Important Days & Dates of the year is one of the very important General Knowledge/ GK topics for various competitive examinations; especially for various Group D examinations conducted by DHS, Assam, PNRD, Assam, Staff Selection Commission (SSC), Railway Recruitment Board (RRB), etc.
In this post, we are enlisting all the important days; national and international according to months. Try to memorize the following list daily and thoroughly to get maximum benefit.
January
January 1: Global Family Day, Army Medical Corps Establishment Day
January 6: World War Orphans Day
January 9: NRI Day or Pravasi Bhartiya Diwas
January 10: World Laughter 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
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 11: World Day of the Sick
February 12: Darwin Day
February 13: World Radio Day, National womens day or Sarojini Naydu’s Birthday
February 14: Valantine'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
March
March 3: National Defence Day
March 4: National Safety Day,World Day of the Fight Against Sexual Exploitation, National Security Day
March 8: International Womens’ Day
March 13: World Rotaract Day
March 14: World Pie day
2nd Monday of March: Commonwealth 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
April
April 1: Orissa Day, 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 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 21: World Creativity and Innovation Day, National Secrataries 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
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
April 29: World Dance Day
April 30: International Jazz Day
May
May 01: World Labour Day or May Day or Workers Day, Maharashtra Day
May 03: Press Freedom Day(Intl.), International Sun Day, World Asthma Day, International Energy Day
May 04: Coal Miners Day(Intl.), International Firefighters’ Day
1st Sunday of May: World Laughter Day
May 05: World Athletics Day, World Midwives Day
May 06: World No Diet Day
May 08: World Red Cross Day or Red Crescent Day, Remembrance and Reconciliation for Lost Lives of Second World War
May 09: World Thalassaemia Day
2nd sunday of May: World Mother Day
May 10: International Migratory Bird Day
May 11: National technology day
May 12: International Nurses Day
May 13: International Criminal Court Day
May 15: International Day of the Families
May 17: World Tele-communication and Information Society Day, Wold AIDS Vaccination day,World Hypertension Day, International day against Homophobia and Transphobia
May 18: World Museum Day
May 20: World Meteorology Day
May 21: National Anti Terrorism Day, National Day for Cultural Development
May 22: International Day for Biological Diversity
May 24: Commonwealth Day
May 25: World Missing Childrens day
May 29: International Day of Peacekeepers
May 31: World Anti Tobacco Day
June
June 1: Global Day of Parents
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 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
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
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 Indipendence Day
July 06: World Zoonoses Day
JUly 07: World Chocolate Day
July 11: World Population Day
July 12: International Malala Day
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
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 Indipendence 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, Indain 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
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
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
September 26: World Contraception Day, european day of languages
September 27: World Tourism Day
September 28: World Rabies Day
September 29: World Heart Day
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 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
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 31: World Savings Day or wold Thrift day, Halloween Day
January 1: Global Family Day, Army Medical Corps Establishment Day
January 6: World War Orphans Day
January 9: NRI Day or Pravasi Bhartiya Diwas
January 10: World Laughter 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
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 11: World Day of the Sick
February 12: Darwin Day
February 13: World Radio Day, National womens day or Sarojini Naydu’s Birthday
February 14: Valantine'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
March
March 3: National Defence Day
March 4: National Safety Day,World Day of the Fight Against Sexual Exploitation, National Security Day
March 8: International Womens’ Day
March 13: World Rotaract Day
March 14: World Pie day
2nd Monday of March: Commonwealth 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
April
April 1: Orissa Day, 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 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 21: World Creativity and Innovation Day, National Secrataries 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
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
April 29: World Dance Day
April 30: International Jazz Day
May
May 01: World Labour Day or May Day or Workers Day, Maharashtra Day
May 03: Press Freedom Day(Intl.), International Sun Day, World Asthma Day, International Energy Day
May 04: Coal Miners Day(Intl.), International Firefighters’ Day
1st Sunday of May: World Laughter Day
May 05: World Athletics Day, World Midwives Day
May 06: World No Diet Day
May 08: World Red Cross Day or Red Crescent Day, Remembrance and Reconciliation for Lost Lives of Second World War
May 09: World Thalassaemia Day
2nd sunday of May: World Mother Day
May 10: International Migratory Bird Day
May 11: National technology day
May 12: International Nurses Day
May 13: International Criminal Court Day
May 15: International Day of the Families
May 17: World Tele-communication and Information Society Day, Wold AIDS Vaccination day,World Hypertension Day, International day against Homophobia and Transphobia
May 18: World Museum Day
May 20: World Meteorology Day
May 21: National Anti Terrorism Day, National Day for Cultural Development
May 22: International Day for Biological Diversity
May 24: Commonwealth Day
May 25: World Missing Childrens day
May 29: International Day of Peacekeepers
May 31: World Anti Tobacco Day
June
June 1: Global Day of Parents
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 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
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
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 Indipendence Day
July 06: World Zoonoses Day
JUly 07: World Chocolate Day
July 11: World Population Day
July 12: International Malala Day
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
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 Indipendence 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, Indain 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
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
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
September 26: World Contraception Day, european day of languages
September 27: World Tourism Day
September 28: World Rabies Day
September 29: World Heart Day
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 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
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 31: World Savings Day or wold Thrift day, Halloween Day
November
November 1: World Vegan Day
November 6: International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict
November 7: Infant Protection Day, World Cancer Awareness Day
November 8: World Radiology Day
November 9: World Legal Service Day
November 10: World Science day for Peace and Development, Public Transport Day
November 11: National Education Day
November 12: World Pneumonia Day, Public Service Broadcasting Day
November 13: World Kindness Day
November 14: Children’s Day(India), World Diabetes Day
November 16: International Day for Endurance or Tolerance
November 17: International Students Day, Gurunanak Dev's Birth Anniversary, National epilepsy day
November 19: World Toilet Day, International Men’s Day, National Integration Day
November 20: Universal Children’s Day
3rd Sunday of November: World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
3rd Thursday of November: World Philosophy Day
November 21: World Fisheries Day, World Hello Day, World Television Day
November 25: International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, World Non-Veg day
November 26: National Law Day or National constitution Day
November 30: National Flag Day
December
December 1: World AIDS Day
December 2: World Computer Literacy Day, International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
December 3: International Day of People with Disability or World Disability Day
December 4: Indian Navy Day
December 5: International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development
December 7: International Civil Aviation Day, Indian Armed Force Flag Day
December 9: The International Anti-Corruption Day
December 10: World Human Rights Day,International Children's Day of Broadcasting
December 11: International Mountain Day, UNICEF Day
December 14: National Energy Conservation Day(India)
December 16: Vijay Diwas
December 18: International Migrants Day, National Minority Rights Day
December 19: Goa’s Libration Day
December 20: International Human Solidarity Day
December 23: National Farmer’s Day or Kisan Diwas
December 25: Christmas Day