Justice |
| 21 February | International Mother Language Day |
| 22 February | World Thinking Day |
| 24 February | Central Excise Day |
| 27 February | World NGO Day |
| 28 February | National Science Day, Rare Disease Day |
| List of Important Days in March | |
| 1 March | Zero Discrimination DayWorld Civil Defence DaySelf Injury Awareness Day |
| 3 March | World Wildlife Day, World Hearing Day |
| 4 March | National Safety Day, Employee Appreciation Day |
| 4 March | Ramakrishna Jayanti |
| 8 March | International Women’s Day |
| 10 March | CISF Raising Day |
| 12 March | Mauritius Day |
| 14 March | Pi Day |
| 14 March | International Day of Action for Rivers |
| 15 March | World Consumer Rights Day |
| 16 March | National Vaccination Day |
| 18 March | Ordnance Factories Day (India) |
| 20 March | International Day of Happiness |
| 20 March | World Sparrow Day |
| 21 March | World Forestry Day |
| 21 March | World Down Syndrome Day |
| 21 March | World Poetry Day |
| 22 March | World Water Day |
| 23 March | World Meteorological Day |
| 24 March | World Tuberculosis (TB) Day |
| 25 March | International Day of the Unborn Child |
| 25 March | International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members |
| 26 March | Purple Day of Epilepsy |
| 27 March | World Theatre Day |
| List of Important Days in April | |
| 1 April | Odisha Foundation Day |
| 1 April | Aprils Fools’ Day |
| 1 April | Prevention of Blindness week |
| 2 April | World Autism Awareness Day |
| 4 April | International Day of Mine Awareness |
| 5 April | National Maritime Day |
| 7 April | World Health Day |
| 10 April | World Homoeopathy Day (WHD) |
| 11 April | National Safe Motherhood Day (NSMD) |
| 11 April | National Pet Day |
| 13 April | Jallianwala Bagh Massacre |
| 14 April | B.R. Ambedkar Remembrance Day |
| 15 April | Good Friday |
| 17 April | World Haemophilia Day |
| 18 April | World Heritage Day |
| 21 April | National Civil Service Day |
| 22 April | World Earth Day |
| 23 April | World Book and Copyright Day |
| 24 April | National Panchayati Raj Day |
| 25 April | World Malaria Day |
| 26 April | World Intellectual Property Day |
| 28 April | World Day for Safety and Health at Work |
| 30 April | World Veterinary Day |
| List of Important Days in May | |
| 1 May | International Labour Day |
| 3 May | Press Freedom Day |
| 4 May | Coal miner’s day |
| 8 May | World Red Cross Day |
| 9 May | Victory day |
| 11 May | National Technology Day |
| 12 May | International Nurses day |
| 14 May | World Migratory day |
| 15 May | International Day of the Family |
| 17 May | World Telecommunication Day (Information Society Day) |
| 21 May | Anti-terrorism day |
| 24 May | Commonwealth Day |
| 31 May | Anti-Tobacco Day |
| List of Important Days in June | |
| 1 June | World Milk DayGlobal Parents Day |
| 2 June | International Sex Workers Day, Telangana Formation Day |
| 3 June | World Bicycle Day |
| 4 June | International Day of InnocentChildren Victims of Aggression |
| 5 June | World Environment Day |
| 7 June | World Food Safety DayInternational level crossing awareness day |
| 8 June | World Oceans DayWorld Brain Tumour Day |
| 12 June | World Day Against Child Labour |
| 14 June | World Blood Donor Day |
| 15 June | Global Wind DayWorld Elder Abuse Awareness Day |
| 17 June | World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought |
| 18 June | Autistic Pride Day |
| 20 June | World Refugee Day |
| 21 June | World Hydrography Day, International Yoga Day, World Music day |
| 23 June | International Olympic Day, United Nations Public Service Day, International Widow’s Day |
| 26 June | International Day against, Drug Abuse & Illicit Trafficking |
| 27 June | World Diabetes Day |
| 30 June | World Asteroid Day |
| List of Important Days in July | |
| 1 July | National Doctor’s Day, National Postal Worker Day, Chartered Accountants Day |
| 2 July | World UFO Day, World Sports Journalists Day |
| 4 July | American Independence day |
| 6 July | World Zoonoses Day |
| 11 July | World Population Day |
| 12 July | World Malala day |
| 17 July | World Day for International Justice |
| 18 July | Nelson Mandela International Day |
| 28 July | World Nature conservation day |
| 29 July | International Tiger Day |
| List of Important Days in July | |
| 1 July | National Doctor’s Day, National Postal Worker Day, Chartered Accountants Day |
| 2 July | World UFO Day, World Sports Journalists Day |
| 4 July | American Independence day |
| 6 July | World Zoonoses Day |
| 11 July | World Population Day |
