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January

1. Global Family Day (USA): January 1

2. Myanmar Independence Day: January 4

3. Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (Non-resident Indian Day): January 9

4. National Human Trafficking Awareness Day (USA): January 11

5. National Youth Day (India): January 12

6. Indian Army Day: January 15

7. National Hug Day (USA): January 21

8. Moebius Syndrome Awareness Day:  January 24

9. National Voters’ Day (India): January 25

10. Dydd Santes Dwynwen (Saint Dwynwen’s – Welsh Valentine’s Day): January 25

11. Burns Night (Roberts Burns’ birth anniversary): January 25

12. International Customs Day: January 26

13. Republic Day (India): January 26

14. Australia Day: January 26

15. International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust: January 27

16. Family Literacy Day (Canada): January 27

17. Martyr’s Day (Mahatma Gandhi’s Martyrdom Day): January 30

18. World Leprosy Eradication Day: January 30

19. International Street Children’s Day: January 31

Indian Army Day

February

1. World Hijab Day: February 1

2. Candlemas Day: February 2

3. Rheumatoid Arthritis Awareness Day: February 2

4. World Cancer Day: February 4

5. Sri Lanka Independence Day: February 4

6. International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation: February 6

7. Waitangi Day (New Zealand): February 6

8. International Safer Internet Day: February 8

9. Darwin Day: February 12

10. Sexual and Reproductive Health Awareness Day – Canadian Federation for Sexual Health

– February 12

11. International Day of Women’s Health – Canadian Foundation for Women’s Health: February 12

12. Red Hand Day – Child Soldier Awareness: February 12

13. Hug Day: February 13

14. Valentine’s Day: February 14

15. Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Day- Canada – Children’s Heart Society:

