List of Important Days and Dates - National and International
Are you looking for the list of national and international important days and dates? Read through this article!
Important national and international days are celebrated all over the India and the whole world to mark any special person or events. In India there are many days in every month celebrated on the basis of events and festivals.
In various competitive exams and govt. job exams questions are also asked from this list of important days. That’s why we have brought to you a complete month wise list of important days and dates. The list will helps you to memorize at a glance and boost your general awareness.
Important Days and Dates – National & International
The list of important days and dates are compiled with the special events celebrated in India and all over the world. Check the dates with month wise list below:
Important Days and Dates in January
| List of Important Days in January | |
| 1st January | Global family day, World Peace Day |
| 4th January | International World Braille Day |
| 6th January | World War Orphans Day |
| 8th January | African National Congress Foundation Day |
| 9th January | Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas |
| 10th January | World Hindi Day |
| 11th January | National Human Trafficking Awareness Day (India) |
| 12th January | National Youth Day (India) |
| 15th January | Army Day (India) |
| 17th January | World Religion Day |
| 23rd January | Netaji Subhash Chandra bose birthday |
| 24th January | National Girl Child day (India) |
| 25th January | India Tourism Day, National Voters Day |
| 26th January | Republic Day of India, International Customs day |
| 27th January | International Holocaust Day |
| 28th January | Birth Anniversary of Lala Lajpat Rai |
| 28th January | Data protection day |
| 30th January | Martyr’s day World Neglected Tropical Diseases World Leprosy Eradication Day (Last Sunday of january) |
Important Days & Dates in February
| List of Important Days in February | |
| 1st February | Indian Coast Guard Day |
| 2nd February | World Wetlands Day |
| 4th February | World Cancer Day |
| 4th February | National Day of Sri Lanka |
| 6th February | International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation |
| 7th February | International Development Week |
| 9th February | Safer Internet Day |
| 10th February | National De-Worming Day |
| 11th February | International Day of Women and Girls in Science |
| 2nd Sunday of February | World Marriage Day |
| 12th February | Darwin Day |
| 12th February | Abraham Lincoln's Birthday |
| 13th February | World Radio Day (UNESCO) National Women’s Day |
| 14th February | Saint Valentine's Day |
| 18th February | Taj Mahotsav |
| 20th February | World Day of Social Justice |
| 21st February | International Mother Language Day |
| 22nd February | World Scout Day |
| 23rd February | World Peace and Understanding day |
| 24th February | Central Excise Day |
| 27 February | World NGO Day World Sustainable Energy Day |
| 28 February | National Science Day |
Important Days & Dates in March
| List of Important Days in March | |
| 1st March | Zero Discrimination Day World Civil Defence Day |
| 3rd March | World Wildlife Day World Hearing Day |
| 4th March | World Day of the Fight Against Sexual Exploitation National Security Day |
| 8 March | International Women’s Day |
| 10 March | CISF Raising Day |
| 11 March | World Kidney Day |
| 13 March | No Smoking Day (Second Wednesday of March) |
| 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 World Sparrow Day |
| 21 March | World Forestry Day World Down syndrome Day World Poetry Day |
| 22 March | World Water Day |
| 23rd March | World Meteorological Day |
| 24 March | World Tuberculosis Day |
| 27 March | World Theatre Day |
Important Days & Dates in April
| List of Important Days in April | |
| 1 April | Orissa Day |
| 2 April | World Autism Awareness Day |
| 4 April | International Day for Mine Awareness |
| 5 April | National Maritime Day |
| 7 April | World Health Day |
| 10 April | World Homeopathy Day |
| 11 April | National Safe Motherhood Day National Pet Day |
| 13 April | Jallianwallah Bagh Massacre Day |
| 15 April | World Art Day |
| 17 April | World Haemophilia Day |
| 18 April | World Heritage Day |
| 21 April | National Civil Service Day National Administrative Professionals Day |
| 22 April | World Earth Day |
| 23 April | World Book and Copyright Day |
| 24 April | National Panchayati Day |
| 25 April | World Malaria Day |
| 26 April | World Intellectual Property Day |
| 28 April | World Day for Safety and Health at Work World Veterinary Day |
| 29 April | International Dance Day |
| 30 April | Ayushman Bharat Diwas |
Important Days & Dates in May
| List of Important Days in May | |
| 1 May | International Labour Day |
| 2 May | International Astronomy Day |
| 3 May | Press Freedom Day |
| 4 May | World Asthma Day |
| May (2nd Sunday) | Mother’s Day |
| 8 May | World Red Cross Day World Thalassemia Day |
| 9 May | World Migratory Bird Day |
| 10 May | World Mother Day |
| 11 May | National Technology Day (India) |
| 12 May | International Nurses day |
| 14 May | World Migratory day |
| 15 May | International Day of the Family |
| 16 May | Dengue Prevention Day (India) |
| 17 May | World Telecommunication Day World Information Society Day |
| 18 May | International Museum Day |
| 21 May | World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development Anti-terrorism day |
| 23 May | World Turtle Day |
| 24 May | Commonwealth Day |
| 28 May | International Day of Action for Women’s Health |
