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List of Important Days and Dates: National and International Days in October
We all know that certain dates have been marked as special by various institutions around the world. These important days and dates are there for us to observe / remember a specific cause. Important days and dates can be of international significance (such as World AIDS Day), national significance or local significance. Often these days are endorsed by organizations of relevant level like United Nations and/or national/state governments.
Here is a month-wise list of all the important days and dates in India and the World:
Important Days in January
- 04 January : World Braille Day
global / annual / day / fixed - 09 January : Pravasi Bharatiya Divas
national / annual / day / fixed - 10 January : World Hindi Day
national / annual / day / fixed - 12 January : National Youth Day
national / annual / day / fixed - 15 January : Army Day
national / annual / day / fixed - 23 January : Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Jayanti
national / annual / day / fixed - 24 January : International Day of Education
global / annual / day / fixed - 25 January : National Voters' day
national / annual / day / fixed - 25 January : National Tourism Day
national / annual / day / fixed - 26 January : International Customs Day
global / annual / day / fixed - 26 January : Republic Day of India
national / annual / day / fixed - 27 January : International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust
global / annual / day / fixed - 30 January : Martyrs' Day
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Important Days in February
- 04 February : World Cancer Day
/ annual / day / fixed - 06 February : International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation
global / annual / day / fixed - 10 February : World Pulses Day
global / annual / day / fixed - 10 February : National De-worming Day
national / annual / day / fixed - 11 February : International Day of Women and Girls in Science
global / annual / day / fixed - 12 February : National Productivity Day
national / annual / day / fixed - 13 February : World Radio Day
global / annual / day / fixed - 13 February : National Women's Day
national / annual / day / fixed - 14 February : Valentine's Day
some countries / annual / day / fixed - 20 February : World Day of Social Justice
global / annual / day / fixed - 21 February : International Mother Language Day
global / annual / day / fixed - 24 February : Central Excise Day
national / annual / day / fixed - 27 February : World NGO Day
/ annual / day / fixed - 28 February : National Science Day
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Important Days in March
- 01 March : World Civil Defence Day
/ annual / day / fixed - 03 March : World Wildlife Day
global / annual / day / fixed - 03 March : World Hearing Day
global / annual / day / fixed - 04 March : National Security Day
national / annual / day / fixed - 08 March : International Women's Day
global / annual / day / fixed - 12 March : World Kidney Day
global / annual / day / fixed - 14 March : International Day of Action for Rivers
/ annual / day / fixed - 14 March : Pi Day
/ annual / day / fixed - 15 March : World Consumer Rights Day
/ annual / day / fixed - 18 March : Ordnance Factories Day
state / annual / day / fixed - 20 March : International Day of Happiness
global / annual / day / fixed - 20 March : French Language Day
global / annual / day / fixed - 20 March : World Sparrow day
global / annual / day / fixed - 21 March : World Down Syndrome Day
global / annual / day / fixed - 21 March : International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
global / annual / day / fixed - 21 March : World Poetry Day
global / annual / day / fixed - 21 March : International Day of Nowruz
global / annual / day / fixed - 21 March : International Day of Forests
global / annual / day / fixed - 22 March : World Water Day
global / annual / day / fixed - 22 March : Bihar Day
state / annual / day / fixed - 23 March : World Meteorological Day
global / annual / day / fixed - 24 March : World Tuberculosis Day
global / annual / day / fixed - 25 March : International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members
global / annual / day / fixed - 27 March : World Theatre Day
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Important Days in April
- 02 April : World Autism Awareness Day
global / annual / day / fixed - 04 April : International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action
global / annual / day / fixed - 05 April : International Day of Conscience
global / annual / day / fixed - 05 April : National Maritime Day
/ annual / day / fixed - 06 April : International Day of Sport for Development and Peace
global / annual / day / fixed - 07 April : World Health Day
global / annual / day / fixed - 10 April : World Homeopathy Day
/ annual / day / fixed - 11 April : National Safe Motherhood Day
/ annual / day / fixed - 11 April : National Pet Day
/ annual / day / fixed - 12 April : International Day of Human Space Flight
