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
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| 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 |
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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 |
