India is known for its diversity and culture. Indian festivals are something people wait for all year long. Let’s check what the year 2020 has stored in for us.
Here’s a list of national and international days in the year 2020
Important Days in January
January 1: Army Medical Corps Establishment Day
January 8: African National Congress Foundation Day
January 10: World Laughter Day
January 9: Pravasi Bharatiya Divas
January 11: Death anniversary of Lal Bahadur Shastri
January 12: National Youth Day (Birth Day of Swami Vivekanand)
January 15: Army Day
January 23: Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose’s birth anniversary
January 25: International Customs Duty Day, India Tourism Day, Indian Voter Day
January 26:Republic Day
January 28: Birth anniversary of Lala Lajpat Rai
January 30(Martyr’s day): Mahatma Gandhi’s Martyrdom Day
World Leprosy Eradication Day
January 31: World Leprosy Eradication Day
Important Days in February
February 2: World Wetlands Day
February 4: World Cancer Day
National Day of Sri Lanka
February 5: Kashmir Day (Organised by Pakistan)
February 13: Sarojini Naidu’s Birth Anniversary
February 14: St. Valentine’s Day
February 20: World Day of Social Justice
February 21: International Mothers Language Day
February 22: World Scout Day
February 24: Central Excise Day
February 28: National Science Day
Important Days in March
March 3: National Defence Day
March 4: National Security Day
March 8: International Women’s Day
United Nation’s day for Women’s Right and International Peace
March 9: CISF Raising Day
March 12: Mauritius Day
Central Industrial Security Force Day
March 15: World Consumer Day
March 16: National Vaccination Day
March 18: Ordinance Factories Day
March 21: World Forestry Day
International Days for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
March 22: World Water Day
March 23: World Meteorological Day
March 24: World TB Day
March 26: Bangladesh Liberation Day
March 27: World Theater Day
Important Days in April
April 1: Orissa Day
April 5: National Maritime Day
April 7: World Health Day
April 9: World Homeopathy Day
April 11: National Safe Motherhood Day
April 13: Jallianwallah Bagh Massacre Day (1919)
April 14: B. R. Ambedkar Remembrance Day
April 17: World Haemophilia Day
April 18: World Heritage Day
April 21: National Civil Services Day
April 22: World Earth Day
April 23: World Books Day
April 24: Panchayati Raj Day
April 26: World Intellectual Property Day
Important Days in May
May 1: International Labour Day
Maharashtra Day
May 3: International Press Freedom day
International Energy Day
May 4: Coal Miners Day
May 7: Worlds AIDS Orphans day
May 8: International Red Cross Day (It is celebrated to commemorate the birth anniversary of the founder of the Red Cross Organization Jean Henry Dunant)
May 11: National Technology Day
May 15: International Family Day
May 17: World Telecom Day
May 18: International Museums Day
May 22: International Bio-Diversity Day
May 24: Commonwealth Day
May 25: Worlds Thyroid Day
May 29: International Day of UN Peace Keepers
May 30: Hindi Journalism Day
May 31: World No Tobacco Day
Important Days in June
June 1: World Milk Day (FAO)
June 5: World Environment Day
June 8: World Oceans Day
June 12: World Day Against Child Labour/Child Labour Prohibition Day
June 14: World Blood Donor Day
June 15: World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
June 17: World Day to Combat Desertification
June 20: World Refugee Day
June 21: International Day of Yoga
June 23: United Nations Public Service Day
June 26: International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
June 29: National Statistics Day
Important Days in July
July 1: Doctor’s Day
July 2: World UFO Day
July 4: American Independence Day
July 6: International Day of Cooperatives (First Saturday of July)
July 11: World Population Day
July 12: World Malala Day
July 15: World Youth Skill Day
July 17: World Day for International Justice
July 18: Mandela Day
July 26: Kargil Victory Day
July 27: Central Reserve Police Force Foundation Day
July 28: World Hepatitis Day
Important Days in August
August 6: Hiroshima Day
August 7: National Handloom Day
August 9: Quit India Movement Day
August 12: International youth Day
August 14: Pakistan’s Independence Day
August 15: India’s Independence Day
August 19: World Photography Day
August 20: Sadbhavana Diwas
August 29: National Sports Day of India (Dhyanchand’s Birth Day)
August 30: Small Industry Day
Important Days in September
September 5: Teacher’s Day ( Dr Radhakrishnan’s Birth Day)
September 7: Forgiveness Day
September 8: International Literacy Day
September 14: Hindi day, World First Aid Day
September 16: World Ozone Day
September 21: International Day of Peace
World Alzheimer’s day
September 25: Social Justice Day
September 27: World Tourism Day
Important Days in October
October 1: International Day for the Elderly(UN)
October 2: Gandhi Jayanti
International Day of Non-Violence
October 3: World Nature Day
World Habitat Day
October 4: World Animal Day
October 5: World Teacher”s Day
October 6: World Wildlife Day
World Food Security Day
October 8: Indian Air-force day
October 9: World Postal Day
October 10: World Mental Health Day
National Post Day
October 11: International Girl Child Day
October 12: World Sight Day
October 13: World Calamity Control Day(UN)
October 14: World Standard Day
October 15: World White cane day(guiding the blind)
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)
October 24: United Nations Day
October 30: World Thrift Day
October 31: Rashtriya Ekta Diwas (Sardar Patel)
National Integration Day (In memory of Indira Gandhi)
Important Days in November
November 5: World Tsunami Awareness Day
November 7: Infant Protection Day
World Cancer Awareness Day
November 9: Legal Service Day
November 10: World Science Day for Peace Development
November 11: National Education Day
November 12: National Broadcasting Day
November 14: Children’s day
World Diabetics day
November 17: Guru Nanak Dev’s Birth Anniversary
November 18: Territorial Army Day
November 19: National Integration Day
November 21: World Fisheries Day
World Television Day
November 26: National Law Day
Important Days in December
December 1: World AIDS Day
December 3: World Disability Day
December 4: Navy Day
December 7: Armed Force Flag Day
December 10: Human Rights day
December 11: UNICEF Day
December 14: National Energy Conservation Day
December 19: Goa’s Liberation day
December 23: Kisan Divas (Farmer’s Day)