global / annual / day / fixed - 13 April : Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
/ annual / day / fixed - 14 April : World Chagas Disease Day
global / annual / day / fixed - 17 April : World Haemophilia Day
/ annual / day / fixed - 18 April : World Heritage Day
/ annual / day / fixed - 19 April : World Liver Day
/ annual / day / fixed - 20 April : Chinese Language Day
global / annual / day / fixed - 21 April : World Creativity and Innovation Day
global / annual / day / fixed - 21 April : Secretaries' Day
/ annual / day / fixed - 21 April : Civil Services Day
/ annual / day / fixed - 22 April : International Mother Earth Day
global / annual / day / fixed - 22 April : Earth Day
/ annual / day / fixed - 23 April : World Book and Copyright Day
global / annual / day / fixed - 23 April : English Language Day
global / annual / day / fixed - 23 April : Spanish Language Day
global / annual / day / fixed - 24 April : International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace
global / annual / day / fixed - 24 April : National Panchayati Raj Day
/ annual / day / fixed - 25 April : International Delegate's Day
global / annual / day / fixed - 25 April : World Malaria Day
global / annual / day / fixed - 26 April : International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day
global / annual / day / fixed - 26 April : World Intellectual Property Day
global / annual / day / fixed - 28 April : World Day for Safety and Health at Work
global / annual / day / fixed - 29 April : International Dance Day
/ annual / day / fixed - 30 April : International Jazz Day
global / annual / day / fixed - 30 April : Ayushman Bharat Diwas
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Important Days in May
- 01 May : Maharashtra Day
state / annual / day / fixed - 02 May : World Tuna Day
global / annual / day / fixed - 03 May : World Press Freedom Day
global / annual / day / fixed - 03 May : Press Freedom Day
/ annual / day / fixed - 04 May : Coal Miners' Day
/ annual / day / fixed - 04 May : International Firefighters Day
/ annual / day / fixed - 07 May : "Vesak", the Day of the Full Moon
global / annual / day / fixed - 07 May : World Athletics Day
/ annual / day / fixed - 08 May : World Red Cross Day
/ annual / day / fixed - 08 May : World Thalassaemia Day
/ annual / day / fixed - 11 May : National Technology Day
/ annual / day / fixed - 12 May : International Nurses Day
/ annual / day / fixed - 15 May : International Day of Families
global / annual / day / fixed - 16 May : International Day of Living Together in Peace
global / annual / day / fixed - 16 May : International Day of Light
global / annual / day / fixed - 17 May : World Telecommunication and Information Society Day
global / annual / day / fixed - 17 May : World Hypertension Day
/ annual / day / fixed - 18 May : World AIDS Vaccine Day
/ annual / day / fixed - 18 May : International Museum Day
/ annual / day / fixed - 20 May : World Bee Day
global / annual / day / fixed - 21 May : International Tea Day
global / annual / day / fixed - 21 May : World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
global / annual / day / fixed - 21 May : National Anti-Terrorism Day
national / annual / day / fixed - 22 May : International Day for Biological Diversity
global / annual / day / fixed - 23 May : International Day to End Obstetric Fistula
global / annual / day / fixed - 24 May : Commonwealth Day
/ annual / day / fixed - 29 May : International Day of UN Peacekeepers
global / annual / day / fixed - 31 May : World No-Tobacco Day
global / annual / day / fixed - 31 May : Anti-tobacco Day
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Important Days in June
- 01 June : World Milk Day
/ annual / day / fixed - 03 June : World Bicycle Day
global / annual / day / fixed - 04 June : International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression
global / annual / day / fixed - 05 June : World Environment Day
global / annual / day / fixed - 05 June : International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing
global / annual / day / fixed - 06 June : Russian Language Day
global / annual / day / fixed - 07 June : World Food Safety Day
global / annual / day / fixed - 08 June : World Oceans Day
global / annual / day / fixed - 08 June : World Brain Tumour Day
/ / / - 12 June : World Day Against Child Labour
global / annual / day / fixed - 12 June : Anti-Child Labor Day
/ annual / day / fixed - 13 June : International Albinism Awareness Day
global / annual / day / fixed - 14 June : World Blood Donor Day
global / annual / day / fixed - 15 June : World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
global / annual / day / fixed - 15 June : World Wind Day
/ annual / day / fixed - 16 June : International Day of Family Remittances
global / annual / day / fixed - 17 June : World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
global / annual / day / fixed - 18 June : Sustainable Gastronomy Day
global / annual / day / fixed - 19 June : International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict
global / annual / day / fixed - 20 June : World Refugee Day
