Important Dates or Important Days and Years
Important Dates, Days and Years: Here, Important Date means what happened in the world or any country on that a specific date, and Important Day means what happened in the world or any country on that a specific day, and Important Year means what happened in the world or any country on that a specific year.
Following are the list/table of the Important Dates or Important Days and Years by month:
Important Days/Dates in ‘January‘
Sr. |
Day/Date |
Event |
1. |
Jan 1 |
Army Medical Corps Establishment Day |
2. |
Jan 8 |
Africah National Congress Foundation Day |
3. |
Jan 10 |
World Laughter Day |
4. |
Jan 11 |
Death anniversary of Lal Bahadur Shastri |
5. |
Jan 12 |
National Youth Day (Birth day of Swami Vivekanand) |
6. |
Jan 15 |
Army Day |
7. |
Jan 23 |
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose’s birth anniversary |
8. |
Jan 25 |
International Customs Duty Day, India Tourism Day |
9. |
Jan 26 |
Republic Day |
10. |
Jan 28 |
Birth anniversary of Lala Lajpat Rai |
11. |
Jan 30 |
(Martyr’s.day) Mahatma Gandhi’s Martyrdom Day; Worid Leprosy Eradication Day |
Important Days/Dates in ‘February‘
Sr. |
Day/Date |
Event |
1. |
Feb 2 |
National day of Sri Lanka |
2. |
Feb 2 |
World Wetlands Day |
3. |
Feb 5 |
Kashmir Day (Organised by Pakistan) |
4. |
Feb 13 |
Sarojini Naidu’s Birth Anniversary |
5. |
Feb 14 |
St. Valentine’s Day |
6. |
Feb 24 |
Central Excise Day |
7. |
Feb 28 |
National Science Day |
Important Days/Dates in ‘March‘
Sr. |
Day/Date |
Event |
1. |
Mar 3 |
National Defence Day |
2. |
Mar 4 |
National Security Day |
3. |
Mar 8 |
International Women’s Day |
4. |
Mar 9 |
CISF Raising Day |
5. |
Mar 12 |
Mauritius Day; Central industrial Security Force Day |
6. |
Mar 15 |
World Consumer Day |
7. |
Mar 16 |
National Vaccination Day |
8. |
Mar 19 |
World Disabled Day |
9. |
Mar 21 |
World Forestry Day |
10. |
Mar 22 |
World Day for Water |
11. |
Mar 23 |
World Meterological Day |
12. |
Mar 24 |
World TB Day |
13. |
Mar 26 |
Bangladesh Liberation Day |
Important Days/Dates in ‘April‘
Sr. |
Day/Date |
Event |
1. |
April 1 |
Orissa Day |
2. |
April 5 |
National Maritime Day |
3. |
April 7 |
World Health Day |
4. |
April 13 |
Jallianwallah Bagh Massacre Day (1919) |
5. |
April 14 |
B.R. Ambedkar Rememberance Day; |
6. |
April 18 |
Fire Extinguishing Day |
7. |
April 22 |
World Heritage Day |
8. |
April 23 |
World Earth Day |
Important Days/Dates in ‘May‘
Sr. |
Day/Date |
Event |
1. |
May 1 |
International Labour Day (May Day) |
2. |
May 3 |
International Energy Day |
3. |
May 8 |
International Red Cross Day (t is celeberated to commemorate the birth anniversary of the founder of the Red Cross Organisation Jean Henry Dunant) |
4. |
May 11 |
National Technology Day |
5. |
May 15 |
International Family Day |
6. |
May 17 |
World Telecom Day |
7. |
May 24 |
Commonwealth Day |
8. |
May 31 |
World No Tobacco Day |
Important Days/Dates in ‘June‘
Sr. |
Day/Date |
Event |
1. |
June 5 |
World Environment Day |
2. |
June 21 |
International Day of Yoga |
3. |
June 23 |
International Widow Day |
4. |
June 27 |
World Diabetes Day |
Important Days/Dates in ‘July‘
Sr. |
Day/Date |
Event |
1. |
July 1 |
Doctor’s Day |
2. |
July 4 |
American Independence Day |
3. |
July 11 |
World Population Day |
4. |
July 26 |
