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Important National & International Dates
January - Month
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Day - Month |
Importance |
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1 - January |
English New
Year, Army Medical Corps Establishment Day, Global family day, World Peace Day |
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4 - January |
International
World Braille Day |
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6 - January |
World -War
Orphans Day |
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8 - January |
African
National Congress Foundation Day |
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9 - January |
Pravasi
Bharatiya Divas NRI Day |
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10 - January |
World Laughter
Day, World Hindi Day |
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11 - January |
National Human
Trafficking Awareness Day, Death anniversary of Lal Bahadur Shastri |
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12 - January |
National Youth
Day (India), Birth Day of Swami Vivekananda |
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15 - January |
Army Day
(India) |
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17 - January |
World Religion
Day |
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23 - January |
Netaji Subhash
Chandra bose birthday |
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24 - January |
National Girl
child day (India) |
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25 - January |
Tourism Day
and National Voters Day (India) |
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26 - January |
Republic Day
(India) and International Customs day |
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27 - January |
International
Holocaust Remembrance Day |
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28 - January |
Birth
Anniversary of Lala Lajpat Rai, protection day |
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30 - January |
Mahatma
Gandhi’s Martyrdom Day, World Leprosy Eradication Day |
February - Month
|
Day - Month |
Importance |
|
1 - February |
Indian Coast
Guard Day |
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2 - February |
World Wetlands
Day |
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4 - February |
World Cancer
Day, National Day of Sri Lanka |
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6 - February |
International
Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation |
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9 - February |
Safer Internet
Day |
|
10 - February |
National
DeWorming Day |
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11 - February |
International
Day of Women and Girls in Science, World
Day of the Sick |
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12 - February |
Darwin Day,
Abraham Lincolns Birthday |
|
13 - February |
Sarojini
Naidu’s Birth Anniversary , World Radio Day (UNESCO) |
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14 - February |
Saint
Valentine's Day |
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18 - February |
Taj Mahotsav |
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20 - February |
World Day of
Social Justice |
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21 - February |
International
Mother Language Day |
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22 - February |
World Scout
Day |
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23 - February |
World Peace
and Understanding Day |
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24 - February |
Central Excise
Day |
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27 - February |
World NGO Day,
World Sustainable Energy Day |
|
28 - February |
National
Science Day (India) |
March - Month
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Day - Month |
Importance |
|
1 - March |
Zero
Discrimination Day, World Civil Defence Day |
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3 - March |
World Wildlife Day, World Hearing Day |
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4 - March |
World Day of the Fight Against Sexual Exploitation, National Security Day, National Safety Day |
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8 - March |
International Women’s Day |
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10 - March |
CISF Raising Day |
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11 - March |
World Kidney Day |
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13 - March |
No Smoking Day |
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14 - March |
International Day of Action for Rivers |
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15 - March |
World Consumer Rights Day |
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16 - March |
National Vaccination Day |
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18 - March |
Ordnance Factories Day |
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20 - March |
World Sparrow Day,
International
Day of Happiness |
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21 - March |
International Day for the Elimination of Racial
Discrimination,
World Forestry
Day |
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22 - March |
World Day for Water |
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23 - March |
World Meteorological Day |
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24 - March |
World Tuberculosis Day |
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27 - March |
World Theatre Day |
April - Month
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Day - Month |
Importance |
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1 - April |
Orissa Day,
Prevention of Blindness week |
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2 - April |
World Autism
Awareness Day |
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4 - April |
International
Day of Mine Awareness |
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5 - April |
National
Maritime Day (India) |
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7 - April |
World Health
Day |
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10 - April |
World
Homeopathy Day |
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11 - April |
National Pet
Day, National Safe Motherhood Day |
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13 - April |
Jallianwallah
Bagh Massacre Day (1919) |
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14 - April |
Cultural Unity
Day |
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15 - April |
World Art Day |
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17 - April |
World
Haemophilia Day |
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18 - April |
World Heritage
Day |
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21 - April |
Civil Services
Day (India) , Secretaries Day |
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22 - April |
World Earth
Day |
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23 - April |
World Book and
Copyright Day |
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24 - April |
National
Panchayati Day |
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25 - April |
World Malaria
Day |
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26 - April |
World
Intellectual Property Day |
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28 - April |
World Day for
Safety and Health at Work, World Veterinary Day |
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29 - April |
International
Dance Day |
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30 - April |
Ayushman
Bharat Diwas |
May - Month
|
Day - Month |
Importance |
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1 - May
|
International Labour Day
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2 - May
|
International Astronomy Day
|
