List of Important Days 2021: National & International dates, Month Important Days, Special Days in Month
Important Days: If you are looking for Important Days 2021 list is available on the page and aspirants who are preparing for competitive exams can check the List of International & Important Days. The observation of Month Important Days. The most important month-wise list of national and international days and dates for competitive exams preparations such as SSC CGL, CHSL, PSC, RRB NTPC, Group D, and other state exams are listed below. Usually, these types of questions are very common and expected in competitive exams. This list of days and dates of the year is quite useful for students who are preparing for several competitive exams. So, let see the important month-wise days and dates list:
by Maria Thomas
Updated: Sep 15, 2021 18:20 IST
Important Days in January 2021
| Month | Event |
| January 1 | New Year Day
Global Family Day World Peace Day Armed Medical Corps Establishment Day |
| January 4 | World Braille Day |
| January 6 | World War Orphans Day |
| January 8 | African National Congress Foundation Day |
| January 9 | NRI Day (PravasiBharatiyaDiwas) |
| January 10 | World Laughter Day
World Hindi Day |
| January 11 | Death anniversary of LalBahadurShastri |
| January 12 | National Youth Day
Birthday of Swami Vivekananda |
| January 13 | Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti |
| January 15 | Army Day
Pongal, MankaraSankranti |
| January 19 | National Immunization Day / Polio Ravivar |
| January 23 | Netaji Subash Chandra Bose Birthday |
| January 24 | National Girl Child Day
International Day of Education |
| January 25 | International Customs Duty Day
India Tourism Day National Voters Day |
| January 26 | Republic Day of India
International Customs Day |
| January 27 | International Holocaust Day |
| January 28 | Birth anniversary of LalaLajpatRai
Data Protection Day |
| January 29 | Vasant Panchami |
| January 30 | Mahatma Gandhi's Martyrdom Day
World Leprosy Eradication Day |
Important Days in February 2021
| Month | Event |
| February 1 | Indian Coast Guard Day
Kalpana Chawla's Death Anniversary |
| February 2 | World Wetlands Day |
| February 4 | World Cancer Day
National Day of Sri Lanka |
| February 5 | Kashmir Day (Organised by Pakistan) |
| February 6 | International Day against Female Genital Mutilation |
| February 7 | International Development Week
Safer Internet Day |
| February 10 | World Pulses Day
National De-Worming Day |
| February 11 | World Day of the Sick
Thomas Alwa Edison's Birth Anniversary International Day of Women and Girls in Science |
| February 12 | Darwin Day
Abraham Lincoln's Birthday National Productivity Day |
| February 13 | Sarojini Naidu's Birth Anniversary
World Radio Day |
| February 14 | Saint Valentine's Day |
| February 18 | TajMahotsav |
| February 20 | World Day of Social Justice |
| February 21 | International Mother Language Day
MahaShivratri |
| February 22 | World Scout Day |
| February 23 | World Peace and Understanding Day |
| February 24 | Central Excise Day |
| February 27 | World Sustainable Energy Day |
| February 28 | National Science Day |
Important Days in March 2021
| Month | Event |
| March 1 | Zero Discrimination Day
d Civil Defence Day |
| March 3 | World Wildlife Day
World Hearing Day |
| March 4 | National Security Day |
| March 7 | Hazarat Ali's Birthday |
| March 8 | International Women's Day
Ramakrishna Paramahansa Jayanthi World Kidney Day |
| March 10 | CISF Raising Day
Holi |
| March 11 | No Smoking Day (2nd Wednesday of March) |
| March 12 | Mauritius Day
Central Industrial Security Force Day |
| March 14 | Pi Day
International Day of Action for Rivers |
| March 15 | World Consumer Rights Day |
| March 16 | National Vaccination Day |
| March 18 | Ordnance Factories Day (India)
Global Recycling Day |
| March 20 | International Day of Happiness
World Sparrow Day |
| March 21 | World Forestry Day
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination World Poetry Day World Down Syndrome Day International Day of Nowruz |
| March 22 | World Water Day |
| March 23 | World Meteorological Day |
| March 24 | World Tuberculosis (TB) Day
International Day for the Right to the Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims |
| March 25 | Ugadi or Telugu New Year
International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and Transatlantic Slave Trade |
| March 26 | Bangladesh Liberation Day |
| March 27 | World Theatre Day |
Important Days in April 2021
| Month | Event |
| April 1 | April Fools Day
Orissa Day Prevention of Blindness week |
| April 2 | World Autism Awareness Day
Ram Navami |
| April 4 | International Day for Mine Awareness |
| April 5 | National Maritime Day
International Day of Conscience |
| April 6 | MahavirJayanti
International day of Sport for Development and Peace |
| April 7 | World Health Day
