India's Important Days

January

· Plough Monday – First Monday after Epiphany (holiday)

· Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – Third Monday of January

· New Year – January 1

· Myanmar Independence Day – January 4

· Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (Non-resident Indian Day) – January 9

· National Youth Day (India) – January 12

· Indian Army Day – January 15

· Baptism of Jesus – January 19

· National Hug Day – January 21

· National Voters' Day (India) – January 25

· Dydd Santes Dwynwen (Saint Dwynwen's – Welsh Valentine's Day) – January 25

· Burns Night (Roberts Burns' birth anniversary) – January 25

· Republic Day (India) – January 26

· Australia Day – January 26

· International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust – January 27

· Data Privacy Day – January 28

· Martyr's Day (Mahatma Gandhi's Martyrdom Day) – January 30

· International Street Children's Day – January 31

February

· Imbolc – 1 February

· World Hijab Day – 1 February

· Candlemas Day – February 2

· World Wetlands Day – 2 February

· World Cancer Day – February 4

· Sri Lanka Independence Day – February 4

· Kashmir Martyrs' Day – February 5

· Sami National Day – 6 February

· Rose Day – 7 February

· Propose Day – 8 February

· International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation – February 6

· Waitangi Day (New Zealand) – February 6

· Darwin Day – February 12

· World Radio Day – February 13

· Valentine's Day – February 14

· World Day of Social Justice – February 20

· International Mother Language Day – February 21

· Language Movement Day (Bangladesh) – February 21

· Thinking Day – February 22

· National Science Day (India) – February 28

· Rare Disease Day – February 28

· Washington's Birthday – third Monday of February

March

· Saint David's Day – March 1 (Wales)

· Self-injury Awareness Day – March 1

· Texas Independence Day – March 2

· Dr. Seuss Day - March 2

· World Wildlife Day – March 3

· Saint Piran's Day – 5 March

· International Women's Day – March 8

· Pi Day – March 14

· White Day – March 14

· World Consumer Rights Day – March 15

· Saint Patrick's Day – March 17

· World Sleep Day – March 18

· World Sparrow Day – March 20

· International Day of Happiness – March 20

· World Puppetry Day – 21 March

· International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination – March 21

· International Day of Forests – March 21

· International Colour Day – March 21

· World Down Syndrome Day – March 21

· World Poetry Day – March 21

· World Water Day – March 22

· Pakistan Day – March 23

· World Tuberculosis Day – March 24

· Purple Day – March 26

· Bangladesh Independence Day – March 26

April[edit]

· April Fools Day – April 1

· International Children's Book Day – 2 April

· World Autism Awareness Day – April 2

· World Health Day – April 7

· International Romani Day – April 8

· International Louie Louie Day – April 11

· Cosmonautics Day – April 12

· Black Day – April 14

· Pohela Boishakh (Bangla New Year's Day) – April 14

· Day of Silence – April 15

· Day of Dialogue – April 15

· Foursquare Day – April 16

· World Hemophilia Day – April 17

· International Day For Monuments and Sites - 18th April

· Earth Day – April 22

· St George's Day – April 23

· World Book Day – April 23

· International Sculpture Day - 24th April

· ANZAC Day – April 25

· Liberation Day (Italy) – April 25

· World Malaria Day – April 25

· World Intellectual Property Day – April 26

· King's Day (The Netherlands) – April 27

· International Dance Day – April 29

· International Jazz Day – April 30

May

· World Laughter Day – First Sunday of May every year

· International Workers' Day – May 1

· May Day – May 1

· World Press Freedom Day – May 3

· Remembrance of the Dead – May 4

· Star Wars Day – May 4

· Greenery Day – May 4

· International Midwives' Day – May 5

· International No Diet Day – May 6

· Victory in Europe Day – May 8

· Military Spouse Day – May 11

· International Nurses Day – May 12

· International Day of Families – May 15

· International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia – May 17

· World Information Society Day – May 17

· International Day for Biological Diversity – May 22

· World Turtle Day – May 23

· Commonwealth Day – May 24

· African Liberation Day – May 25

· World Multiple Sclerosis Day – May 25 ^[1]

· International Missing Children's Day – May 25

· Towel Day – May 25

· Geek Pride Day – May 25

· Menstrual Hygiene Day – May 28

· World No Tobacco Day – May 31

· Memorial Day – last Monday of May

June

· Queen's Official Birthday – First, Second or third Saturday in June

· National Cancer Survivors Day (USA) – First Sunday of June

· National Doughnut Day (USA) – First Friday of June

· Republic Day (Italy) – June 2

· World Environment Day – June 5

· D-Day – June 6

· World Oceans Day – June 8

· Independence Day (Philippines) – June 12

· World Day Against Child Labour − June 12

· World Blood Donor Day – June 14

· Day of the African Child - June 16

· Icelandic National Day – June 17

· Autistic Pride Day – June 18

· Juneteenth – June 19 (Celebrated on June 19 and/or 3rd Saturday of the month)

