Important National and International Days, Dates

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Important National and International Days, Dates are observed across the world to mark the significance of certain event, person, environmental cause, event of national, traditional importance or other such important matters.
India too is not an exception for this. Various important days are observed in India throughout the year.

For this reason, General Knowledge of such important days and dates is important not only in day-to-day life, but also for all competitive exams like UPSC, SSC, IBPS, Railways as well as other important exams.
The month-wise list of Important National and International Days and Dates is given below:

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Important Days and Dates in January

List of Important National and International Days and Dates in January:

01^st January	New Year (English)
04^th January	World Braille Day
06^thJanuary	World Day of War Orphans
09^th January	Pravasi Bharatiya (NRI) Divas
10^th January	World Hindi Day
11^th January	Death anniversary of Lal Bahadur Shastri
12^th January	National Youth Day
15^th January	Army Day (India)
21^st January	Manipur, Meghalaya, and Tripura Foundation Day
23^rd January	Birth Anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
24^th January	– National Girl Child Day – International Day of Education
25^th January	– National Tourism Day – National Voters’ Day
26^th January	Republic Day of India
28^th January	Birth Anniversary of Lala Lajpat Rai
30^th January	Death Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi (Martyr’s Day)

^Important National and International Days and Dates in January^

Important Days and Dates in February

Important Days and Dates in March

Important Days and Dates in April

Important Days and Dates in May

Important Days and Dates in June

Important Days and Dates in July

Important Days and Dates in August

List of Important National and International Days and Dates in August:

01^st August	National Mountain Climbing Day
First Sunday of August	Friendship Day (07^th August in 2022; 06^th August in 2023; 04^th August in 2024)
01-07^th August	World Breastfeeding Week
06^th August	Hiroshima Day
07^th August	National Handloom Day
09^th August	– Quit India Movement/August-Kranti Day – International Day of World’s Indigenous People – National Day of Singapore – Nagasaki Day
10^th August	– World Biofuel Day – World Lion Day
Full Moon Day (Poornima) of Shravan	– World Sanskrit Day (11^th/12^th August in 2022; 30^th August in 2023) [Same day of Raksha Bandhan (Poornima)]
12^th August	– International Youth Day – World Elephant Day
13^th August	World Organ Donation Day
15^th August	Independence Day of India
19^th August	– World Photography Day – World Humanitarian Day
20^th August	– World Mosquito Day – Sadbhavana Diwas – Indian Akshay Urja Day
21^st August	World Senior Citizen Day
23^rd August	International Day for the Remembrance of Slave Trade and Abolition
26^th August	Women’s Equality Day
29^th August	– National Sports Day – Telugu Language Day
30^th August	Small Industry Day

^Important National and International Days and Dates in August^

Important Days and Dates in September

Important Days and Dates in October

Important Days and Dates in November

Important Days and Dates in December

FAQs

When is Friendship Day celebrated in India?

Friendship Day is celebrated on First Sunday of August every year in India.
However, International Friendship Day is celebrated across the world on 30th July.

How to learn and remember important days, dates for exams?

– Make month-wise list of Important Days (and Dates)
– For each month, prepare Mnemonics or divide each month in 2 parts and remember one-by-one in parts for few days.
– Revise month-wise important days,dates without looking for 5 mins everyday

When is World Leprosy Day?

World Leprosy Day is observed globally on last Sunday of January.