List of Important Days

Month	Date	Observed As
January	1-Jan	Global Family Day
	9-Jan	NRI Day
	10-Jan	World Laughter Day
	12-Jan	National Youth Day
	15-Jan	Army Day
	25-Jan	National Voters Day
	25-Jan	National Tourism Day
	26-Jan	India’s Republic Day, International Customs Day
	28-Jan	Data Protection Day
	30-Jan	Martyrs’ Day; World Leprosy Eradication Day
February	February 2nd Sunday	World Marriage Day
	4-Feb	World Cancer Day
	6-Feb	International Day against Female Genital Mutilation
	12-Feb	World Day of the Sick, Darwin Day
	13-Feb	World Radio day
	20-Feb	World Day of Social Justice
	21-Feb	International Mother Language Day
	22-Feb	World Scout Day
	24-Feb	Central Excise Day
	28-Feb	National Science Day
March	March 2nd Monday	Commonwealth Day
	March 2nd Thursday	World Kidney Day
	4-Mar	World Day of the Fight Against Sexual Exploitation
	8-Mar	International Women’s Day
	March 2nd Thursday	World Kidney Day
	15-Mar	World Consumer Rights Day
	16-Mar	National Vaccination Day
	18-Mar	Ordnance Factories Day (India)
	20-Mar	World Sparrow Day
	20-Mar	World Day of Theatre for Children and Young People
	21-Mar	World Forestry Day
	21-Mar	International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
	22-Mar	World Water Day
	23-Mar	World Meteorological Day/ World Earth Day
	24-Mar	World TB Day
	27-Mar	World Drama Day
April	2-Apr	World Autism Awareness Day
	5-Apr	International Day for Mine Awareness; National Maritime Day
	7-Apr	World Health Day
	17-Apr	World Haemophilia Day
	18-Apr	World Heritage Day,World Amateur Radio Day
	21-Apr	Secretaries’ Day
	21-Apr	National Civil Services Day
	22-Apr	Earth Day
	23-Apr	World Book and Copyright Day
	25-Apr	World Malaria Day
	26-Apr	World Intellectual Property Day
	29-Apr	International Dance Day
May	1-May	Workers’ Day (International Labour Day)
	May 1st Tuesday	World Asthma Day
	3-May	Press Freedom Day; World Asthma Day
	May, 2nd Sunday	Mother’s Day
	4-May	Coal Miners’ Day
	8-May	World Red Cross Day
	9-May	World Thalassaemia Day
	11-May	National Technology Day
	12-May	World Hypertension Day; International Nurses Day
	14-Mar	World Migratory day
	15-May	International Day of the Family
	17-May	World Telecommunication Day
	18-May	International Museum Day
	21-May	Anti-Terrorism day
	22-May	International Day for Biological Diversity
	24-May	Commonwealth Day
	28-May	World Hunger Day
	31-May	Anti-tobacco Day
June	4-Jun	International Day of Innocent Children, Victims of Aggression
	5-Jun	World Environment Day
	June, 3rd Sunday	Father’s Day
	8-Jun	World Ocean Day
	12-Jun	World Day against Child Labour
	14-Jun	World Blood Donor Day
	15-Jun	World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
	17-Jun	World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
	20-Jun	World Refugee Day
	21-Jun	World Music Day
	23-Jun	International Olympic Day,UN Public Service Day
	26-Jun	International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
	27-Jun	International Diabetes Day
July	1-Jul	Doctor’s Day
	6-Jul	World Zoonoses Day
	11-Jul	World Population Day
	12-Jul	Malala Day
	18-Jul	Nelson Mandela International Day
	30-Jul	International Day of Friendship
August	August 1st Sunday	International Friendship Day
	3-Aug	International Friendship Day
	6-Aug	Hiroshima Day
	6-Aug	Organ Donation Day
	7-Aug	Forgiveness Day
	8-Aug	World Senior Citizen’s Day
	9-Aug	Quit India Day, Nagasaki Day
	12-Aug	International Youth Day
	15-Aug	Indian Independence Day
	18-Aug	Intl. Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
	19-Aug	Photography Day
	19-Aug	World Humanitarian Day
	20-Aug	Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavana Divas
	29-Aug	National Sports Day
September	2-Sep	Coconut Day
	5-Sep	Teachers’ Day
	5-Sep	International day of charity
	8-Sep	International Literacy Day (UNESCO)
	14-Sep	Hindi Diwas, World First
		Aid Day
	15-Sep	Engineers’ Day
	16-Sep	World Ozone Day
	21-Sep	Alzheimer’s Day; Day for Peace & Non- violence (UN)
	22-Sep	Rose Day (Welfare of cancer patients)
	25-Sep	Social Justice Day
	26-Sep	Day of the Deaf
	27-Sep	World Tourism Day
	28-Sep	World Rabies Day
	29-Sep	World Heart Day
October	1-Oct	International Day for the Elderly
	2-Oct	Gandhi Jayanthi; International Day of Non-Violence
	3-Oct	World Habitat Day
	4-Oct	World Animal Welfare Day
	8-Oct	Indian Air Force Day
	9-Oct	World Post Office Day
	10-Oct	National Post Day
	October, 2nd Thursday	World Sight Day
	11-Oct	International Day of the Girl Child
	12-Oct	World Arthritis Day
	13-Oct	UN International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction
	14-Oct	World Standards Day
	15-Oct	World White Cane Day (guiding the blind), International Day of Rural women
	16-Oct	World Food Day
	17-Oct	The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
	20-Oct	World Statistics Day, World Osteoporosis Day
	21-Oct	Global Iodine Deficiency Disorders Prevention Day
	24-Oct	UN Day; World Development Information Day, World Polio Day
	28-Oct	International Animation Day
	30-Oct	World Thrift Day
November	5-Nov	World Radiography Day
	9-Nov	Legal Services Day
	12-Nov	World Pneumonia Day, Public Service Broadcasting Day
	14-Nov	Children’s Day; World Diabetes Day
	16-Nov	International Day for Tolerance
	17-Nov	National Epilepsy Day; National Journalism Day
	19-Nov	Citizens’ Day, World Toilet Day, National Integration Day
	20-Nov	Africa Industrialisation Day
	21-Nov	World Television Day; World Fisheries day
	25-Nov	International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women
	26-Nov	Constitution Day
	29-Nov	International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People
December	1-Dec	World AIDS Day
	2-Dec	World Computer Literacy Day
	3-Dec	World Day of the Handicapped
	4-Dec	Indian Navy Day
	5-Dec	International Volunteer Day
	7-Dec	Armed Forces Flag Day; International Civil Aviation Day
	10-Dec	Human Rights Day; Intl. Children’s Day of Broadcasting
	14-Dec	World Energy Day
	18-Dec	Minorities Rights Day (India)
	22-Dec	National Mathematics Day
	23-Dec	Kisan Divas (Farmer’s Day) (India)