International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda |
| April 8 | World Tradition Day |
| April 10 | Good Friday
World Homeopathy Day |
| April 11 | National Safe Motherhood Day
National Pet Day |
| April 12 | Easter
International Day of Human Space Flight |
| April 13 | JallianwallahBagh Massacre Day |
| April 14 | B. R. Ambedkar Remembrance Day
World Chagas Disease day |
| April 17 | World Haemophilia Day |
| April 18 | World Heritage Day |
| April 20 | Chinese Language Day |
| April 21 | National Civil Service Day
Secretaries' Day World Creativity and Innovation Day |
| April 22 | World Earth Day |
| April 23 | World Book and Copyright Day
English Language Day Spanish Language Day International Girls in ICT Day |
| April 24 | National Panchayati Day
International Day for Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace |
| April 25 | World Malaria Day
International Delegate’s Day |
| April 26 | World Intellectual Property Day
International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day |
| April 28 | World Day for Safety and Health at Work
World Veterinary Day |
| April 30 | Ayushman Bharat Diwas
International Jazz Day |
Important Days in May 2021
| Month | Event |
| May 1 | International Labour Day
Maharashtra Day |
| May 2 | World Tuna Day |
| May 3 | Press Freedom Day
World Laughter Day (1st Sunday of May month) |
| May 4 | Coal miner’s day
International Firefighters Day |
| May 5 | World Asthma Day (1st Tuesday of May Month) |
| May | Mother’s Day (2nd Sunday of May Month) |
| May 7 | Worlds AIDS Orphans day
Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti World Athletics Day Buddha Purnima “Veska”, the Day of Full Moon |
| May 8 | World Red Cross Day
World Thalassaemia Day |
| May 9 | Shankaracharya Jayanti
Victory day |
| May 10 | Mother's Day in India (2nd Sunday of May month) |
| May 11 | National Technology Day |
| May 12 | International Nurses Day |
| May 14 | World Migratory Day |
| May 15 | International Day of Families
National Endangered Species Day (Third Friday in May) |
| May 16 | International Day of Living Together in Peace
International Day of Light |
| May 17 | World Telecommunication Day
World Hypertension Day |
| May 18 | World AIDS Vaccine Day
International Museum Day Armed Forces Day (3rd Saturday of May month) |
| May 20 | World Bee Day |
| May 21 | National Anti-Terrorism Day
International Tea Day World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development |
| May 22 | International BioDiversity Day |
| May 23 | International Day to End Obstetric Fistula |
| May 24 | Commonwealth Day |
| May 25 | World Thyroid Day
Ramzan National Memorial Day (Last Monday of May month) |
| May 29 | International Day of UN PeaceKeepers |
| May 30 | Hindi Journalism Day |
| May 31 | Anti-Tobacco Day |
Important Days in June 2021
| Days | Event |
| June 1 | World Milk Day
Global Day of Parents |
| June 2 | International Sex Workers Day |
| June 3 | World Bicycle Day |
| June 4 | International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression |
| June 5 | World Environment Day
International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing |
| June 6 | Russian Language Day |
| June 7 | World Food Safety Day
International Level Crossing Awareness Day |
| June 8 | World Brain Tumour Day
World Oceans Day |
| June 12 | World Day Against Child Labour |
| June 13 | International Albinism Awareness Day |
| June 14 | World Blood Donor Day |
| June 15 | World Wind Day
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day |
| June 16 | Martyrdom of Guru ArjanDev
International Day of Family Remittances |
| June 17 | World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought |
| June 18 | International Picnic Day
Autistic Pride Day Sustainable Gastronomy Day |
| June 19 | World Sickle Cell Awareness Day
World Sauntering Day International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict |
| June 20 | World Refugee Day |
| June 21 | International Day of Yoga
World Music Day World Hydrography Day International Day of the Celebration of the Solstice Father's Day (3rd Sunday of June month) |
| June 23 | International Olympic Day
United Nations Public Service Day International Widows’ day |
| June 25 | Day of the Seafarer |
| June 26 | International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
International Day in Support of Victims of Torture |
| June 27 | World Diabetes Day
Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day |
| June 29 | National Statistics Day
International Day of the Tropics |
| June 30 | World Asteroid Day
International Day of Parliamentarism |
Important Days in July 2021
| Days | Event |
| July 1 | Doctor's Day
National Postal Worker Day Canada Day Chartered Accountant's Day (India) National U.S. Postage Stamp Day World Sports Journalists Day National Gingersnap Day |
| July 2 | World UFO Day
National Anisette Day |
