Important Days and Dates
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Here is the list of days and dates according to month-wise of national and international .
List of Important Days – January
| Month | Dates & Days | Event |
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| January | ||
| 4th January | World Braille Day | |
| 9th January | NRI Day (Pravasi Bharatiya Divas) | |
| 10th January | World Hindi Day | |
| 12th January | National Youth Day | |
| 15th January | Indian Army Day | |
| 24th January | National Girl Child Day | |
| 25th January | National Voters Day | |
| 26th January | India’s Republic Day, International Customs Day |
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| 27th January | International Day of Commemoration(Holocaust Remembrance & Education) | |
| 27th January(Every last Sunday) | World Leprosy Day | |
| 30th January | Martyrs’ Day |
| Month | Dates & Days | Event |
| February | 2nd February | World Wetlands Day |
| 4th February | World Cancer Day | |
| 6th February | International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation | |
| 7th February | Safer Internet Day | |
| 10th February | National De-worming Day | |
| 12th February | National Productivity Day | |
| 13th February | World Radio Day | |
| 14th February | Valentine Day | |
| 20th February | World Day of Social Justice | |
| 21st February | International Mother Language Day | |
| 24th February | Central Excise Day | |
| 28th February | National Science Day |
| Month | Dates & Days | Event |
| March | 1st March | Zero Discrimination Day World Civil Defense Day |
| 3rd March | World Wildlife Day, National Defense Day |
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| 4th March | National Security Day | |
| 8th March | International Women’s Day World Kidney Day |
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| 10th March | CISF Raising Day | |
| 12th March | Commonwealth Day | |
| 15th March | World Consumer Rights Day | |
| 16th March | National Vaccination Day | |
| 18th March | Ordnance Factories Day Global Recycling Day |
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| 2oth March | World Happiness Day World Sparrow Day |
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| 21st March | World Forestry Day, International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination World Down Syndrome Day |
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| 22nd March | World Water Day | |
| 23rd March | World Meteorological Day | |
| 24th March | World TB Day | |
| 25th March | International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade | |
| 27th March | World Theatre Day |
| Month | Dates & Days | Event |
| April | 1st April | Prevention of Blindness Week |
| 2nd April | World Autism Awareness Day | |
| 4th April | International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine action | |
| 5th April | National Maritime Day | |
| 7th April | World Health Day, Handloom Week |
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| 8th April | World Tradition Day | |
| 10th April | World Homeopathy Day | |
| 11th April | National Safe Motherhood Day | |
| 17th April | World Hemophilia Day | |
| 18th April | World Heritage Day | |
| 21st April | Secretaries’ Day | |
| 22nd April | International Earth Day | |
| 23rd April | World Book & Copyright Day | |
| 24th April | National Panchayati Day | |
| 29th April | International Dance Day |
| Month | Dates & Days | Event |
| May | 1st May | International Labor Day, Maharashtra Day |
| 3rd May | Press Freedom Day | |
| 1st (Sunday) | World Laughter Day | |
| 1st (Tuesday) | World Asthma Day | |
| 2nd (Sunday) | Mother’s Day | |
| 4th May | Coal Miners’ Day, International Firefighters Day |
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| 7th May | World Athletics Day | |
| 8th May | World Red Cross Day, Mother’s Day |
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| 8th May | World Thalassaemia Day | |
| 11th May | National Technology Day | |
| 12th May | International Nurses Day, | |
| 15th May | International Day of Family | |
| 17th May | World Telecommunication Day, World Hypertension Day |
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| 18th May | World AIDS Vaccine Day | |
| 22nd May | International Day for Biological Diversity | |
| 24th May | Commonwealth Day | |
| 31st May | Anti-tobacco Day |
| Month | Dates & Days | Event |
| June | 1st June | World Milk Day |
| 4th June | International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression | |
| 5th June | World Environment Day | |
| 8th June | World Ocean Day | |
| 3rd (Sunday) | Father’s Day | |
| 12th June | Anti-Child Labor Day | |
| 14th June | World Blood Donor Day | |
| 20th June | World Refugee Day | |
| 21st June | International Yoga Da | |
| 26th June | International Day against Drug Abuse & Illicit Trafficking |
| Month | Dates & Days | Event |
| July | 1st July | Doctor’s Day |
| 6th July | World Zoonoses Day | |
| 11th July | World Population Day | |
| 18th July | International Nelson Mandela Day | |
| 28th July | World Nature Conservation Day |
| Month | Dates & Days | Event |
| August | 1st August | World Breastfeeding Week |
| 1st Sunday | International Friendship Day | |
| 6th August | Hiroshima Day | |
| 8th August | World Senior Citizen’s Day | |
| 9th August | Quit India Day, Nagasaki Day
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International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples |
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| 11th August | National Daughter’s Day | |
| 13th August | Organ Donation Day | |
| 15th August | Indian Independence Day | |
| 19th August | Photography Day | |
| 29th August | National Sports Day |
| Month | Dates & Days | Event |
| September | 1st September | National Nutrition Week |
| 2nd September | Coconut Day | |
| 5th September | Teachers’ Day | |
| 8th September | International Literacy Day | |
| 15th September | Engineers’ Day | |
| 16th September | World Ozone Day | |
| 21st September | Alzheimer’s Day | |
| 22nd September | Rose Day (Welfare of Cancer patients) | |
| 4th (Sunday) | World Rivers Day | |
| 26th September | World Contraception Day | |
| 27th September | World Tourism Day | |
| 29th September | World Heart Day |
| Month | Dates & Days | Event |
| October | 1st October | International Day for the Elderly |
| 2nd October | Gandhi Jayanthi, International Day of Non-Violence |
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| 1st (Monday) | World Habitat Day | |
| 4th October | World Animal Welfare Day | |
| 8th October | Indian Air Force Day | |
| 9th October | World Post Office Day | |
| 10th October | World Mental Health Day, National Post Day |
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| 2nd October | World Sight Day | |
| 11th October | International Day of the Girl Child | |
| 13th October | International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction | |
| 14th October | World Standards Day | |
| 15th October | World Students Day, World White Cane Day |
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| 16th October | World Food Day | |
| 24th October | World Development Information Day, UN Day |
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| 28th October | National Ayurveda Day | |
| 30th October | World Thrift Day |
| Month | Dates & Days | Event |
| November | 5th November | World Tsunami Day |
| 7th November | National Cancer Awareness Day | |
| 9th November | Legal Services Day | |
| 11th November | National Education Day | |
| 14th November | Children’s Day, Diabetes Day |
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| 17th November | National Epilepsy Day | |
| 20th November | Africa Industrialisation Day | |
| 21st November | World Television Day | |
| 29th November | International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People |
| Month | Dates & Days | Event |
| December | 1st December | World AIDS Day |
| 2nd December | National Pollution Control | |
| 3rd December | World Day of Handicapped | |
| 4th December | Indian Navy Day | |
| 7th December | Indian Armed Forces Flag Day | |
| 8th December | Plastic Free Day | |
| 10th December | Human Rights Day | |
| 11th December | International Mountain Day | |
| 14th December | World Energy Conservation Day | |
| 16th December | Vijay Diwas | |
| 18th December | Minorities Rights Day | |
| 22nd December | National Mathematics Day | |
| 23rd December | Kisan Divas | |
| 24th December | National Consumers Day | |
| 25th December | Christmas |
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