Kargil Victory Day |
Important Days/Dates in ‘August‘
Sr. |
Day/Date |
Event |
1. |
Aug 6 |
Hiroshima Day |
2. |
Aug 9 |
Quit India Movement Day |
3. |
Aug 12 |
International Youth Day |
4. |
Aug 14 |
Pakistan’s Independence Day |
5. |
Aug 15 |
India’s Independence Day |
6. |
Aug 19 |
World Photography Day |
7. |
Aug 20 |
Sadbhavna Divas |
8. |
Aug 29 |
Sports Day (Dhyanchand’s birthday) |
9. |
Aug 30 |
Small Industry Day |
Important Days/Dates in ‘September‘
Sr. |
Day/Date |
Event |
1. |
Sept 5 |
Teachers Day |
2. |
Sept 7 |
Forgiveness Day |
3. |
Sept 8 |
International Literacy Day |
4. |
Sept 14 |
Hindi Day, World First Aid Day |
5. |
Sept 15 |
International Day of Democracy |
6. |
Sept 16 |
World Ozone Day |
7. |
Sept 21 |
World Alzheimer’s Day |
8. |
Sept 25 |
Social Justice Day |
9. |
Sept 27 |
World Tourism Day |
Important Days/Dates in ‘October‘
Sr. |
Day/Date |
Event |
1. |
Oct 1 |
International Day for the Elderly (UN) |
2. |
Oct 2 |
Gandhi Jayanti, International Non-violence Day |
3. |
Oct 3 |
World Nature Day |
4. |
Oct 4 |
World Animal Day |
5. |
Oct 5 |
World Habitat Day; World Teacher’s Day |
6. |
Oct 6 |
World Wildlife Day |
7. |
Oct 8 |
Indian Airforce Day |
8. |
Oct 9 |
World Postal Day |
9. |
Oct 10 |
World Mental Health Day; National Post Day |
10. |
Oct 12 |
World Sight Day |
11. |
Oct 13 |
World Calamity Control Day (UN) |
12. |
Oct 14 |
World Standards Day |
13. |
Oct 15 |
World White cane day (guiding the blind) |
14. |
Oct 17 |
International Poverty Eradication Day |
15. |
Oct 20 |
National Solidarity Day (China attacked India on that day) |
16. |
Oct 24 |
United Nations Day |
17. |
Oct 30 |
World Thrift day |
18. |
Oct 31 |
National Integration Day (In memory of Indira Gandhi) |
Important Days/Dates in ‘November‘
Sr. |
Day/Date |
Event |
1. |
Nov 7 |
Infant Protection Day; Worid Cancer Awareness Day |
2. |
Nov 9 |
Pravasiya Bharatiya Divas/ Legal Services Day |
3. |
Nov 10 |
Transport Day |
4. |
Nov 14 |
Children’s Day /World Diabetics day |
5. |
Nov 17 |
Guru Nanak Dev’s Birth Anniversary |
6. |
Nov 30 |
Flag Day |
7. |
Nov 26 |
Law Day |
Important Days/Dates in ‘December‘
Sr. |
Day/Date |
Event |
1. |
Dec 1 |
World AlDS Day |
2. |
Dec 4 |
Navy Day |
3. |
Dec 7 |
Armed Forces Flag Day |
4. |
Dec 10 |
Human Rights Day |
5. |
Dec 11 |
UNICEF Day |
6. |
Dec 14 |
National Energy Conservation Day |
7. |
Dec 19 |
Goa’s Liberation Day |
8. |
Dec 23 |
Kisan Divas (Farmer’s day) |
IMPORTANT NATIONAL or INTERNATIONAL YEARS
Sr. |
Year |
Event |
1. |
2001 |
Year of Woman Empowerment (Govt. of India) |
2. |
2002 |
International Year of Mountain (by FAO) |
3. |
2003 |
International Fresh Water Year |
4. |
2004 |
International Year of Rice |
5. |
2005 |
International Year of Physics/Sports (by UNO) |
6. |
2006 |
International Year of Deserts and Desertification |
7. |
2007 |
International Polar Year, Year of the Dolphin |
8. |
2008 |
International Year of Sanitation, International Year of Languages |
9. |
2009 |
International Year of Astronomy (UN), International Year of Natural Fibers (FAO), International Year of Reconciliation |
10. |
2010 |
International Year of Biodiversity, International Year of Youth |
11. |
2011 |
International Year of Forests, International Year of Chemistry |

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