| 12-July | World Malala day |
| 17 July | World Day for International Justice |
| 18 July | Nelson Mandela International Day |
| 28 July | World Nature conservation day |
| 29 July | International Tiger Day |
| List of Important Days in August | |
| 2 August | International Friendship Day |
| 3 August | Independence day of Niger |
| 5 August | Independence day of upper Volta |
| 6 August | Hiroshima Day |
| 9 August | International day of World’s indigenous people |
| 9 August | Quit India Day and Nagasaki Day |
| 12 August | International Youth day |
| 14 August | Independence Day of Pakistan |
| 15 August | Independence Day of India |
| 19 August | World Photography day |
| 20 August | Sadbhavna Diwas |
| 23 August | International Day for the remembrance of the slave trade and its abolition |
| 29 August | National Sports Day |
| 30 August | Small Industry Day |
| List of Important Days in September | |
| 5 September | Teachers’ Day (Dr. Radhakrishnan’s birthday), Forgiveness day |
| 8 September | World Literacy Day |
| 14 September | Hindi day, World First Air Day |
| 15 September | Engineer’s day in India |
| 16 September | World Ozone Day |
| 21 September | Alzheimer’s Day, International day of peace |
| 25 September | Social justice day |
| 26 September | Day of the Deaf |
| 27 September | World Tourism Day |
| List of Important Days in October | |
| 1 October | International day of the Older person |
| 2 October | Mahatma Gandhi birthday, International day of non-violence |
| 3 October | World Habitat Day, World nature day |
| 4 October | World Animal Welfare Day |
| 5 October | World Teacher’s day |
| 6 October | World Wildlife day, World Food Security day |
| 8 October | Indian Air Force Day |
| 9 October | World Post Office day |
| 10 October | National Post Day |
| 11 October | International girl child day |
| 12 October | World Arthritis day |
| 13 October | UN International Day for National disaster reduction |
| 14 October | World Standards Day |
| 15 October | World White Cane Day (guiding the Blind) |
| 16 October | World Food Day |
| 17 October | International day for the eradication of poverty |
| 20 October | World statistics day |
| 24 October | UN Day, World development information Day |
| 30 October | World Thrift Day |
| 31 October | Rastriya Ekta Diwas (in memory of Sardar Patel), National Integration Day (In memory of Indira Gandhi) |
| List of Important Days in November | |
| 1 November | World vegan day |
| 5 November | World Radiography day |
| 7 November | Infant Protection day World Cancer Awareness Day |
| 9 November | World services day |
| 10 November | Transport Day |
| 14 November | Children’s Day in India Jawaharlal Nehru birthday |
| 16 November | International day for Endurance |
| 17 November | World Student day National Journalism day |
| 18 November | World Adult day |
| 19 November | World Citizen day |
| 20 November | Africa Industrialization Day Universal children day |
| 21 November | World Television day World Fisheries day |
| 25 November | World Non-veg day |
| 26 November | Law day |
| 29 November | International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People |
| 30 November | Flag day |
| List of Important Days in December | |
| 1 December | World Aids Day |
| 2 December | World Computer literacy day International day of abolition of slavery |
| 3 December | International Day of People with disabilities World conservation day |
| 4 December | Navy Day |
| 5 December | International volunteer day for economic and social development |
| 7 December | Armed Forces Flag Day International civil aviation day |
| 9 December | The International day against corruption |
| 10 December | Human Right Day |
| 11 December | International Mountain day |
| 14 December | International Energy day |
| 18 December | International Migrants day |
| 19 December | Goa’s liberation day |
| 20 December | International Human solidarity |
| 23 December | Kisan Divas (Farmer’s Day) |
| 29 December | International Bio-diversity day |
Staying informed about important days and dates is essential for various reasons. Whether you are a government job aspirant, a student preparing for competitive exams, or simply someone who wants to be aware of significant events, knowing these dates is crucial. The list of important days and dates for provided in this blog post will help you stay updated and enhance your knowledge about national and international events. Remember to mark these dates on your calendar and engage with the themes associated with each day.