| 29 May | International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers |
| 31 May | Anti-Tobacco Day |
Important Days & Dates in June
| List of Important Days in June | |
| 1 June | World Milk Day |
| 2 June | International Sex Workers Day Telangana Formation Day |
| 3 June | World Bicycle Day |
| 4 June | International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression |
| 5 June | World Environment Day |
| 7 June | World Food Safety Day International level crossing awareness day |
| 8 June | World Oceans Day World Brain Tumour Day |
| 12 June | World Day Against Child Labour |
| 14 June | World Blood Donor Day |
| 15 June | World Elder Abuse Awareness Day |
| 17 June | World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought |
| 18 June | Autistic Pride Day |
| 19 June | World Fathers’ Day (Every 3rd Sunday of June) World Sickle Cell Awareness Day World Sauntering Day |
| 20 June | World Refugee Day |
| 21 June | World Hydrography Day International Yoga Day World Music day |
| June (3rd Sunday) | Father’s 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 |
| 29 June | National Statistics Day |
| 30 June | World Asteroid Day |
Important Days & Dates in July
| List of Important Days in July | |
| 1 July | National Doctor’s Day National Postal Worker Day |
| 2 July | World UFO Day World Sports Journalists Day |
| July (1st Saturday) | International Cooperative Day |
| 4 July | American Independence day |
| 6 July | World Zoonoses Day |
| 11 July | World Population Day |
| 12 July | World Malala Day |
| 15 July | World Youth Skills Day |
| 17 July | World Day for International Justice |
| 18 July | Nelson Mandela International Day |
| 28 July | World Nature conservation day World Hepatitis Day World nature Day |
| 29 July | International Tiger Day |
| 30 July | International Day of Friendship |
Important Days & Dates in August
| List of Important Days in August | |
| 1 August | Clergy Sexual Abuse Awareness Day |
| 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 Quit India Day Nagasaki Day |
| 10 August | World Biofuel Day World Lion 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 | World Mosquito Day Sadbhavna Diwas |
| 23 August | International Day for the remembrance of the slave trade and its abolition |
| 29 August | International Day against Nuclear Tests National Sports Day |
| 30 August | National Small Industry Day |
Important Days & Dates in September
| List of Important Days in September | |
| 2 September | World Coconut Day |
| 5 September | Teachers Day (India) |
| 8 September | World Literacy Day |
| 14 September | Hindi day World First Air Day |
| 15 September | Engineer’s day (India) |
| 16 September | World Ozone Day |
| 19 September | International Talk Like a Pirate Day |
| 21 September | Alzheimer’s Day International day of peace |
| 22 September | World Rhino Day |
| 25 September | Social Justice day |
| 26 September | Day of the Deaf |
| 27 September | World Tourism Day |
| 28 September | Right to Know Day |
| 30 September | International Blasphemy Rights Day |
Important Days & Dates in October
| 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 | World Day for Natural Disaster Reduction |
| 14 October | World Standards Day |
| 15 October | International Day of Rural Women |
| 16 October | World Food Day |
| 17 October | International day for the Eradication of Poverty |
| 20 October | World Statistics Day |
| 24 October | United Nations Day World Development Information Day |
| 27 October | World Day for Audiovisual Heritage |
| 28 October | National Ayurveda Day |
| 30 October | World Thrift Day |
| 31 October | National Unity Day |
Important Days in November
| List of Important Days in November | |
| 1 November | World vegan day |
| 2 November | International Journalist’s Remembrance Day |
| 5 November | World Radiography day |
| 6 November | International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict |
| 7 November | Infant Protection day World Cancer Awareness Day |
| 9 November | World services day |
| 10 November | World Immunization Day |
| 14 November | Children’s Day (India) |
| 16 November | International day for Endurance National Press Day |
| 17 November | World Students day National Journalism day |
| 18 November | World Adult day World Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Day |
| 19 November | World Citizen day International Men’s Day |
| 20 November | Africa Industrialization Day Universal Children’s day Transgender Day of Remembrance |
| 21 November | World Television day World Fisheries day |
| 25 November | World Non-veg day |
| 26 November | National Law day National Milk Day Constitution Day |
| 29 November | International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People |
| 30 November | Flag day |
Important Days in December
| 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 Disabled Persons World conservation day |
| 4 December | Indian 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 International Animal Rights 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 Day |
| 22 December | National Mathematics Day |
| 23 December | Kisan Divas |
| 29 December | International Bio-diversity Day |
Competitive exam candidates can read and prepare for questions related to important days and dates from the above month-wise lists. If you want to read the national and international days and dates separately you can read from the links below:
Whether you are UPSC candidate or preparing for other govt. job exams including; SSC, PSC, Bank, IBPS, Railway Exam, Defence and other exam, these list of important days and dates should be read and remember to score good marks in the exam.