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3 - May
|
Press Freedom Day
|
|
4 - May
|
World Asthma Day
|
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7 - May
|
World Athletics Day
|
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8 - May
|
World Red Cross Day, World Thalassemia
Day
|
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9 - May
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World Migratory Bird Day, Victory day
|
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10 - May
|
World Mother Day
|
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11 - May
|
National Technology Day (India)
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12 - May
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International Nurses Day (India)
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14 - May
|
World Migratory day
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15 - May
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International Day of the Family
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16 - May
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Dengue Prevention Day (India)
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17 - May
|
World Telecommunication Day, World
Information Society Day
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18 - May
|
International Museum Day
|
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20 - May
|
World Metrology Day, World Bee Day
|
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21 - May
|
World Day for Cultural Diversity for
Dialogue and Development,
AntiTerrorism Day
|
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22 - May
|
International Day for Biological
Diversity
|
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24 - May
|
Commonwealth Day
|
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28 - May
|
International Day of Action for Women’s
Health
|
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29 - May
|
International Day of United Nations
Peacekeepers
International Mount Everest Day (Chosen
by Nepal)
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31 - May
|
World AntiTobacco Day
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June - Month
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Day - Month |
Importance |
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1 - June |
World Milk Day, Global Parents Day
|
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3 - June
|
World Bicycle Day
|
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4 - June
|
International Day of Innocent Children
Victims of Aggression
|
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5 - June
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World Environment Day
|
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7 - June
|
International level crossing awareness
day , World Food Safety Day
|
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8 - June
|
World Ocean Day
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12 - June
|
World Day Against Child Labour
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14 - June
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World Blood Donor Day
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15 - June
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World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
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16 - June
|
International Integration Day
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17 - June
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World Day to Combat Desertification and
Drought
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19 - June
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World Sickle Cell Day
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20 - June
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World Refugee Day
|
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21 - June
|
World Music Day, International Yoga Day
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23 - June
|
United Nations Public Service Day,
International Olympic Day
|
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26 - June
|
International Day against Drug Abuse and
Illicit Trafficking International AntiDrugs Day,International Day in Support of
Victims of Torture
|
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27 - June
|
World Diabetes Day
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29 - June
|
National Statistics Day
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July - Month
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Day - Month |
Importance |
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1 - July |
National
Doctor’s Day (India) |
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2 - July |
World UFO Day, World Sports Journalists Day |
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4 - July |
International Cooperative Day, American Independence day |
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6 - July |
World Zoonoses Day |
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11 - July |
World Population Day |
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12 - July |
World Malala day |
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17 - July |
World Day for International Justice |
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18 - July |
Nelson Mandela International Day |
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26 - July |
Kargil Memorial Day (India) |
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28 - July |
World Hepatitis Day, World Nature Conservation Day, World
Nature Day |
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29 - July |
International Tiger Day |
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30 - July |
International Day of Friendship |
August - Month
|
Day - Month |
Importance |
|
1 - August |
Clergy Sexual Abuse Awareness Day |
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2 - August |
International Friendship Day |
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3 - August |
Independence day of Niger |
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5 - August |
Independence day of upper Volta |
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6 - August |
Hiroshima Day |
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9 - August |
International day of World’s indigenous
people, Quit India Day and Nagasaki Day |
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10 - August |
World Biofuel Day |
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12 - August |
International Youth day |
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14 - August |
Independence Day of Pakistan |
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15 - August |
Independence Day of India |
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19 - August |
World Photography day, World Humanitarian
Day |
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20 - August |
Sadbhavna Diwas, World Mosquito Day |
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21 - August |
World Senior Citizen Day |
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23 - August |
International Day for the remembrance of
the slave trade and its abolition
|
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29 - August |
National Sports Day, International Day
against Nuclear Tests |
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30 - August |
Small Industry Day |
September - Month
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Day - Month |
Importance |
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2 - September
|
World Coconut Day
|
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5 - September
|
Teachers’ Day (Dr. Radhakrishnan’s
birthday- India), Forgiveness day
|
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8 - September
|
World Literacy Day
|
