List of important National and International Days
Dear Friends,
Today here we are sharing a list of National and International Days. This important day’s list will be useful for you in all kinds of competitive exams. We have arranged the list in proper order starting from January to December.
Month Wise List of National and International Days
National and International Days in January
January 1: Global Family Day, World Day of Peace
January 4: World Braille Day
January 6: World Day of Orphans
January 9: Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (NRI Day)
January 10: World Hindi Day
January 12: National Youth Day
January 15: Indian Army Day
January 21: World Hug Day
January 25: World Leprosy Day, National Tourism Day, Data Privacy Day, National Voters Day
January 26: Republic Day of India, International Customs duty Day
January 27: International Holocaust Remembrance Day
January 30: National Martyr’s Day
National and International Days in February
February 1: National Coast Guard Day
February 2: World Wetlands Day
February 4: World Cancer Day
February 5: Kashmir Solidarity Day
February 6: International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation
February 11: World Day of Sick
February 12: Darwin Day
February 13: World Radio Day
February 14: Saint Valentine’s Day
February 20: World Day of Social Justice
February 21: International Mother Language Day
February 23: World Rotary Day
February 24: Central Excise Day
February 25: World Sustainable Energy Day
February 28: National Science Day
National and International Days in March
March 1: Zero Discrimination Day, National Defence Day
March 3: World Wildlife Day, International Sex Workers Rights Day
March 4: National Safety Day, World Day of Fight against Sexual Exploitation
March 8: International Women’s Day
March 10: CISF Raising Day
March 13: World Rotaract Day
March 14: World Pi Day
2nd Thursday of March: World Kidney Day
March 15: World Consumer Rights Day
March 20: International Day of Happiness, World Sparrow Day, World Day of Theatre for Children and Young People
March 21: International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, World Poetry Day, World Down Syndrome Day, International Day of Forests
March 22: World Water Day
March 23: World Meteorological Day
March 24: World Tuberculosis Day, International Day for Achievers
March 25: International Day of Remembrance – Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
March 26: World Purple Day
March 27: World Theatre Day
National and International Days in April
April 1: April Fools’ 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 6: International Day of Sport for Development and Peace
April 7: International Day of Reflection on the Genocide in Rwanda, World Health Day
April 8: World Romani Day
April 12: World Aviation& Cosmonauts Day
April 13: Jallianwala Bagh Massacre Day
April 14: B.R.Ambedkar Remembrance Day
April 17: World Haemophilia Day
April 18: World Heritage Day – International Day for Monuments and Sites
April 21: NationalCivil Service Day, World Creativity and Innovation Day
April 22: World Earth Day, World English Language Day
April 24: World Day for Animals in Laboratories, National Panchayati Raj Divas
April 25: World Malaria Day, Italy Liberation Day
April 26: World Intellectual Property Day
April 28: World Day for Safety and Health at Work
April 29: International Dance Day, Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare
April 30: International Jazz Day
Last Week of April: World Immunization Week
National and International Days in May
May 1: International Labour Day, May Day
May 2: World Naked Gardening Day
May 3: World Laughter Day, World Press Freedom Day
May 4: International Firefighters’ Day
May 8: World Red Cross Day
May 11: National Technology Day
May 12: International Nurses Day, World Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Awareness Day
May 15: International Day of the Family
May 17: World Telecommunication and Information Society Day, World Hypertension Day
May 18: International Museum Day
May 20: World Metrology Day
May 21: World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development, Anti-Terrorism Day
May 22: International Day for Biological Diversity
May 23: World Thyroid Day
May 28: International Day of Action for Women’s Health
May 29: International Day of UN Peacekeepers
May 30: Goa Statehood Day
May 31: World No Tobacco Day
1st Sunday of May: World Laughter Day
1st Tuesday of May: World Asthma Day
2nd Weekend of May: World Migratory Bird Day
National and International Days in June
June 1: World Milk Day, Global Day of Parents
June 2: International Sex Workers Day
June 4: International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression
June 5: World Environment Day
June 7: Cancer Survivors Day
June 8: World Oceans Day, World Brain Tumor Day
June 11: Coal Miners Day
June 12: Anti Child Labour Day
June 13: International Albinism Awareness Day
June 14: World Blood Donor Day
June 15: World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
June 17: World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
June 20: World Refugee Day
June 21: International Day of Yoga, World Hydrography Day, World Music Day
June 23: United Nations Public Service Day, International Widows’ Day, International Olympic Day
June 25: Day of the Seafarer
June 26: International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
National and International Days in July
July 1: National Doctor’s Day, SBI day, International Joke Day, Chartered Accountants’ Day (India)
1st Saturday of July: International Day of Cooperatives
July 2: World Sports Journalists Day