· World Refugee Day – June 20

· Fathers Day – June 19

· World Hydrography Day – June 21

· Fête de la Musique – June 21

· International Yoga Day – June 21

· International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking – June 26

· Tau Day – June 28

· National statistics day - June 29

July

· Canada Day – July 1

· National Doctors' Day (India) – July 1

· Chartered Accountants' Day (India) – July 1

· World UFO Day – July 2

· Independence Day (United States) – July 4

· World Population Day – July 11

· Malala Day – July 12

· Bastille Day – July 14

· World Day for International Justice – July 17

· Mandela Day – July 18

· Pi Approximation Day – July 22

· Kargil Vijay Diwas – July 26

· World Hepatitis Day – July 28

· International Tiger Day – July 29

· System Administrator Appreciation Day – last Friday in July

August

· International Beer Day – First Friday of August

· Yorkshire Day – August 1

· Friendship Day – First Sunday of August

· International Youth Day – August 12

· International Lefthanders Day – August 13

· Youm-e-Azadi (Pakistan Independence Day) – August 14

· National day of mourning (Bangladesh) – August 15

· Independence Day (India) – August 15

· Victory over Japan Day – August 15 (UK)

· Day of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary – August 15

· Bennington Battle Day – August 16

· Indonesian Independence Day – August 17

· World Mosquito Day – August 20

· Indian Akshay Urja Day – August 20

· International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition – August 23

· European Day of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism and Nazism – August 23

· Women's Equality Day – August 26

· National Sports Day – August 29

· Hari Merdeka (Malaysia National Day) – August 31

September

· Victory over Japan Day – September 2 (USA)

· Skyscraper Day – September 3

· International Day of Charity – September 5

· Teachers' Day (India) – September 5

· Defense Day – September 6

· Brazilian Independence Day – September 7

· World Suicide Prevention Day – September 10

· Patriot Day – September 11

· Onam (Kerala, India) - September 14, 2016

· Hindi Day – September 14

· Engineer's Day (India) – September 15

· International Day of Democracy – September 15

· Malaysia Day – September 16

· International Talk Like a Pirate Day – September 19

· International Day of Peace – September 21

· European Day of Languages – September 26

· World Tourism Day – September 27

· World Rabies Day – September 28

· World Heart Day – September 29

October

· World Habitat Day – First Monday of October

· World Sight Day – Second Thursday of October

· International Coffee Day – October 1

· World Vegetarian Day – October 1

· Gandhi Jayanthi – October 2

· International Day of Non-Violence – October 2

· German Unity Day – October 3

· Stevie Ray Vaughan Day (Austin, Texas) – October 3

· World Animal Day – October 4

· World Teachers' Day – October 5

· German-American Day – October 6

· World Post Day – October 9

· World Mental Health Day – October 10

· International Day of the Girl Child – October 11

· World Standards Day – October 14

· Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day – October 15

· Global Handwashing Day – October 15

· World Food Day – October 16

· International Day for the Eradication of Poverty – October 17

· Mole Day – October 23

· United Nations Day – October 24

· Intersex Awareness Day – October 26

· Labour Day (New Zealand) – October 27

· National Cat Day (USA) – October 29

· Halloween – October 31

November

· Melbourne Cup Day – 1st Tuesday in November

· World Vegan Day – November 1

· All Saints' Day – November 1

· All Souls' Day – November 2

· Bonfire Night (also Guy Fawkes Night) – November 5

· Intersex Day of Remembrance – November 8

· Iqbal Day – November 9

· Armistice Day (also Remembrance Day ) – November 11

· Veterans Day (United States) – November 11

· World Pneumonia Day – November 12

· World Kindness Day – November 13

· World Diabetes Day – November 14

· Children's Day (some countries) – November 14

· World Prematurity Day – November 17

· International Men's Day – November 19

· World Toilet Day – November 19

· Citizen's Day – November 19

· Universal Children's Day – November 20

· Transgender Day of Remembrance – November 20

· World Television Day – November 21

· International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women – November 25

· Law Day (India) – November 26

· Saint Andrew's Day – November 30 (Scotland)

· Cities for Life Day – November 30

· Thanksgiving (United States) – Fourth Thursday of November

December

· World AIDS Day – December 1

· United Nations' International Day of Persons with Disabilities – December 3

· International Volunteer Day – December 5

· World Soil Day – December 5

· International Civil Aviation Day – December 7

· International Anti-Corruption Day - December 9

· Human Rights Day – December 10

· International Tea Day – December 15

· Victory day of Bangladesh – December 16

· Christmas Eve – December 24

· Christmas Day – December 25

· Good Governance Day (India) – December 25

· Quaid-e-Azam Day – December 25

· Boxing Day – December 26

· Kwanzaa – December 26 to January 1

· New Year's Eve – December 31