| July 3 | National Fried Clam Day |
| July 4 | Independence Day USA
International Day of Cooperatives (1st Saturday of July) |
| July 6 | World Zoonoses Day |
| July 11 | World Population Day
National 7-Eleven Day |
| July 12 | Malala Day
National Simplicity Day Paper Bag Day |
| July 14 | Bastille Day |
| July 15 | World Youth Skills Day |
| July 17 | World Day for International Justice |
| July 18 | International Nelson Mandela Day |
| July 20 | World Chess Day |
| July 22 | Pi Approximation Day |
| July 24 | National Thermal Engineers Day |
| July 25 | National Refreshment Day (Fourth Thursday in July) |
| July 26 | Kargil Vijay Diwas (Kargil Victory Day) |
| July 27 | Central Reserve Police Force Foundation Day |
| July 28 | World Nature Conservation Day
World Hepatitis Day |
| July 29 | International Tiger Day |
| July 30 | International Day of Friendship
World Day against Trafficking in Persons |
| July 31 | System Administrator Appreciation Day (Last Friday of July) |
Important Days in August 2021
| Days | Event |
| August 1 | Yorkshire Day
Bakrid |
| August 2 | Friendship Day (1st Sunday of August) |
| August 3 | Raksha Bandhan
Independence Day of Niger |
| August 4 | U.S. Coast Guard Day |
| August 5 | Independence Day of Upper Volta |
| August 6 | Hiroshima Day |
| August 7 | International Beer Day (1st Friday of August)
National Handloom Day |
| August 9 | Quit India Movement Day
Nagasaki Day Day of the World’s Indigenous People |
| August 11 | National Daughter's Day |
| August 12 | International Youth Day
Janmashtami |
| August 13 | International Lefthanders Day
Organ Donation Day |
| August 14 | Pakistan's Independence Day |
| August 15 | India's Independence Day
(UK) - Victory over Japan Day Day of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary |
| August 16 | Bennington Battle Day |
| August 17 | Indonesian Independence Day |
| August 19 | World Photography Day
World Humanitarian Day |
| August 20 | World Mosquito Day
Sadbhavana Diwas Indian AkshayUrja Day |
| August 21 | World Senior Citizens Day
International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism |
| August 22 | VinayagaChathurthi
International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief |
| August 23 | International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition
European Day of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism and Nazism |
| August 26 | Women's Equality Day |
| August 29 | National Sports Day
International Day against Nuclear Tests |
| August 30 | Small Industry Day
Muharram International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances |
| August 31 | Onam |
Important Days in September 2021
| Days | Event |
| September 1 | National Nutrition week |
| September 2 | Coconut Day |
| September 3 | Skyscraper Day |
| September 5 | Teachers' Day (India)
International Day of Charity |
| September 7 | Brazilian Independence Day
Forgiveness Day International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies |
| September 8 | International Literacy Day |
| September 9 | International Day to Protect Education from Attack |
| September 10 | World Suicide Prevention Day |
| September 11 | Patriot Day |
| September 12 | United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation |
| September 14 | Hindi Diwas
World First Aid Day |
| September 15 | Engineer's Day (India)
International Day of Democracy |
| September 16 | Malaysia Day
World Ozone Day International Day of Preservation International Talk Like a Pirate Day International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer |
| September 17 | World Patient Safety Day |
| September 18 | International Equal Pay Day |
| September 21 | International Day of Peace and Non-Violence (UN)
World Alzheimer's Day |
| September 22 | Rose Day (Welfare of Cancer patients) |
| September 23 | International Day of Sign Languages |
| September 25 | Social Justice Day |
| September 26 | World Contraception Day
World Maritime Day Day of the Deaf International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons |
| September 27 | World Tourism Day
World Rivers Day (Fourth Sunday of September) |
| September 28 | World Rabies Day
International Day for Universal Access to Information |
| September 29 | World Heart Day
International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste |
| September 30 | International Translation Day |
Important Days in October 2021
| Days | Event |
| October 1 | International Day of the Elderly (UN)
International Coffee Day World Vegetarian Day |
| October 2 | Gandhi Jayanti
International Day of Non-Violence |
| October 3 | German Unity Day
World Nature Day World Habitat Day |
| October 4 | World Animal Welfare Day |
| October 5 | World Habitat Day (First Monday of October)
World Teachers' Day |
| October 6 | World Wildlife day
World Food Security day German-American Day |
