Important Dates – Days and Years: General Knowledge

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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