July 4: America Independence Day
July 6: World Zoonoses Day
July 7: World Forgiveness day
July 11: World Population Day
July 12: International Malala Day
July 15: World Youth Skills Day
July 17: International Justice Day
July 18: International Nelson Mandela Day
July 26: Kargil Vijay Diwas or Kargil Memorial Day
July 28: World Hepatitis Day, World Nature Conservation Day
July 29: International Tiger Day
July 30: World day against trafficking in persons
National and International Days in August
1st August Week: World Breastfeeding Week
1st Sunday of August: International Friendship Day
August 6: Hiroshima Day, Anti-Nuclear Day
August 7: World Sanskrit Day
August 8: World Senior Citizen’s Day, World cat day, The International Fund for Animal Welfare
August 9: International Day of the World’s Indigenous day, Nagasaki Peace Day, Kranti Diwas (Quit India Day)
August 10: World Bio Fuel Day, National Deworming Day
August 11: National Daughter’s Day
August 12: International Youth Day
August 13: Organ Donation Day
August 14: Pakistan’s Independence Day
August 13: India’s Independence Day
August 19: World Humanitarian Day, World Photography Day
August 20: World Mosquito Day, Sadbhavana Diwas (Harmony Day)
August 29: International Day Against Nuclear test, National Sports day
August 30: National Small Industry Day
National and International Days in September
September 1 ─ 7: National Nutrition Week
September 2: World Coconut day
September 5: National Teachers’ Day
September 7: World Forgiveness Day
September 8: International Literacy Day
September 9: World First Aid Day, International Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Day
September 10: World Suicide Prevention Day
September 13: World Chocolate day
September 14: National Hindi Diwas
September 15: International Day of Democracy, National Engineer’s Day
September 16: World Ozone Day
September 21: International Day of Peace
September 23: International Day of Deaf
September 24: National Service Scheme (NSS) Day
September 27: World Tourism Day
September 28: World Maritime Day, International Day for Universal Access to Information, World Rabies Day
September 29: World Heart Day
National and International Days in October
October 1: International Day of Older Persons, World Vegetarian Day
October 2: International Day of Non-Violence, National Anti-Drug Addiction Day
October 4: World Animal Day
October 5: World Teacher’s Day, World Mental Health Day
October 6: World Wildlife Day
October 8: Indian Air Force Day
October 9: World Postal Day
October 10: World Mental Health Day
October 11: International Day of the Girl Child, World Obesity Day
October 12: World Arthritis Day
October 13: International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction
October 14: World Standards Day
October 15: International Day of Rural Women, Global Handwashing Day
October 16: World Food Day, World Allergy Awareness Day
October 17: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, World Trauma Day
October 20: World Statistics Day, National Solidarity day, World Osteoporosis Day
October 21: Global Iodine Deficiency Disorders Prevention Day
October 24: United Nations Day, World Polio Day, World Information Development Day
October 27: World Audiovisual Heritage day
October 28: International Animation Day
October 29: World Stroke Day
October 30: World Savings Day/ World Thrift Day
October 31: National Unity Day/ Rashtriya Ekta Diwas, National Integration Day
October 09-15: National Postal Week (India)
2nd Thursday of October: World Sight Day
National and International Days in November
November 01: National Stress Awareness Day, World Vegan Day
November 05: Tsunami Awareness Day
November 06: International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of Environment in War and Armed Conflict
November 8: International Day of Radiology
November 9: Legal Service Day, World Quality Day
November 10: World science day
November 11: National Education day
November 12: World Pneumonia Day
November 14: National Children’s Day, World Diabetes Day
November 16: National Press Day, International Day for Tolerance
November 17: International Students’ Day, World Prematurity Day
November 19: National Integration Day, International Men’s Day
November 20: Welfare of Minorities Day
November 21: World Fisheries Day, World Television Day, Linguistic Harmony Day
November 22: Weaker Sections Day
November 23: Cultural Unity Day
November 24: Women’s Day
November 25: Conservation Day
International Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women
November 26
National Constitutional day/Samvidhan Divas
November 29: International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
November 30: International Computer Security Day
National and International Days in December
December 1: World AIDS Day
December 2: International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, World Pollution Prevention Day
December 3: International Day of Persons with Disabilities
December 4: Indian Navy Day
December 5: International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development, World Soil Day
December 7: International Civil Aviation Day, Armed Forces Flag Day
December 9: International Anti-Corruption Day, World Patient Safety Day
December 10: Human Rights Day
December 11: International Mountain Day
December 12: International Day of Neutrality
December 14: National Energy Conservation Day
December 18: International Migrants Day, Arabic Language Day (Arabic)
December 20: International Human Solidarity Day
December 23: Kisan Divas (India)
December 24: National Consumers Rights day
December 25: Christmas day
