List of International/Important Days
The list containing national and international days will help the aspirants in remembering thoroughly. Candidates preparing for govt. recruitment examinations need to learn all the important days of the year to make sure they never go wrong with this topic.
List of International/Important Days
January | ||
Date | Month | International Day |
4 | January | World Braille Day |
11 | January | National Human Trafficking Awareness Day |
17 | January | World Religion Day |
24 | January | International Day of Education |
27 | January | International Holocaust Day |
30 | January | World Leprosy Eradication Day |
February | ||
Date | Month | International Day |
2 | February | World Wetlands Day |
4 | February | World Cancer Day |
6 | February | International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation |
10 | February | World Pulses Day |
11 | February | International Day of Women and Girls in Science |
13 | February | World Radio Day |
20 | February | World Day of Social Justice |
21 | February | International Mother Language Day |
23 | February | World Peace and Understanding Day |
March | ||
Date | Month | International Day |
1 | March | Zero Discrimination Day |
3 | March | World Wildlife Day |
4 | March | World Day of the Fight Against Sexual Exploitation |
8 | March | International Women’s Day |
14 | March | International Day of Action for Rivers |
15 | March | World Consumer Rights Day |
20 | March | International Day of Happiness |
20 | March | French Language Day |
20 | March | World Sparrow Day |
21 | March | International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination |
21 | March | World Poetry Day |
21 | March | International Day of Nowruz |
21 | March | World Down Syndrome Day |
21 | March | International Day of Forests |
22 | March | World Water Day |
23 | March | World Meteorological Day |
24 | March | World Tuberculosis Day |
24 | March | International Day for the Right to the Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims |
25 | March | International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade |
25 | March | International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members |
April | ||
Date | Month | International Day |
2 | April | World Autism Awareness Day |
4 | April | International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action |
5 | April | International Day of Conscience |
6 | April | International Day of Sport for Development and Peace |
7 | April | International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda |
7 | April | World Health Day |
12 | April | International Day of Human Space Flight |
14 | April | World Chagas Disease Day |
17 | April | World Hemophilia Day |
18 | April | World Heritage Day |
20 | April | Chinese Language Day |
21 | April | World Creativity and Innovation Day |
22 | April | International Mother Earth Day |
23 | April | World Book and Copyright Day |
23 | April | English Language Day |
23 | April | Spanish Language Day |
23 | April | International Girls in ICT Day |
24 | April | International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace |
25 | April | International Delegate’s Day |
25 | April | World Malaria Day |
26 | April | International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day |
26 | April | World Intellectual Property Day |
28 | April | World Day for Safety and Health at Work |
30 | April | International Jazz Day |
May | ||
Date | Month | International Day |
1 | May | Labour Day |
2 | May | World Tuna Day |
3 | May | World Press Freedom Day |
5 | May | World Asthma Day |
7 | May | “Vesak”, the Day of the Full Moon |
8 | May | World Red Cross Day |
8-9 | May | Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives During the Second World War |
9 | May | World Migratory Bird Day |
15 | May | International Day of Families |
15 | May | International Astronomy Day |
16 | May | International Day of Living Together in Peace |
16 | May | International Day of Light |
17 | May | World Telecommunication and Information Society Day |
18 | May | International Museum Day |
20 | May | World Bee Day |
20 | May | World Metrology Day |
21 | May | International Tea Day |
21 | May | World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development |
22 | May | International Day for Biological Diversity |
23 | May | International Day to End Obstetric Fistula |
24 | May | Commonwealth Day |
28 | May | International Day of Action for Women’s Health |
29 | May | International Day of UN Peacekeepers |
29 | May | International Mount Everest Day |
31 | May | World No-Tobacco Day |
June | ||
Date | Month | International Day |
1 | June | Global Day of Parents |
3 | June | World Bicycle Day |
4 | June | International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression |
5 | June | World Environment Day |
5 | June | International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing |
6 | June | Russian Language Day |
7 | June | World Food Safety Day |
8 | June | World Oceans Day |
12 | June | World Day Against Child Labour |
13 | June | International Albinism Awareness Day |
14 | June | World Blood Donor Day |
15 | June | World Elder Abuse Awareness Day |
16 | June | International Day of Family Remittances |
17 | June | World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought |
18 | June | Sustainable Gastronomy Day |
19 | June | International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict |
19 | June | World Sickle Cell Day |
20 | June | World Refugee Day |
21 | June | International Day of Yoga |
21 | June | International Day of the Celebration of the Solstice |
21 | June | World Music Day |
23 | June | United Nations Public Service Day |
23 | June | International Widows’ Day |
23 | June | International Olympic Day |
25 | June | Day of the Seafarer |
26 | June | International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking |
26 | June | United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture |
27 | June | Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day |
29 | June | International Day of the Tropics |
30 | June | International Asteroid Day |
30 | June | International Day of Parliamentarism |
July | ||
Date | Month | International Day |
2 | July | World UFO Day |
2 | July | World Sports Journalists Day |
4 | July | International Day of Cooperatives |
11 | July | World Population Day |
15 | July | World Youth Skills Day |
17 | July | World Day for International Justice |
18 | July | Nelson Mandela International Day |
20 | July | World Chess Day |
28 | July | World Hepatitis Day |
28 | July | World Nature Conservation Day |
29 | July | International Tiger Day |
30 | July | International Day of Friendship |
30 | July | World Day against Trafficking in Persons |
August | ||
Date | Month | International Day |
6 | August | Hiroshima Day |
9 | August | Nagasaki Day |
9 | August | International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples |
12 | August | International Youth Day |
19 | August | World Humanitarian Day |
20 | August | World Mosquito Day |
21 | August | International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism |
21 | August | World Senior Citizen Day |
22 | August | International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief |
23 | August | International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition |
29 | August | International Day against Nuclear Tests |
30 | August | International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances |
September | ||
Date | Month | International Day |
2 | September | World Coconut Day |
5 | September | International Day of Charity |
7 | September | International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies |
8 | September | International Literacy Day |
9 | September | International Day to Protect Education from Attack |
12 | September | United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation |
15 | September | International Day of Democracy |
16 | September | International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer |
17 | September | World Patient Safety Day |
18 | September | International Equal Pay Day |
19 | September | International Talk Like a Pirate Day |
21 | September | International Day of Peace |
21 | September | World Alzheimer’s Day |
21 | September | Biosphere Day |
22 | September | World Rhino Day |
23 | September | International Day of Sign Languages |
24 | September | World Maritime Day |
26 | September | International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons |
27 | September | World Tourism Day |
28 | September | International Day for Universal Access to Information |
29 | September | International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste |
30 | September | International Translation Day |
30 | September | International Blasphemy Rights Day |
October | ||
Date | Month | International Day |
1 | October | International Day of Older Persons |
2 | October | International Day of Non-Violence |
4 | October | World Animal Welfare Day |
5 | October | World Teachers’ Day |
5 | October | World Habitat Day |
9 | October | World Post Day |
10 | October | World Mental Health Day |
10 | October | World Migratory Bird Day |
11 | October | International Day of the Girl Child |
13 | October | International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction |
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 |
20 | October | International Day of the Air Traffic Controller |
24 | October | United Nations Day |
24 | October | World Development Information Day |
24 | October | World Polio Day |
27 | October | World Day for Audiovisual Heritage |
30 | October | World Thrift Day |
31 | October | World Cities Day |
November | ||
Date | Month | International Day |
2 | November | International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists |
5 | November | World Tsunami Awareness Day |
6 | November | International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict |
10 | November | World Science Day for Peace and Development |
10 | November | World Immunization Day |
12 | November | World Pneumonia Day |
13 | November | World Kindness Day |
14 | November | World Diabetes Day |
15 | November | World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims |
16 | November | International Day for Tolerance |
17 | November | International Students Day |
19 | November | World Toilet Day |
19 | November | World Philosophy Day |
19 | November | International Men’s Day |
20 | November | Africa Industrialization Day |
20 | November | World Children’s Day |
20 | November | Transgender Day of Remembrance |
21 | November | World Fisheries Day |
21 | November | World Television Day |
25 | November | International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women |
29 | November | International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People |
30 | November | Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare |
December | ||
Date | Month | International Day |
1 | December | World AIDS Day |
2 | December | International Day for the Abolition of Slavery |
3 | December | International Day of Persons with Disabilities |
4 | December | International Day of Banks |
5 | December | International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development |
5 | December | World Soil Day |
7 | December | International Civil Aviation Day |
9 | December | International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime |
9 | December | International Anti-Corruption Day |
10 | December | Human Rights Day |
10 | December | International Animal Rights Day |
11 | December | International Mountain Day |
12 | December | International Day of Neutrality |
12 | December | International Universal Health Coverage Day |
18 | December | International Migrants Day |
18 | December | Arabic Language Day |
20 | December | International Human Solidarity Day |