List of Important days in India
Dates are a very important part of the historical and genealogical research.
Month
Dates
Day
January
1-Jan
Army Medical Corps Establishment Day
8-Jan
African National Congress Foundation Day
10-Jan
World Laughter Day
9-Jan
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas
11-Jan
Death anniversary of Lal Bahadur Shastri
12-Jan
National youth Day (Birth Day of Swami Vivekanand)
15-Jan
Army Day
23-Jan
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's birth anniversary
25-Jan
International Customs Duty Day, India Tourism Day, Indian Voter Day
26-Jan
Republic Day
28-Jan
Birth anniversary of Lala Lajpat Rai
30-Jan
(Martyr's day) Mahatma Gandhi's Martyrdom Day;World Leprosy Eradication Day
31-Jan
World Leprosy Eradication Day
February
2-Feb
World Wetlands Day
4-Feb
National Day of Srilanka
5-Feb
Kashmir Day (Organised by Pakistan)
13-Feb
Sarojini Naidu's Birth Anniversary
24-Feb
Central Exise Day
28-Feb
National Science Day
March
3-Mar
National Defence Day
4-Mar
National Security Day
8-Mar
International Women's Day
9-Mar
CISF Raising Day
12-Mar
Mauritius Day;Central Industrial Security Force Day
15-Mar
World Consumer Day
16-Mar
National Vaccination Day
21-Mar
World Forestry Day
22-Mar
World Day of Water
23-Mar
World Meterological Day
24-Mar
World TB Day
26-Mar
Bangaladesh Liberation Day
April
1-Apr
Orissa Day
5-Apr
National Meritime Day
7-Apr
World Health Day
11-Apr
National Safe Motherhood Day
13-Apr
Jallianwallah Bagh Massacre Day (1919)
14-Apr
B.R. Ambedkar Remembrance Day
17-Apr
World Haemophilia Day
18-Apr
World Heritage Day
21-Apr
National Civil Service Day
22-Apr
World Earth Day
23-Apr
World Books Day
24-Apr
Panchayat Raj Day
26-Apr
World Intellectual Property Day
May
1-May
International Labour Day, Maharashtra Day
3-May
International Press Freedom day; International Energy Day
4-May
Coal Miners Day
7-May
Worlds AIDS Orphans day
8-May
International Red Cross Day (It is celebrated to commemorate the birth anniversary of the founder of the Red Cross Organization Jean Henry Dunant)
11-May
National Technology Day
15-May
International Family Day
17-May
World Telecom Day
18-May
International Museums Day
22-May
International Bio Diversity Day
24-May
Commonwealth Day
25-May
Worlds Thyroid Day
29-May
International Day of UN Peace Keepers
30-May
Hindi Journalism Day
31-May
World No Tobacco Day
June
1-Jun
World Milk Day (FAO)
5-Jun
World Environment Day
8-Jun
World Oceans Day
12-Jun
World Day Against Child Labour / Child Labour Prohibition Day
14-Jun
World Blood Donor Day
15-Jun
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
17-Jun
World Day to Combat Desertification
20-Jun
World Refugee Day
21-Jun
International Day of Yoga
23-Jun
United Nations Public Service Day
26-Jun
International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
29-Jun
National Statistics Day
July
1-Jul
Doctor's Day
2-Jul
World UFO Day
4-Jul
American Independence Day
7-Jul
International Day of Cooperatives
11-Jul
World Population Day
17-Jul
World Day for International Justice
18-Jul
Mandela Day
26-Jul
Kargil Victory Day
27-Jul
Central Reserve Police Force Foundation Day
28-Jul
World Hepatitis Day
August
6-Aug
Hiroshima Day
9-Aug
Quit India Movement Day
12-Aug
International youth Day
14-Aug
Pakistan's Independence Day
15-Aug
India's Independence Day
19-Aug
World Photography Day
20-Aug
Sadbhavana Diwas
29-Aug
National Sports Day of India (Dhyanchand's Birth Day)
30-Aug
Small Industry Day
September
5-Sep
Teacher's Day (Dr. Radhakrishnan's Birth Day)
7-Sep
Forgiveness Day
8-Sep
International Literacy Day
14-Sep
Hindi day,World First Aid Day
16-Sep
World Ozone Day
21-Sep
International Day of Peace, World Alzheimer's day
25-Sep
Social Justice Day
27-Sep
World Tourism Day
October
1-Oct
International Day for the Elderly(UN)
2-Oct
Gandhi Jayanti, International Day of Non-Violence
3-Oct
World Nature Day, World Habitat Day
4-Oct
World Animal Day
5-Oct
World Teacher's Day
6-Oct
World Wildlife Day, World Food Security Day
8-Oct
Indian Air-force day
9-Oct
World Postal Day
10-Oct
World Mental Health day;National Post Day
11-Oct
International Girl Child Day
12-Oct
World Sight day
13-Oct
World Calamity Control Day(UN)
14-Oct
World Standard Day
15-Oct
World White cane day(guiding the blind)
16-Oct
World Food Day
17-Oct
International poverty
20-Oct
National Solidarity Day (China attacked India on that day)
24-Oct
United Nations Day
30-Oct
World Thrift Day
31-Oct
Rastriya Ekta Diwas (Sardar Patel), National Integration Day (In memory of Indira Gandhi)
November
7-Nov
Infant Protection day, World Cancer Awareness Day
9-Nov
Legal Service Day
10-Nov
Transport Day
14-Nov
Children's day/ World Diabetics day
17-Nov
Guru Nanak Dev's Birth Anniversary
26-Nov
Law Day
30-Nov
Flag Day
December
1-Dec
World AIDS Day
3-Dec
World Disability Day
4-Dec
Navy Day
5-Dec
World Soil Day
7-Dec
Armed Force Flag Day
10-Dec
Human Rights day
11-Dec
UNICEF Day
14-Dec
National Energy Conservation Day
19-Dec
Goa's Liberation day
23-Dec
Kisan Divas (Farmer's Day)