February 14

16. International Childhood Cancer Day- Childhood Cancer Foundation: February 15

17. World Day of Social Justice: February 20

18. Global Information Governance Day: February 21

19. International Mother Language Day: February 21

20. Language Martyrs’ Day (Bangladesh): February 21

21. International Scouts Day (Founders Day): February 22

22. World Thinking Day: February 22

23. Central Excise Day (India): February 24

24. Anosmia Awareness Day: February 27

25. National Science Day (India): February 28

26. Rare Disease Day: February 28

27. Washington’s Birthday: Third Monday of February

March

1. Saint David’s Day (Wales)– March 1

2. Pig Day (USA)- March 1

3. Texas Independence Day– March 2

4. World Wildlife Day- March 3

5. International Women’s Day– March 8

6. National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day- March 10

7. World Kidney Day– March 12

8. Pi Day– March 14

9. White Day– March 14

10. World Consumer Rights Day– March 15

11. Saint Patrick’s Day– March 17

12. World Oral Health Day- March 20

13. World Sparrow Day– March 20

14. International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination– March 21

15. International Day of Forests– March 21

16. World Down Syndrome Day– March 21

17. World Poetry Day– March 21

18. World Wood Day– March 21

19. World Water Day– March 22

20. Pakistan Day– March 23

21. World Meteorological Day- March 23

22. World Tuberculosis Day– March 24

23. EU Talent Day-March 25

24. Purple Day (Epilepsy Awareness)– March 26

25. Bangladesh Independence Day– March 26

April

1. April Fools’ Day– April 1

2. Youth Homelessness Matters Day- April 1

3. World Autism Awareness Day– April 2

4. National MaritimeDay (India)- April 5

5. World Health Day– April 7

6. International Romani Day– April 8

7. International Louie Louie Day– April 11

8. Cosmonautics Day– April 12

9. Undiagnosed Children’s Awareness Day- April 13

10. Black Day– April 14

11. Pohela Boishakh (Bangla New Year’s Day)– April 14

12. Day of Silence– April 15

13. Day of Dialogue– April 15

14. Foursquare Day– April 16

15. World Hemophilia Day– April 17

16. World Heritage Day- April 18

17. Bicycle Day- April 19

18. Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Action Day– April 19

19. World Liver Day- April 19

20. Earth Day– April 22

21. St George’s Day– April 23

22. World Book Day– April 23

23. ANZAC Day– April 25

24. Liberation Day (Italy)– April 25

25. Parental Alienation Awareness Day- April 25

26. World Malaria Day– April 25

27. World Intellectual Property Day– April 26

28. King’s Day (The Netherlands)– April 27

29. International Dance Day– April 29

30. International Jazz Day– April 30

May

1. World Laughter Day– First Sunday of May every year

2. Mothers’ Day- Second Sunday of May

3. International Workers’ Day– May 1

4. May Day– May 1

5. World Press Freedom Day– May 3

6. Remembrance of the Dead– May 4

7. Star Wars Day– May 4

8. Greenery Day– May 4

9. International Midwives’ Day– May 5

10. International No Diet Day– May 6

11. Victory in Europe Day– May 8

12. World Red Cross Day- May 8

13. World Thalassaemia Day- May 8

14. Military Spouse Appreciation Day– May 11

15. National Technology Day (India)- May 11

16. International Nurses Day– May 12

17. International Day of Families– May 15

18. International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia– May 17

19. World Information Society Day– May 17

20. World Telecommunication Day- May 17

21. International Day for Biological Diversity– May 22

22. World Turtle Day– May 23

23. Commonwealth Day– May 24

24. International Missing Children’s Day– May 25

25. Towel Day– May 25

26. Geek Pride Day– May 25

27. Menstrual Hygiene Day– May 28

28. World No Tobacco Day– May 31

June

1. Queen’s Official Birthday– First, Second or third Saturday in June

2. National Cancer Survivors Day (USA)– First Sunday of June

3. Republic Day (Italy)– June 2

4. World Clubfoot Day- June 3

5. International Day for Innocent Children Victims of Aggression- June 4

6. World Environment Day – June 5

7. D-Day – June 6

8. World Brain Tumour Day- June8

9. World Oceans Day– June 8

10. Independence Day (Philippines)– June 12

11. World Blood Donor Day– June 14

12. Autistic Pride Day– June 18

13. Juneteenth– June 19 (Celebrated on June 19th and/or 3rd Saturday of the month)

14. World Refugee Day– June 20

15. Fathers’ Day– June 21

16. World Hydrography Day– June 21

17. Fête de la Musique (World Music Day)– June 21

18. International Yoga Day– June 21

19. Take Your Dog to Work Day (USA)- June 24

20. International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking– June 26

July

1. Canada Day– July 1

2. Doctors’ Day (India)- July 1

3. World UFO Day– July 2

4. Independence Day (United States)– July 4

5. World Zoonoses Day- July 6

6. World Population Day– July 11

7. Malala Day– July 12

8. Bastille Day – July 14

9. World Day for International Justice– July 17

10. Mandela Day– July 18

11. Pi Approximation Day– July 22

12. Kargil Vijay Diwas– July 26

13. World Hepatitis Day- July 28

14. International Tiger Day– July 29

15. ORS Day- July 29

16. Live Your Life Day- July 30

17. System Administrator Appreciation Day – Last Friday in July

August

1. International Beer Day– First Friday of August

2. Friendship Day– First Sunday of August

3. National Honey Bee Day (USA) – 3rd Saturday of August

4. Hiroshima Day- August 6

5. Quit India Day- August 9

6. Nagasaki Day- August 9

7. International Youth Day– August 12

8. International Lefthanders Day– August 13

9. Youm-e-Azadi (Pakistan Independence Day)– August 14

10. National day of mourning (Bangladesh)– August 15

