IMPORTANT HEALTH DAYS: National and International Observances
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In 2024, the world will commemorate a variety of national and international days, offering opportunities to celebrate, raise awareness, and bring people together for common causes. These significant dates serve various purposes, from recognizing global health efforts, environmental conservation, and human rights to honoring cultural heritage and traditions. Whether you're planning events, campaigns, or simply staying informed, knowing these important dates will help you stay connected to global movements.

List of Important International Days January 2024

Date Important Days
1st January English New Year,
Army Medical Corps Establishment Day,
Global Family Day,
World Peace Day
4th January World Braille Day
5th January National Birds Day
6th January World War Orphans Day
8th January African National Congress Foundation Day
9th January Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (NRI Day)
10th January World Hindi Day
11th January Lal Bahadur Shastri’ Death Anniversary
12th January National Youth Day (Day of Swami Vivekanand’s Birth)
15th January Army Day
Pongal
Makar Sankranti
20th January Penguin Awareness Day
23rd January Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose birthday
24th January International Day of Education
National Girl Child day of India
25th January India Tourism Day
National Voters Day
26th January Republic Day of India and
International Customs Day
27th January International Holocaust Day
International Day of Commemoration
28th January Birth Anniversary Day of Lala Lajpat Rai
28th January Data Protection day
KM Carriappa Day
30th January Mahatma Gandhi’s Martyrdom Day (Martyr’s day)
World Leprosy Eradication Day
31st January International Zebra Day

 

List of Important International Days February 2024

Date Important Days
1st February Indian Coast Guard Day
World Interfaith Harmony Week, (1-7 February)
2nd February World Wetlands Day
4th February World Cancer Day
International Day of Human Fraternity
4th February National Day of Sri Lanka
6th February International Day for the Elimination of All Forms of Female Genital Mutilation
7th February International Development Week
8 February  Safer Internet Day
10th February World Pulses Day
National Deworming Day
11th February World Day of the Sick
International Day of the Girl and the Woman in Science
2nd Sunday of February World Marriage Day
12th February Darwin Day
12th February Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday
Darwin Day
National Productivity Day 
13th February Sarojini Naidu’s Birth Anniversary
World Radio Day
14th February Saint Valentine’s Day
Vasant Panchami
18th February Taj Mahotsav
20th February World Day of Social Justice
Arunachal Pradesh Foundation Day
21st February International Mother Language Day
22nd February World Scout Day
23rd February World peace and understanding day
24th February Central Excise Day
27th February World Sustainable Energy Day
World NGO Day
28th February National Science Day
Rare Disease Day

 

List of Important International Days March 2024

Date Important Days
1st March Zero Discrimination Day
World Civil Defence Day
World Seagrass Day
3rd March World Wildlife Day
World Hearing Day
4th March National Safety Day
Employee Appreciation Day
Ramakrishna Jayanti
8th March International Women’s Day
10th March CISF Raising Day
International Day of Women Judges
12th March Mauritius Day
13th March No Smoking Day (March’s Second Wednesday)
14th March Pi Day
International Day of Action for Rivers
15th March World Consumer Rights Day
International Day to Combat Islamophobia
16th March National Vaccination Day
18th March Ordnance Factories Day (India)
20th March International Day of Happiness
World Sparrow Day
French Language Day
21st March World Forestry Day
World Down Syndrome Day
World Poetry Day
The International Day to Abolish Racial Discrimination
International Day of Nowruz
22nd March World Water Day
23rd March World Meteorological Day
24th March World Tuberculosis (TB) Day
International Day for the Dignity of Victims and the Right to the Truth about Gross Human Rights Violations
25th March International Day of Honor for Slavery and Transatlantic Slave Trade Victims
International Day in Support of Staff Detained and Missing
26th March Purple Day of Epilepsy
27th March World Theatre Day
29th March Good Friday

 

List of Important International Days April 2024

Date Important Days
1st April Orissa Day, Prevention of Blindness week
Aprils Fools' Day
Prevention of Blindness week
2nd April World Autism Awareness Day
4th April International Day for Mine Action and Mine Awareness
5th April National Maritime Day
International Day of Conscience
6th April International Sport Day for Peace and Development
7th April World Health Day
International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Tutsi Genocide in Rwanda
10th April World Homeopathy Day
11th April National Pet Day
National Safe Motherhood Day
12th April World Day for Human Space Flight
13th April Jallianwallah Bagh Massacre Day (1919)
Vaisakhi / Baisakhi / Vishu
14th April World Chagas Disease Day
B.R. Ambedkar Remembrance Day
Tamil New Year
17th April World Haemophilia Day
Rama Navami
18th April World Heritage Day
20th April Chinese Language Day
21st April National Civil Service Day,
Secretaries’ Day
World Creativity and Innovation Day
22nd April World Earth Day
23rd April World Book and Copyright Day
English Language Day
Spanish Language Day
Hanuman Jayanti
24th April National Panchayati Day
World Immunization Week, 24-30 April
International day of diplomacy and multilateralism for peace
25th April World Malaria Day
International Delegate’s Day
26th April World Intellectual Property Day
International Chornobyl Disaster Remembrance Day
28th April World Day for Safety and Health at Work,
World Veterinary Day
International Girls in ICT Day
International Jazz Day
30th April World Veterinary Day