| October 8 | World Sight Day (Second Thursday of October)
Indian Air Force Day |
| October 9 | World Postal Day or World Post Office Day |
| October 10 | World Mental Health Day
National Post Day World Migratory Bird Day |
| October 11 | International Girl Child Day |
| October 12 | World Sight Day
World Arthritis day |
| October 13 | World Calamity Control Day(UN) |
| October 14 | World Standard Day |
| October 15 | Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day
Global Handwashing Day World White Cane Day World Students Day |
| October 16 | World Food Day |
| October 17 | International Day for the Eradication of Poverty |
| October 20 | National Solidarity Day (China attacked India on that Day)
World Statistics Day |
| October 23 | Mole Day |
| October 24 | United Nations Day
World Development Information Day |
| October 25 | Dussehra / Dasara |
| October 27 | World Day for Audiovisual Heritage |
| October 30 | World Thrift Day
Milad un Nabi |
| October 31 | Halloween
Rashtriya Ekta Diwas National Integration Day World Cities Day |
Important Days in November 2021
| Days | Event |
| November 1 | World Vegan Day
All Saints' Day |
| November 2 | All Souls' Day
International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists |
| November 3 | Melbourne Cup Day (1st Tuesday in November) |
| November 5 | World Tsunami Day
National Ayurveda Day World Radiography day |
| November 6 | International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict |
| November 7 | Infant Protection Day
National Cancer Awareness Day |
| November 9 | National Legal Services Day
Uttarakhand Foundation Day Iqbal Day Kartarpur Corridor inauguration |
| November 10 | Transport Day
World Science Day for Peace and Development |
| November 11 | Armistice Day (also Remembrance Day )
Veterans Day (United States) National Education Day |
| November 12 | World Pneumonia Day
National Broadcasting Day |
| November 13 | World Kindness Day |
| November 14 | Children's Day
Jawaharlal Nehru Jayanti World Diabetes Day Diwali / Deepavali |
| November 15 | Jharkhand Foundation Day
World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims |
| November 16 | International day for Endurance |
| November 17 | National Epilepsy Day
National Journalism day World Student Day |
| November 18 | World Adult day
Territorial Army Day |
| November 19 | World Citizen day
International Men's Day World Toilet Day National Integration Day World Philosophy Day |
| November 20 | Africa Industrialization Day
Universal Children's Day |
| November 21 | World Television Day
World Fisheries Day |
| November 25 | International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
World Non-veg day |
| November 26 | Constitution Day of India
National Law Day Thanksgiving Day - US (Fourth Thursday of November) |
| November 29 | International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People |
| November 30 | (Scotland) - Saint Andrew's Day
Flag day Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare |
Important Days in December 2021
| Days | Event |
| December 1 | World AIDS Day |
| December 2 | National Pollution Control Day
International Day for the Abolition of Slavery World Computer literacy day |
| December 3 | World Conservation Day
International Day of Persons with Disabilities |
| December 4 | Indian Navy Day
International Day of Banks |
| December 5 | International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development
World Soil Day |
| December 7 | Indian Armed Forces Flag Day
International Civil Aviation Day |
| December 9 | International Anti-Corruption Day
International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime |
| December 10 | Human Rights Day |
| December 11 | International Mountain day
UNICEF Day |
| December 12 | International Day of Neutrality
International Universal Health Coverage Day |
| December 14 | National Energy Conservation Day |
| December 15 | International Tea Day |
| December 16 | Victory Day of Bangladesh
Vijay Diwas |
| December 18 | Minorities Rights Day (India)
International Migrants Day Arabic Language Day |
| December 19 | Goa's Liberation Day |
| December 20 | International Human Solidarity Day |
| December 22 | National Mathematics Day |
| December 23 | Kisan Divas (Farmer's Day in India) |
| December 24 | National Consumer Rights Day |
| December 25 | Christmas
Good Governance Day (India) |
| December 29 | International Bio-diversity day |
| December 31 | New Year's Eve |
List of Important Days 2021 - FAQs
The day adds fun and excitement to the lives of people. Celebrations can be incredibly fun and provide us with the perfect opportunity to engage in the joys of life such as dance, song, food, play, and laughter.
World Braille Day celebrates the birthday of Louis Braille the inventor of braille
World Wetlands Day comemorates the Convention on Wetlands on this day1971
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