Important Days
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Date
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Day
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Remarks
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Jan 12
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National Youth Day
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Birthday of Swami Vivekananda
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Jan 15
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Army Day
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Field Marshall K.M. Cariappa took
over the command of Army on this day in 1949 from the British.
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Jan 27
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International Holocaust Day
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The largest Nazi death camp,
Auschwitz-Birkenau, was liberated by Soviet troops on Jan 27, 1945.
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Jan 30
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Martyr's Day
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Martyrdom day of Mahatma Gandhi
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Feb 14
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St. Valentine's Day
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Feb 28
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National Science Day
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Mar 8
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International Women's Day
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Mar 15
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World Consumer Day
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President John F Kennedy formally
addressed the issue of consumer rights on this day in 1963.
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Apr 7
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World Health Day
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WHO was formed on this day in
1948, but the first World Health Day was observed in 1950.
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May 1
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International Worker's Day
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May 8
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International Red Cross Day
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JH Dunant, the man behind Red
Cross was on this day in 1828.
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May 11
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National Technology Day
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Nuclear tests at Pokhran carried
out in 1998 on this day.
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May 21
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Anti-terrorism Day
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Former PM Shri Rajiv Gandhi was
assassinated on this day in 1991.
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Jun 5
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World Environment Day
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Jun 21
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International Yoga Day
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Jul 11
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World Population Day
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Inspired by 5 Billion Day in 1987
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Jul 12
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Malala Day
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Birthday of Malala Yousafzai
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Aug 6
|
Hiroshima Day
|
Bombing of Hiroshima on 6 Aug,
1945
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Aug 9
|
August Kranti Diwas
|
Launch of Quit India Movement in
1942
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Aug 20
|
Sadbhawna Diwas
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Birthday of Shri Rajiv Gandhi
(1944)
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Aug 29
|
National Sports Day
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Birthday of Shri Dhyanchand (1905)
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Sep 5
|
Teacher's Day
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Birthday of Dr. Radhakrishanan
(1888)
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Sep 8
|
International Literacy Day
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Sep 14
|
Hindi Diwas
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Hindi accorded the Official
language status by the Constituent Assembly on this day in 1949.
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Sep 27
|
World Tourism Day
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Statutes of United Nations World
Tourism Organisation adopted on this day in 1980.
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Oct 2
|
International Non-violence Day
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Birthday of Mahatma Gandhi (1869)
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Oct 8
|
Indian Air Force Day
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IAF was officially established on
this day in 1932.
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Oct 16
|
World Food Day
|
Food and Agricultural Organisation
was founded on this day in 1945.
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Oct 24
|
United Nations Day
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Charter of the United Nations came
into force on this day in 1945.
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Oct 31
|
Rashtriya Ekta Diwas
|
Birth Anniversary of Sardar
Vallabhbhai Patel
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Nov 11
|
National Education Day
|
Birthday of Shri Maulana Abul
Kalam Azad (1888), the first Education Minister of India.
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Nov 14
|
Children's Day
|
Birthday of Shri Jawaharlal Nehru
(1889)
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Nov 19
|
National Integration Day
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Martyrdom of Smt Indira Gandhi
(1984)
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Dec 1
|
World AIDS Day
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Dec 4
|
Navy Day
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-
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Dec 7
|
Armed Forces Flag Day
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-
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Dec 10
|
Human Rights' Day
|
Universal Declaration of Human
Rights was proclaimed and adopted on this day in 1948.
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Dec 16
|
Vijay Diwas
|
Marks India's victory over
Pakistan in the Indo-Pak war in 1971.
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Dec 18
|
Minorities Rights Day
|
United Nations adopted and
promulgated the Declaration on the Rights of Persons belonging to National or
Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities on this day in 1992.
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Dec 24
|
National Consumers' Day
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Jan 25
|
National Voters' Day
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With effect from 2011
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Important Days related to Diseases/Disorders
|
Date
|
Day
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Feb
4
|
World
Cancer Day
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Mar
21
|
World
Down Syndrome Day
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Mar
24
|
World
Tuberculosis Day
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Apr
2
|
World
Autism Awareness Day
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Apr
17
|
World
Hemophilia Day
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Apr
25
|
World
Malaria Day
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Jun
25
|
World
Vitiligo Day
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Jul
28
|
World
Hepatitis Day
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Sep
21
|
World
Alzheimers Day
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Sep
28
|
World
Rabies Day
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Oct
12
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World
Arthritis Day
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Oct
20
|
World
Osteoporosis Day
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Nov
12
|
World
Pneumonia Day
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Nov
14
|
World
Diabetes Day
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Dec
1
|
World AIDS Day
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By SARAVANAN KRISHNAN
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