global / annual / day / fixed - 21 June : International Day of Yoga
global / annual / day / fixed - 21 June : International Day of the Celebration of the Solstice
global / annual / day / fixed - 21 June : World Music Day
/ annual / day / fixed - 23 June : United Nations Public Service Day
global / annual / day / fixed - 23 June : International Widows' Day
global / annual / day / fixed - 23 June : International Olympic Day
/ annual / day / fixed - 25 June : Day of the Seafarer
global / annual / day / fixed - 26 June : International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
global / annual / day / fixed - 26 June : International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
global / annual / day / fixed - 27 June : Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day
global / annual / day / fixed - 29 June : International Day of the Tropics
global / annual / day / fixed - 30 June : International Asteroid Day
global / annual / day / fixed - 30 June : International Day of Parliamentarism
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Important Days in July
- 06 July : World Zoonoses Day
/ annual / day / fixed - 11 July : World Population Day
global / annual / day / fixed - 15 July : World Youth Skills Day
global / annual / day / fixed - 17 July : World Day for International Justice
/ annual / day / fixed - 18 July : Nelson Mandela International Day
global / annual / day / fixed - 18 July : International Nelson Mandela Day
/ annual / day / fixed - 20 July : World Chess Day
global / annual / day / fixed - 28 July : World Hepatitis Day
global / annual / day / fixed - 30 July : International Day of Friendship
global / annual / day / fixed - 30 July : World Day against Trafficking in Persons
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Important Days in August
- 09 August : International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples
global / annual / day / fixed - 09 August : Nagasaki Day
/ annual / day / fixed - 09 August : Quit India Day
/ annual / day / fixed - 12 August : International Youth Day
global / annual / day / fixed - 15 August : Indian Independence Day
/ annual / day / fixed - 19 August : World Humanitarian Day
global / annual / day / fixed - 19 August : World Photography Day
/ annual / day / fixed - 21 August : International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism
global / annual / day / fixed - 22 August : International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief
global / annual / day / fixed - 23 August : International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition
global / annual / day / fixed - 29 August : International Day against Nuclear Tests
global / annual / day / fixed - 29 August : National Sports Day
national / annual / day / fixed - 30 August : International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances
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Important Days in September
- 05 September : International Day of Charity
global / annual / day / fixed - 05 September : Teachers' Day
national / annual / day / fixed - 07 September : International Day of Clean Air for blue skies
global / annual / day / fixed - 08 September : International Literacy Day
global / annual / day / fixed - 10 September : World Suicide Prevention Day
global / annual / day / fixed - 12 September : United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation
global / annual / day / fixed - 14 September : Hindi Diwas
/ annual / day / fixed - 15 September : International Day of Democracy
global / annual / day / fixed - 15 September : Engineers' Day
/ annual / day / fixed - 16 September : International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
global / annual / day / fixed - 17 September : World Patient Safety Day
global / annual / day / fixed - 18 September : International Equal Pay Day
global / annual / day / fixed - 21 September : International Day of Peace
global / annual / day / fixed - 21 September : Alzheimer's Day
/ annual / day / fixed - 23 September : International Day of Sign Languages
global / annual / day / fixed - 26 September : International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
global / annual / day / fixed - 26 September : World Contraception Day
/ annual / day / fixed - 26 September : Day of the Deaf
/ annual / day / fixed - 27 September : World Tourism Day
global / annual / day / fixed - 28 September : International Day for Universal Access to Information
global / annual / day / fixed - 29 September : International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste
global / annual / day / fixed - 29 September : World Heart Day
/ annual / day / fixed - 30 September : International Translation Day
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Important Days in October
- 01 October : International Day for the Elderly
/ annual / day / fixed - 02 October : International Day of Non-Violence
global / annual / day / fixed - 02 October : Gandhi Jayanti
/ annual / day / fixed - 04 October : World Animal Welfare Day
/ annual / day / fixed - 05 October : World Teachers' Day