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12 - September
|
United Nations Day for South-South
Cooperation, World First Aid Day
|
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14 - September
|
Hindi Day (India) , World First Air Day
|
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15 - September
|
International Day of Democracy,
Engineer’s day in India
|
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16 - September
|
World Ozone Day
|
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19 - September
|
International Talk Like a Pirate Day
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21 - September
|
International Day of Peace, World
Alzheimer’s Day, Biosphere Day
|
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22 - September
|
World Rhino Day
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23 - September
|
International Day of Sign Languages
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25 - September
|
Social justice day
|
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26 - September
|
Day of the Deaf
|
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27 - September
|
World Tourism Day
|
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28 - September
|
Right to Know Day
|
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30 - September
|
International Blasphemy Rights Day
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October - Month
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Day - Month |
Importance |
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1 - October |
International Day of Older Persons
|
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2 - October
|
International Day of Non-Violence, Human
Rights Day (10th December), Mahatma Gandhi birthday
|
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3 - October
|
World Habitat Day, World nature day
|
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4 - October
|
World Animal Welfare Day
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5 - October
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World Teachers’ Day
|
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6 - October
|
World Wildlife day, World Food Security
day
|
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8 - October
|
Indian Air Force Day
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9 - October
|
World Post Office day
|
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10 - October
|
National Post Day (India)
|
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11 - October
|
International girl child day
|
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12 - October
|
World Arthritis day
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13 - October
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World Day for Natural Disaster Reduction
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14 - October
|
World Standards Day
|
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15 - October
|
International Day of Rural Women, World
White Cane Day (guiding the Blind)
|
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16 - October
|
World Food Day
|
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17 - October
|
International Day for the Eradication of
Poverty
|
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20 - October
|
International Day of the Air Traffic
Controller, World statistics day
|
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24 - October
|
United Nations Day, World Development
Information Day, World Polio Day
|
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27 - October
|
World Day for Audiovisual Heritage
|
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30 - October
|
World Thrift Day
|
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31 - October
|
National Unity Day, Rastriya Ekta Diwas
(in memory of Sardar Patel),
National Integration Day (In memory of Indira Gandhi)
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November - Month
|
Day - Month |
Importance |
|
1 - November |
World vegan day |
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2 - November |
International Journalist’s Remembrance Day |
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5 - November |
World Radiography day |
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6 - November |
International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and
Armed Conflict |
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7 - November |
Infant Protection day, World Cancer Awareness Day |
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9 - November |
World Legal Services Day |
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10 - November |
World Immunization Day, Transport Day |
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12 - November |
World Pneumonia Day |
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13 - November |
World Kindness Day |
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14 - November |
Children’s Day (India), Jawaharlal Nehru birthday |
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16 - November |
International Day for Tolerance |
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17 - November |
International Students Day, National Journalism day |
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18 - November |
World Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Day, World Adult day |
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19 - November |
International Men’s Day National Integration Day (India), World Citizen day |
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20 - November |
Africa Industrialization Day, Universal Children’s Day, Transgender Day of
Remembrance |
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21 - November |
World Television Day, World Fisheries Day |
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25 - November |
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, World Non-veg
day |
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26 - November |
National Law Day (India), Constitution Day |
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29 - November |
International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People |
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30 - November |
Flag day |
December - Month
| Day |
Importance |
|
1 - December |
World Aids Day |
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2 - December |
World Computer literacy day, International
day of abolition of slavery |
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3 - December |
World Day of People with disabilities,
World conservation day |
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4 - December |
Navy Day |
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5 - December |
International volunteer day for economic
and social development |
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7 - December |
Armed Forces Flag Day, International civil aviation day |
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9 - December |
The International day against corruption |
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10 - December |
Human Right Day, International Animal
Rights Day |
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11 - December |
International Mountain day |
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14 - December |
International Energy day |
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18 - December |
International Migrants day |
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19 - December |
Goa’s liberation day |
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20 - December |
International Human solidarity |
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23 - December |
Kisan Divas (Farmer’s Day) |
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29 - December |
International Bio-diversity day |
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