 

List of Important International Days May 2024

Date Important Days
1st May International Labour Day
Maharashtra Day
Gujarat Day
World Laughter Day (first Sunday of May)
2nd May World Tuna Day
3rd May World Press Freedom Day
World Asthma Day (First Tuesday of May)
4th May Coal miner’s day
International Firefighter’s Day
May (2nd Sunday) Mother’s Day
5th May World Portuguese Language Day
8th May World Red Cross Day
World Thalassaemia Day
Time of Reconciliation and Remembrance for Those Who Died in the 2nd World War
9th May Victory day
Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti
10th May International Day of Argania
11th May National Technology Day
12th May International Nurses day
International Day of Plant Health
14th May World Migratory Bird Day
15th May International Day of the Families
16th May International Day of Living Together in Peace
International Day of Light
Vesak, the Day of the Full Moon
17th May World Telecommunication Day & Day of Information Society
World Hypertension Day
18th May World AIDS Vaccine Day
International Museum Day
20th May World Bee Day
National Endangered Species Day (Third Friday in May)
21st May Anti-terrorism Day
International Tea Day
International Day for celebrating Cultural Diversity, Dialogue, and Development
22nd May International Day for Biological Diversity
23rd May International Day to Eliminate Obstetric Fistula
24th May Commonwealth Day
25th May Week of Solidarity with the Peoples of Non-Self-Governing Territories, (25-31 May)
29th May International Day of UN Peacekeepers
31st May World Anti-Tobacco Day
National Memorial Day (last Monday of May)

 

List of Important International Days June 2024

Date Important Days
1st June World Milk Day
Global Parents Day
2nd June International Sex Workers Day
Telangana Formation Day
3rd June World Bicycle Day
4th June International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression
5th June  
World Environment Day
International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing
6th June Russian Language Day
7th June World Food Safety Day
International level crossing awareness day
8th June World Oceans Day
World Brain Tumour Day
12th June World Day Against Child Labour
13th June International Albinism Awareness Day
14th June World Blood Donor Day
15th June Global Wind Day
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
16th June International Day of Family Remittances
Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev
17th June World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
18th June Autistic Pride Day
International Day for Countering Hate Speech
Sustainable Gastronomy Day
International Picnic Day
19th June World Sickle Cell Awareness Day
World Sauntering Day
International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict
20th June World Refugee Day
21st June World Hydrography Day
International Yoga Day
World Music day
International Day of the Celebration of the Solstice
June (3rd Sunday) World Father’s Day
23rd June International Olympic Day
United Nations Public Service Day
International Widow’s Day
24th June International Day of Women in Diplomacy
25th June Day of the Seafarer
26th June International Day against Drug Abuse & Illicit Trafficking
United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
27th June Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day
29th June International Day of the Tropics
30th June  
World Asteroid Day
International Day of Parliamentarism

 

List of Important International Days July 2024

Date Important Days
1st July National Doctor’s Day,
National Postal Worker Day,
Chartered Accountants Day
National U.S. Postage Stamp Day
National Gingersnap Day
Canada Day
2nd July World UFO Day, World Sports Journalists Day
National Anisette Day
July (1st Saturday) International Day of Cooperatives
3th July National Fried Clam Day
4th July American Independence day
6th July World Zoonoses Day
7th July World Kiswahili Language Day
World Chocolate Day
Jagannath Puri Rath Yatra
9th July National Sugar Cookie Day
11th July World Population Day
National 7-Eleven Day
12th July World Malala day
National Simplicity Day
Paper Bag Day
15th July World Youth Skills Day
17th July World Day for International Justice
World Emoji Day
18th July Nelson Mandela International Day
  Pi Approximation Day
National Mango Day or Mango Day
Chandrayaan 2 launching date
20th July International Moon Day
World Chess Day
21th July Guru Purnima

22th July

  • Pi Approximation Day
  • National Mango Day or Mango Day
  • Chandrayaan 2 launching date
24th July National Thermal Engineer Day
National Parent's Day (Fourth Sunday in July)
25th July World Drowning Prevention Day
28th July World Nature Conservation Day
World Hepatitis Day
29th July International Tiger Day
30th July International Day of Friendship
World Day against Trafficking in Persons

 