some countries / annual / day / fixed - 06 October : World Cerebral Palsy Day
global / annual / day / fixed - 08 October : Indian Air Force Day
/ annual / day / fixed - 09 October : World Post Day
global / annual / day / fixed - 10 October : World Mental Health Day
global / annual / day / fixed - 10 October : National Post Day
national / annual / day / fixed - 11 October : International Day of the Girl Child
global / annual / day / fixed - 11 October : National Girl Child Day
/ annual / day / fixed - 13 October : International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction
global / annual / day / fixed - 14 October : World Standards Day
/ annual / day / fixed - 15 October : International Day of Rural Women
global / annual / day / fixed - 15 October : World White Cane Day (guiding the blind)
/ annual / day / fixed - 15 October : World Students Day
/ annual / day / fixed - 16 October : World Food Day
global / annual / day / fixed - 17 October : International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
global / annual / day / fixed - 20 October : World Statistics Day
global / five years / day / fixed - 22 October : International Stuttering Awareness Day
global / annual / day / fixed - 24 October : United Nations Day
global / annual / day / fixed - 24 October : World Development Information Day
global / annual / day / fixed - 27 October : World Day for Audiovisual Heritage
global / annual / day / fixed - 30 October : World Thrift Day
/ annual / day / fixed - 31 October : World Cities Day
global / annual / day / fixed - 31 October : National Unity Day
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Important Days in November
- 05 November : World Tsunami Awareness Day
global / annual / day / fixed - 06 November : International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict
global / annual / day / fixed - 07 November : National Cancer Awareness Day
national / annual / day / fixed - 09 November : Legal Services Day
/ annual / day / fixed - 10 November : World Science Day for Peace and Development
global / annual / day / fixed - 14 November : World Diabetes Day
global / annual / day / fixed - 14 November : Children's Day
national / annual / day / fixed - 16 November : International Day for Tolerance
global / annual / day / fixed - 17 November : National Epilepsy Day
national / annual / day / fixed - 19 November : World Toilet Day
global / annual / day / fixed - 19 November : International Men's Day
global / annual / day / fixed - 20 November : Africa Industrialization Day
global / annual / day / fixed - 20 November : World Children's Day
global / annual / day / fixed - 21 November : World Television Day
global / annual / day / fixed - 25 November : International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
global / annual / day / fixed - 29 November : International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
global / annual / day / fixed - 30 November : Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare
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Important Days in December
- 02 December : International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
global / annual / day / fixed - 02 December : National Pollution Control Day
national / annual / day / fixed - 03 December : International Day of Persons with Disabilities
global / annual / day / fixed - 04 December : International Day of Banks
global / annual / day / fixed - 04 December : Indian Navy Day
national / annual / day / fixed - 05 December : International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development
global / annual / day / fixed - 05 December : World Soil Day
global / annual / day / fixed - 07 December : International Civil Aviation Day
global / annual / day / fixed - 07 December : Indian Armed Forces Flag Day
national / annual / day / fixed - 09 December : International Anti-Corruption Day
global / annual / day / fixed - 10 December : Human Rights Day
global / annual / day / fixed - 11 December : International Mountain Day
global / annual / day / fixed - 12 December : International Day of Neutrality
global / annual / day / fixed - 12 December : International Universal Health Coverage Day
global / annual / day / fixed - 14 December : World Energy Conservation Day
/ annual / day / fixed - 16 December : Vijay Diwas
national / annual / day / fixed - 18 December : International Migrants Day
global / annual / day / fixed - 18 December : Arabic Language Day
global / annual / day / fixed - 18 December : Minorities Rights Day
national / annual / day / fixed - 20 December : International Human Solidarity Day
global / annual / day / fixed - 22 December : National Mathematics Day
national / annual / day / fixed - 23 December : Kisan Divas
national / annual / day / fixed - 24 December : National Consumers Day
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Important Days on Variable Dates
Following important days are celebrated on variable dates that are determined by various calendars.- Sanskrit Day: Celebrated on Shrawan Purnima on full moon day according to the Hindu Calendar.
