List of Important Days and Dates of India ( National and International ) General Knowledge

We often celebrate various days and dates in our calender which are of Social, Global, Memorial or Festive concerns. These days are also very important for general knowledge as every exam has at least one question about celebration of these important days and dates. So here we have collected a list of some important days and dated most often asked in entrance exams.

Important Days and Dates in January
Jan 01	Global Family Day, Army Medical Corps Establishment Day
Jan 08	African National Congress Foundation Day
Jan 09	NRI Day
Jan 10	World Laughter Day
Jan 11	Death anniversary of Lal Bahadur Shastri
Jan 12	National youth Day, Birth Day of Swami Vivekanand
Jan 15	Army Day (India)
Jan 23	Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's Birth Anniversary
Jan 25	Tourism Day (India), Indian Voters Day
Jan 26	Republic Day
Jan 28	Birth Anniversary of Lala Lajpat Rai
Jan 30	Martyr's Day (Mahatma Gandhi's Martyrdom Day), Sarvodaya Day, World Leprosy Eradication Day
Important Days and Dates in February
Feb 02	World Wetlands Day
Feb 04	World Cancer Day
Feb 13	Sarojini Naydu's Birth Anniversary, World Radio Day (UNESCO)
Feb 14	Valentine's Day
2nd Sunday of Feb	World Marriage Day
Feb 20	World Day of Social Justice
Feb 21	World Mother Language Day
Feb 24	Central Excise Day
Feb 28	National Science Day (India)
Important Days and Dates in March
Mar 03	National Defense Day
Mar 04	National Security Day
Mar 08	World Women's Day, World Literacy Day
Mar 09	CISF Raising Day
Mar 14	Pi Day
Mar 15	World Consumer Day, World Disabled Day
Mar 16	National Vaccination Day
Mar 20	World Happiness Day
Mar 21	World Forestry Day, World Poetry Day
3rd Friday of Mar	World Sleep Day
Mar 22	World Water Day
Mar 23	World Meteorological Day
Mar 24	World TB Day
Mar 27	World Theater Day
Important Days and Dates in April
Apr 01	April Fool's Day
Apr 02	World Autism Awareness Day (UN)
Apr 05	National Maritime Day
Apr 07	World Health Day
Apr 13	Jallian Wallah Bagh Massacre Day
Apr 14	B.R. Ambedkar Remembrance Day
Apr 18	World Heritage Day
Apr 21	Civil Services Day
Apr 22	World Earth Day
Apr 23	World Books Day, World Copyright Day
Apr 25	World Malaria Day (WHO)
Apr 26	World Intellectual Property Day (UN)
Important Days and Dates in May
May 01	World Labor Day, Maharashtra Day
May 03	International Energy Day, World Asthma Day
May 04	Coal Minor's Day
May 05	World Midwives Day
First Tuesday	World Asthma Day
May 08	World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day
May 11	National Technology Day
May 15	International Family Day
May 17	World Telecom Day
May 21	National Anti Terrorism Day
May 24	Commonwealth Day
May 31	World No Tobacco Day
Important Days and Dates in June
June 04	World Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression
June 05	International Environment Day
June 08	World Ocean Day
June 14	World Blood Donor Day
June 20	International Refugee Day
June 21	International Music Day, International Yoga Day
Important Days and Dates in July
July 01	World Doctor's Day
July 04	America Independence Day
July 11	World Population Day
July 26	Kargil Victory Day
July 29	International Tiger Day
July 30	World Friendship Day
Important Days and Dates in August
Aug 06	Hiroshima Day
Aug 08	World Senior Citizen Day
Aug 09	Quit India Movement Day
Aug 12	World Youth Day
Aug 14	Pakistan's Independence Day
Aug 15	India's Independence Day
Aug 19	World Photography Day, World Humanitarian Day
Aug 20	National Sadbhawana Diwas (India)
Aug 29	National Sports Day
Important Days and Dates in September
Sept 02	World Coconut Day
Sept 05	National Teachers Day (Dr. Radhakrishanan Birth Day Anniversary), Sanskrit Day
Sept 07	World Forgiveness Day
Sept 08	International Literacy Day
Sept 14	Hindi Day
Sept 15	International Democracy Day, World Engineer's Day
Sept 16	World Ozone Day
Sept 21	World Peace Day (UN), World Alzheimer's Day
Sept 25	Social Justice Day
Sept 27	World Tourism Day
Important Days and Dates in October
Oct 01	World Day for Elderly (UN)
Oct 02	International Peace Day, Gandhi Jayanti
Oct 03	World Nature Day
Oct 04	World Animal Day
Oct 05	World Teacher's Day
Oct 08	National Air force Day (India)
Oct 09	International Post-Office Day
Oct 10	National Post-Office Day, World Mental Health Day
Oct 12	World Sight Day
Oct 17	International Poverty Day
Oct 20	World Statistics Day
Oct 21	National Police Day
Oct 24	United Nation Day
Oct 28	International Animation Day
Oct 30	World Thrift Day
Oct 31	National Integration Day
Important Days and Dates in November
Nov 07	Infant Protection Day, World Cancer Awareness Day
Nov 08	International Radiology Day
Nov 09	World Legal Service Day
Nov 10	Transport Day
Nov 14	National Children Day (Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru's Birth Anniversary), World Diabetes Day
Nov 17	World Students Day
Nov 19	World Men's Day
Nov 21	World Hello Day, World Television Day
Nov 26	National Law Day
Nov 30	National Flag Day
Important Days and Dates in December
Dec 01	World Aids Day
Dec 03	World Disability Day, World Day of Handicapped
Dec 04	National Navy Day
Dec 07	National Army Flag Day
Dec 09	International Anti-corruption Day, National Girl Child Day(India)
Dec 10	World Human Rights Day
Dec 11	UNICEF Day
Dec 14	National Energy Conservation Day (India)
Dec 18	National Migrants Day
Dec 19	Goa's Liberation Day
Dec 23	Farmer's Day, Kisaan Diwas
Dec 25	Christmas Day

We have tried our best to include all important days with minimum error possibility still any advice regarding forgotten or erroneous entries is appreciable.