List of Important International Days August 2024

Date Important Days
1st August World Breastfeeding Week, (1-7 August)
National Mountain Climbing Day
Yorkshire Day
2nd August International Friendship Day
3rd August Independence day of Niger
5th August Independence day of upper Volta
6th August Hiroshima Day
7th August National Handloom Day
8th  August Quit India Movement Day 
9th August International day of World’s indigenous people
9th August Quit India Day and Nagasaki Day
12th August International Youth day
World Elephant Day
13th August World Organ Donation Day
International Lefthanders Day 
14th August Independence Day of Pakistan
15th August Independence Day of India
19th August World Photography day
World Humanitarian Day
20th August Sadbhavna Diwas
World Mosquito Day
Indian Akshay Urja Day
21st August International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism
22nd August International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief
23rd August International Day for the remembrance of the slave trade and its abolition
26th August Women’s Equality Day 
29th August National Sports Day
International Day against Nuclear Tests
30th August Small Industry Day
International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances
31st August International Day for People of African Descent

 

List of Important International Days September 2024

Date Important Days
1th September National Nutrition Week 
2th September World Coconut Day
5th September Teachers’ Day (Dr. Radhakrishnan’s birthday),
Forgiveness day
International Day of Charity
7th September International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies
 Brazilian Independence Day
Ganesh Chaturthi
8th September World Literacy Day
World Physical Therapy Day
9th September International Day to Protect Education from Attack
10th September World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD)
11th September National Forest Martyrs Day
12th September United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation
14th September Hindi day, World First Air Day
World First Aid Day
Hindi Diwas
15th September Engineer’s day in India
International Day of Democracy
16th September World Ozone Day
International Day for Interventional Cardiology
17th September World Patient Safety Day
18th September International Equal Pay Day
World Bamboo Day
21st September Alzheimer’s Day
International day of peace
23rd September International Day of Sign Languages
24th September World Rivers Day
World Maritime Day
25th September Social justice day
World Pharmacists Day
26th September Day of the Deaf
International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
World Contraception Day
27th September World Tourism Day
28th September International Day for Universal Access to Information
World Rabies Day
29th September World Maritime Day
World Heart Day
International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste
30th September International Translation Day

 

List of Important International Days October 2024

Date Important Days
1st October International Day of the Older person
International Coffee Day
World Vegetarian Day
2nd October  Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday,
International day of non-violence
3rd October World Habitat Day,
World Nature day
4th October World Animal Welfare Day
World Space Week, (4-10 October)
5th October World Teacher’s day
6th October World Wildlife day, World Food Security day
7th October World Cotton Day
8th October Indian Air Force Day
World Migratory Bird Day
9th October World Post Office day
10th October National Post Day
World Mental Health Day
11th October International Girl Child Day
12th October World Arthritis day
13th October UN International Day for National Disaster Reduction
14th October World Standards Day
15th October World White Cane Day (guiding the Blind)
International Day of Rural Women
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day
Global Handwashing Day
World Students’ Day 
16th October World Food Day
World Spine Day
World Anaesthesia Day 
17th October International day for the Eradication of Poverty
20th October World statistics day
24th October United Nations Day,
World development information Day
Global Media and Information Literacy Week, (24-31 October)
Disarmament Week, (24-30 October)
27th October World Day for Audiovisual Heritage
30th October World Thrift Day
31st October Rastriya Ekta Diwas (in memory of Sardar Patel),
National Integration Day (In memory of Indira Gandhi)
World Cities Day

 

List of Important International Days November 2024

Date Important Days
1st November World vegan day
2nd November International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists
5th November World Radiography day
World Tsunami Awareness Day
6th November International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict
7th November Infant Protection day
World Cancer Awareness Day
9th November World services day
International Week of Science and Peace, (9-15 November)
10th November Transport Day
World Science Day for Peace and Development
12th November World Pneumonia Day
13th November World Antibiotic Awareness Week, (13-19 November)
World Kindness Day
14th November Children’s Day in India
Jawaharlal Nehru birthday
World Diabetes Day
15th November Day of 8 Billion
16th November International day for Endurance
International Day for Tolerance
17th November World Student Day
National Journalism Day
World Philosophy Day
18th November World Adult day
19th November World Citizen Day
World Toilet Day
International Men's Day 
20th November Africa Industrialization Day
World Children’s day
World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
21st November World Television day
World Fisheries day
25th November World Non-veg day
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
26th November National Constitution Day of India and Law Day
29th November International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People
30th November Flag Day
Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare

 

List of Important International Days December 2024

Date Important Days
1st December World AIDS Day
2nd December National Pollution Control Day 
World Computer Literacy Day
International Day of Abolition of Slavery
3rd December International Day of People with Disabilities(World Day of the Handicapped)
World conservation day
4th December Navy Day
International Day of Banks
5th December International volunteer day for economic and social development
World Soil Day
7th December Armed Forces Flag Day
International Civil Aviation Day
9th December The International day against corruption
International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime
10th December Human Rights Day
11th December International Mountain day
12th December International Day of Neutrality
International Universal Health Coverage Day
14th December International Energy day
18th December International Migrants day
Arabic Language Day
19th December Goa’s liberation Day
20th December International Human Solidarity Day
23rd December Kisan Divas (Farmer’s Day)
25rd December Christmas Day
27th December International Day of Epidemic Preparedness
29th December International Bio-diversity day

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