Important Dates - Days and Years: General Knowledge

November 07, 2019

Important Dates or Important Days and Years

Important Dates, Days and Years: Here, Important Date means what happened in the world or any country on that a specific date, and Important Day means what happened in the world or any country on that a specific day, and Important Year means what happened in the world or any country on that a specific year.

Following are the list/table of the Important Dates or Important Days and Years by month:

Important Days/Dates in 'January'

Sr.Day/DateEvent
1.Jan 1Army Medical Corps Establishment Day
2.Jan 8Africah National Congress Foundation Day
3.Jan 10World Laughter Day
4.Jan 11Death anniversary of Lal Bahadur Shastri
5.Jan 12National Youth Day (Birth day of Swami Vivekanand)
6.Jan 15Army Day
7.Jan 23Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's birth anniversary
8.Jan 25International Customs Duty Day, India Tourism Day
9.Jan 26Republic Day
10.Jan 28Birth anniversary of Lala Lajpat Rai
11.Jan 30(Martyr's.day) Mahatma Gandhi's Martyrdom Day; Worid Leprosy Eradication Day

Important Days/Dates in 'February'

Sr.Day/DateEvent
1.Feb 2National day of Sri Lanka
2.Feb 2World Wetlands Day
3.Feb 5Kashmir Day (Organised by Pakistan)
4.Feb 13Sarojini Naidu's Birth Anniversary
5.Feb 14St. Valentine's Day
6.Feb 24Central Excise Day
7.Feb 28National Science Day

Important Days/Dates in 'March'

Sr.Day/DateEvent
1.Mar 3National Defence Day
2.Mar 4National Security Day
3.Mar 8International Women's Day
4.Mar 9CISF Raising Day
5.Mar 12Mauritius Day; Central industrial Security Force Day
6.Mar 15World Consumer Day
7.Mar 16National Vaccination Day
8.Mar 19World Disabled Day
9.Mar 21World Forestry Day
10.Mar 22World Day for Water
11.Mar 23World Meterological Day
12.Mar 24World TB Day
13.Mar 26Bangladesh Liberation Day

Important Days/Dates in 'April'

Sr.Day/DateEvent
1.April 1Orissa Day
2.April 5National Maritime Day
3.April 7World Health Day
4.April 13Jallianwallah Bagh Massacre Day (1919)
5.April 14B.R. Ambedkar Rememberance Day;
6.April 18Fire Extinguishing Day
7.April 22World Heritage Day
8.April 23World Earth Day

Important Days/Dates in 'May'

Sr.Day/DateEvent
1.May 1International Labour Day (May Day)
2.May 3International Energy Day
3.May 8International Red Cross Day (t is celeberated to commemorate the birth anniversary of the founder of the Red Cross Organisation Jean Henry Dunant)
4.May 11National Technology Day
5.May 15International Family Day
6.May 17World Telecom Day
7.May 24Commonwealth Day
8.May 31World No Tobacco Day

Important Days/Dates in 'June'

Sr.Day/DateEvent
1.June 5World Environment Day
2.June 21International Day of Yoga
3.June 23International Widow Day
4.June 27World Diabetes Day

Important Days/Dates in 'July'

Sr.Day/DateEvent
1.July 1Doctor's Day
2.July 4American Independence Day
3.July 11World Population Day
4.July 26Kargil Victory Day

Important Days/Dates in 'August'

Sr.Day/DateEvent
1.Aug 6Hiroshima Day
2.Aug 9Quit India Movement Day
3.Aug 12International Youth Day
4.Aug 14Pakistan's Independence Day
5.Aug 15India's Independence Day
6.Aug 19World Photography Day
7.Aug 20Sadbhavna Divas
8.Aug 29Sports Day (Dhyanchand's birthday)
9.Aug 30Small Industry Day

Important Days/Dates in 'September'

Sr.Day/DateEvent
1.Sept 5Teachers Day
2.Sept 7Forgiveness Day
3.Sept 8International Literacy Day
4.Sept 14Hindi Day, World First Aid Day
5.Sept 15International Day of Democracy
6.Sept 16World Ozone Day
7.Sept 21World Alzheimer's Day
8.Sept 25Social Justice Day
9.Sept 27World Tourism Day

Important Days/Dates in 'October'

Sr.Day/DateEvent
1.Oct 1International Day for the Elderly (UN)
2.Oct 2Gandhi Jayanti, International Non-violence Day
3.Oct 3World Nature Day
4.Oct 4World Animal Day
5.Oct 5World Habitat Day; World Teacher's Day
6.Oct 6World Wildlife Day
7.Oct 8Indian Airforce Day
8.Oct 9World Postal Day
9.Oct 10World Mental Health Day; National Post Day
10.Oct 12World Sight Day
11.Oct 13World Calamity Control Day (UN)
12.Oct 14World Standards Day
13.Oct 15World White cane day (guiding the blind)
14.Oct 17International Poverty Eradication Day
15.Oct 20National Solidarity Day (China attacked India on that day)
16.Oct 24United Nations Day
17.Oct 30World Thrift day
18.Oct 31National Integration Day (In memory of Indira Gandhi)

Important Days/Dates in 'November'

Sr.Day/DateEvent
1.Nov 7Infant Protection Day; Worid Cancer Awareness Day
2.Nov 9Pravasiya Bharatiya Divas/ Legal Services Day
3.Nov 10Transport Day
4.Nov 14Children's Day /World Diabetics day
5.Nov 17Guru Nanak Dev's Birth Anniversary
6.Nov 30Flag Day
7.Nov 26Law Day

Important Days/Dates in 'December'

Sr.Day/DateEvent
1.Dec 1World AlDS Day
2.Dec 4Navy Day
3.Dec 7Armed Forces Flag Day
4.Dec 10Human Rights Day
5.Dec 11UNICEF Day
6.Dec 14National Energy Conservation Day
7.Dec 19Goa's Liberation Day
8.Dec 23Kisan Divas (Farmer's day)

IMPORTANT NATIONAL or INTERNATIONAL YEARS

Sr.YearEvent
1.2001Year of Woman Empowerment (Govt. of India)
2.2002International Year of Mountain (by FAO)
3.2003International Fresh Water Year
4.2004International Year of Rice
5.2005International Year of Physics/Sports (by UNO)
6.2006International Year of Deserts and Desertification
7.2007International Polar Year, Year of the Dolphin
8.2008International Year of Sanitation, International Year of Languages
9.2009International Year of Astronomy (UN), International Year of Natural Fibers (FAO), International Year of Reconciliation
10.2010International Year of Biodiversity, International Year of Youth
11.2011International Year of Forests, International Year of Chemistry
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