This document lists many international days celebrated throughout the year, including: - January 25th - National Voters Day in India and National Tourism Day. January 26th is India's Republic Day. - February has World Cancer Day on the 4th and International Day of Women and Girls in Science on the 11th. - March has World Kidney Day on the 2nd and International Women's Day on the 8th. - April includes World Health Day on the 7th and World Book and Copyright Day on the 23rd. - May has World Asthma Day on the 1st and International Nurses Day on the 12th. - June marks World Environment Day on the 5th and World Ocean Day

1. Month Date Celebrated as
January 1-Jan Global Family Day
9-Jan NRIDay
10-Jan World Laughter Day
12-Jan National Youth Day
15-Jan Army Day
25-Jan National Voters Day
25-Jan National Tourism Day
26-Jan India’s Republic Day, International Customs Day
28-Jan Data Protection Day
30-Jan Martyrs’ Day; World Leprosy Eradication Day
February February 2nd Sunday World Marriage Day
4-Feb World Cancer Day
6-Feb International Day against Female Genital Mutilation
12-Feb World Day of the Sick, Darwin Day
13-Feb World Radio day
20-Feb World Day of Social Justice
21-Feb International Mother Language Day
22-Feb World Scout Day
24-Feb Central Excise Day
28-Feb National Science Day
March March 2nd Monday Commonwealth Day
March 2nd
Thursday World Kidney Day
4-Mar World Day of the Fight Against Sexual Exploitation
8-Mar International Women’s Day
March 2nd Thursday World Kidney Day
15-Mar World Consumer Rights Day
16-Mar National Vaccination Day
18-Mar Ordnance Factories Day (India)
20-Mar World Sparrow Day
20-Mar World Day of Theatre for Children and Young People
21-Mar World Forestry Day
21-Mar International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
22-Mar World Water Day
23-Mar World Meteorological Day/ World Earth Day
24-Mar World TB Day
27-Mar World Drama Day
April 2-Apr World Autism Awareness Day
5-Apr International Day for Mine Awareness; National Maritime Day
7-Apr World Health Day
17-Apr World Haemophilia Day
18-Apr World Heritage Day,World Amateur Radio Day
21-Apr Secretaries’ Day
21-Apr National Civil Services Day
22-Apr Earth Day
23-Apr World Book and Copyright Day
25-Apr World Malaria Day
26-Apr World Intellectual Property Day
29-Apr International Dance Day
May 1-May Workers’ Day (International Labour Day)
May 1st Tuesday World Asthma Day
3-May Press Freedom Day; World Asthma Day

2. May, 2nd Sunday Mother’s Day
4-May Coal Miners’ Day
8-May World Red Cross Day
9-May World Thalassaemia Day
11-May National Technology Day
12-May World Hypertension Day; International Nurses Day
14-Mar World Migratory day
15-May International Day of the Family
17-May World Telecommunication Day
18-May International Museum Day
21-May Anti-Terrorism day
22-May International Day for Biological Diversity
24-May Commonwealth Day
28-May World Hunger Day
31-May Anti-tobacco Day
June 4-Jun International Day of Innocent Children, Victims of Aggression
5-Jun World Environment Day
June, 3rd Sunday Father’s Day
8-Jun World Ocean Day
12-Jun World Day against Child Labour
14-Jun World Blood Donor Day
15-Jun World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
17-Jun World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
20-Jun World Refugee Day
21-Jun World Music Day
23-Jun International Olympic Day,UN Public Service Day
26-Jun International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
27-Jun International Diabetes Day
July 1-Jul Doctor’s Day
6-Jul World Zoonoses Day
11-Jul World Population Day
12-Jul Malala Day
18-Jul Nelson Mandela International Day
30-Jul International Day of Friendship
August August 1st Sunday International Friendship Day
3-Aug International Friendship Day
6-Aug Hiroshima Day
6-Aug Organ Donation Day
7-Aug Forgiveness Day
8-Aug World Senior Citizen’s Day
9-Aug Quit India Day, Nagasaki Day
12-Aug International Youth Day
15-Aug Indian Independence Day
18-Aug Intl. Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
19-Aug Photography Day
19-Aug World Humanitarian Day
20-Aug Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavana Divas
29-Aug National Sports Day
September 2-Sep Coconut Day
5-Sep Teachers’ Day
5-Sep International day of charity
8-Sep International Literacy Day (UNESCO)

3. Hindi Diwas, World First
Aid Day
15-Sep Engineers’ Day
16-Sep World Ozone Day
21-Sep Alzheimer’s Day; Day for Peace & Nonviolence (UN)
22-Sep Rose Day (Welfare of cancer patients)
25-Sep Social Justice Day
26-Sep Day of the Deaf
27-Sep World Tourism Day
28-Sep World Rabies Day
29-Sep World Heart Day
October 1-Oct International Day for the Elderly
2-Oct Gandhi Jayanthi; International Day of NonViolence
3-Oct World Habitat Day
4-Oct World Animal Welfare Day
8-Oct Indian Air Force Day
9-Oct World Post Office Day
10-Oct National Post Day
October, 2nd Thursday World Sight Day
11-Oct International Day of the Girl Child
12-Oct World Arthritis Day
13-Oct UN International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction
14-Oct World Standards Day
15-Oct World White Cane Day (guiding the blind), International Day of
Rural women
16-Oct World Food Day
17-Oct The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
20-Oct World Statistics Day, World Osteoporosis Day
21-Oct Global Iodine Deficiency Disorders Prevention Day
24-Oct
UN Day; World Development Information Day, World Polio Day
28-Oct International Animation Day
30-Oct World Thrift Day
November 5-Nov World Radiography Day
9-Nov Legal Services Day
12-Nov World Pneumonia Day, Public Service Broadcasting Day
14-Nov Children’s Day; World Diabetes Day
16-Nov International Day for Tolerance
17-Nov National Epilepsy Day; National Journalism Day
19-Nov Citizens’ Day, World Toilet Day, National Integration Day
20-Nov Africa Industrialisation Day
21-Nov World Television Day; World Fisheries day
25-Nov International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women
26-Nov Constitution Day
29-Nov International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People
December 1-Dec World AIDS Day
2-Dec World Computer Literacy Day
3-Dec World Day of the Handicapped
4-Dec Indian Navy Day
5-Dec International Volunteer Day
7-Dec Armed Forces Flag Day; International Civil Aviation Day
10-Dec Human Rights Day; Inti. Children’s Day of Broadcasting
14-Dec World Energy Day
14-Sep

4. 18-Dec Minorities Rights Day (India)
22-Dec National Mathematics Day
23-Dec Kisan Divas (Farmer’s Day) (India)