List of Important Days in History
In government exams like SSC, Banking, Railways, etc we find many questions from the general awareness section. This is a very broad section and sometimes questions are very factual. We will cover the General awareness section comprehensively so that students can learn and get most of the questions correct in this section. In this article, we will discuss Important Days from both National and International perspectives.
List of Important Days :
January :
Date |
Day |
| 1 January | English New Year Army Medical Corps Establishment Day Global family day World Peace Day |
| 4 January | World Braille Day |
| 6 January | World War Orphans Day |
| 8 January | African National Congress Foundation Day |
| 9 January | Pravasi Bharatiya Divas/NRI Day |
| 10 January | World Hindi Day |
| 11 January | Death anniversary of Lal Bahadur Shastri National Human Trafficking Awareness day |
| 12 January | National Youth Day (Birth Day of Swami Vivekananda) |
| 15 January | Army Day |
| 23 January | Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s birthday |
| 24 January | National Girl Child day of India |
| 25 January | India Tourism Day National Voters Day |
| 26 January | Republic Day of India and International Customs day |
| 27 January | International Holocaust Day International Day of Commemoration |
| 28 January | Data protection day Birth Anniversary of Lala Lajpat Rai |
| 30 January | Mahatma Gandhi’s Martyrdom Day (Martyr’s day) World Leprosy Eradication Day |
February :
Day |
Date |
| 1 February | Indian Coast Guard Day |
| 2 February | World Wetlands Day |
| 4 February | World Cancer Day |
| 6 February | International day against female genital mutilation |
| 7 February | International Development Week |
| 11 February | World Day of the Sick |
| 2nd Sunday of February | World Marriage Day |
| 12 February | Darwin Day |
| 13 February | Sarojini Naidu’s Birth Anniversary |
| 14 February | Saint Valentine’s Day |
| 18 February | Taj Mahotsav |
| 20 February | World Day of Social Justice |
| 21 February | International Mother Language Day |
| 22 February | World Scout Day |
| 23 February | World peace and understanding day |
| 24 February | Central Excise Day |
| 27 February | World Sustainable Energy Day |
| 28 February | National Science Day |
March
Day |
Date |
| 1 March | Zero Discrimination Day World Civil Defence Day |
| 3 March | World Wildlife Day World Hearing Day |
| 4 March | National Safety Day |
| 8 March | International Women’s Day |
| 10 March | CISF Raising 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 (TB) Day |
| 27 March | World Theatre Day |
April :
| Day | Date |
| 1 April | Orissa Day Prevention of Blindness week |
| 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 | Jallianwala Bagh Massacre Day |
| 17 April | World Haemophilia Day |
| 18 April | World Heritage Day |
| 21 April | National Civil Service Day |
| 22 April | World Earth Day |
| 23 April | World Book and Copyright Day |
| 24 April | National Panchayati Raj 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 |
May :
Day |
Date |
| 1 May | International Labour Day |
| 3 May | Press Freedom Day |
| 4 May | Coal miners day |
| May (2nd Sunday) | Mother’s Day |
| 8 May | World Red Cross Day |
| 9 May | Victory day |
| 11 May | National Technology Day |
| 12 May | International Nurses day |
| 14 May | World Migratory day |
| 15 May | International Day of the Families |
| 17 May | World Telecommunication Day |
| 21 May | Anti-terrorism day |
| 24 May | Commonwealth Day |
| 31 May | Anti-Tobacco Day |
June :
Date |
Day |
| 1 June | World Milk Day Global Parents 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 | Global Wind Day World Elder Abuse Awareness Day |
| 17 June | World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought |
| 18 June | Autistic Pride Day |
| 19 June | World Sauntering Day World Fathers’ Day (Every 3rd Sunday of June) World Sickle Cell Awareness Day |
| 20 June | World Refugee Day |
| 21 June | World Hydrography Day International Yoga Day World Music 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 Earth Constitution Day |
| 30 June | World Asteroid Day |
July
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Date |
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1st July |
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2nd July |
World UFO Day |
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4th July |
Independence Day USA |
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6th July |
World Zoonoses Day |
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7 July |
World Chocolate Day |
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11th July |
World Population Day |
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12th July |
Malala Day |
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14th July |
Bastille Day or French National Day |
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17 July |
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18th July |
International Nelson Mandela Day |
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20 July |
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22 July |
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24 July |
National Thermal Engineer Day |
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26 July |
Kargil Vijay Diwas |
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28 July |
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29 July |
International Tiger Day |
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30 July |
International Friendship Day |
August
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Date |
Events |
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1st August |
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6th August |
Hiroshima Day |
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7th August |
National Handloom Day |
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9th August |
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12th August |
International Youth Day |
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14th August |
Youm-e-Azadi (Pakistan Independence Day) |
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15th August |
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17th August |
Indonesian Independence Day |
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19th August |
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20th August |
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23rd August |
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29th August |
National Sports Day |
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30th August |
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September
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Date |
Events |
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2nd September |
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5th September |
Teachers’ Day |
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7 September |
Brazilian Independence Day |
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8th September |
International Literacy Day |
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13 September |
International Chocolate Day |
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14th September |
Hindi Diwas |
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15th September |
Engineer’s Day (India) |
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16th September |
World Ozone Day |
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17 September |
PM Narendra Modi’s Birthday |
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18th September |
World Bamboo Day |
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21st September |
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22nd September |
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24th September |
World Maritime Day |
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25th September |
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26th September |
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27 September |
Google Birth Anniversary |
October
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Date |
Events |
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2nd October |
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4th October |
World Animal Welfare Day |
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5th October |
World Teachers’ Day |
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7th October |
World Cotton Day |
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8th October |
Indian Air Force Day |
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11th October |
International Day of the Girl Child |
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14th October |
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15 October |
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16th October |
World Food Day |
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20 October |
World Statistics Day |
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24th October |
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31 October |
National Unity Day or Rashtriya Ekta Diwas |
November
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Date |
Events |
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November 1 |
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November 5 |
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November 6 |
International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict. |
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November 7 |
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November 8 |
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November 9 |
National Legal Services Day |
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November 10 |
World Public Transport Day |
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November 11 |
National Education Day |
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November 14 |
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November 17 |
International Students’ Day |
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November 19 |
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November 21 |
World Television Day |
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November 26 |
Constitution Day or Law Day (India) |
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November 29 |
International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People |
December
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Date |
Events |
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1st December |
World AIDS Day |
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2nd December |
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4th December |
Indian Navy Day |
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5th December |
World Soil Day |
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6th December |
BR Ambedkar’s death anniversary |
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7th December |
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9th December |
International Anti-Corruption Day |
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10th December |
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11th December |
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14th December |
National Energy Conservation Day |
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16th December |
Vijay Diwas |
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18th December |
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22nd December |
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23rd December |
Kisan Diwas (Farmer’s Day) |
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24th December |
National Consumer Rights Day |
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25th December |
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31st December |
New Year’s Eve |