11. Independence Day (India)– August 15

12. Victory over Japan Day(UK)– August 15

13. Indian Independence Day– August 15

14. Day of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary– August 15

15. Bennington Battle Day– August 16

16. Indonesian Independence Day– August 17

17. World Mosquito Day– August 20

18. Indian Akshay Urja Day– August 20

19. TORYS Day– August 20

20. International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition– August 23

21. European Day of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism and Nazism– August 23

22. Women’s Equality Day– August 26

23. National Sports Day (India)– August 29

24. Hari Merdeka (Malaysia National Day)– August 31

September

1. Victory over Japan Day (USA)– September 2

2. Skyscraper Day– September 3

3. International Day of Charity– September 5

4. Teachers’ Day (India)– September 5

5. Brazilian Independence Day– September 7

6. World Literacy Day- September 8

7. World Suicide Prevention Day– September 10

8. RUOK? Day- Depression awareness and suicide prevention (Australia) –  September

10

9. Patriot Day– September 11

10. Hindi Day– September 14

11. Engineer’s Day (India)– September 15

12. International Day of Democracy– September 15

13. Malaysia Day– September 16

14. World Ozone Day- September 16

15. International Talk Like a Pirate Day– September 19

16. Global Aortic Dissection Awareness Day-  September 19

17. Alzheimer’s Day- September 21

18. International Day of Peace– September 21

19. Day of the Deaf- September 26

20. European Day of Languages– September 26

21. World Contraception Day- 26 September

22. World Tourism Day– September 27

23. World Rabies Day– September 28

24. World Heart Day– September 29

October

1. World Habitat Day– First Monday of October

2. World Sight Day– Second Thursday of October

3. eDay Electronic Waste Awareness Day (New Zealand)- October 4

4. International Coffee Day– October 1

5. International Day of the Elderly- October 1

6. World Vegetarian Day– October 1

7. Gandhi Jayanti- October 2

8. National Anti Drug Addiction Day (India)- October 2

9. International Day of Non-Violence– October 2

10. German Unity Day– October 3

11. Stevie Ray Vaughan Day (Austin, Texas)– October 3

12. World Animal Day– October 4

13. International Day of No Prostitution– October 5

14. World Teachers’ Day- October 5

15. German-American Day– October 6

16. International Trigeminal Neuralgia Awareness Day- October 7

17. Team Margot Stem Cell and Bone Marrow Awareness Day- October 7

18. Indian Airforce Day- October 8

19. PANDAS/PANS Awareness Day- October 9

20. World Post Day– October 9

21. World Mental Health Day– October 10

22. National Post Day- October 10

23. International Day of the Girl Child- October 11

24. National Coming Out Day (USA)– October 11

25. World Arthritis Day- October 12

26. UN International Day for National disaster reduction- October 13

27. World Standards Day– October 14

28. Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day– October 15

29. World White Cane Day- October 15

30. Global Handwashing Day– October 15

31. World Food Day– October 16

32. International Day for the Eradication of Poverty– October 17

33. World Trauma Day- October 17

34. World Osteoporosis Day- October 20

35. World Iodine Deficiency Day- October 21

36. International Stuttering Awareness Day– October 22

37. Mole Day– October 23

38. United Nations Day– October 24

39. World Polio Day- October 24

40. World Obesity Day- October 26

41. Labour Day (New Zealand)– October 27

42. National Cat Day (USA)– October 29

43. World Stroke Day- October 29

44. World Thrift Day- October 30

45. Halloween– October 31

November

1. Melbourne Cup Day– 1st Tuesday in November

2. World Vegan Day– November 1

3. All Saints’ Day– November 1

4. International Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome Awareness Day-  November 1

5. All Souls’ Day– November 2

6. Bonfire Night (also Guy Fawkes Night)– November 5

7. World Freedom Day-  November 9

8. World Immunisation Day- November 10

9. Armistice Day (also Remembrance Day)– November 11

10. Veterans Day– November 11

11. World Pneumonia Day– November 12

12. Children’s Day (India) – November 14

13. World Diabetes Day– November 14

14. World Prematurity Day– November 17

15. World COPD Day- November 18

16. International Men’s Day– November 19

17. World Toilet Day– November 19

18. Citizen’s Day– November 19

19. Africa Industrialization Day- November 20

20. Universal Children’s Day– November 20

21. Transgender Day of Remembrance– November 20

22. World Television Day– November 21

23. International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women– November 25

24. Law Day (India)- November 26

25. International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People-  November 29

26. Saint Andrew’s Day (Scotland)– November 30

27. Cities for Life Day – November 30

28. Self-injury Awareness Day– November 30

29. Thanksgiving (United States)– Fourth Thursday of November

December

1. World AIDS Day– December 1

2. National Pollution Prevention Day (India)- December 2

3. United Nations’ International Day of Persons with Disabilities– December 3

4. Navy Day (India)- December 4

5. International Volunteer Day– December 5

6. Armed Forces Flag Day (India)- December 7

7. International Civil Aviation Day- December 7

8. World Patient Safety Day- December 9

9. Human Rights Day– December 10

10. Victory day of Bangladesh– December 16

11. Kisan Diwas (India)- December 23

12. Christmas Eve– December 24

13. Christmas Day– December 25

14. Good Governance Day (India)- December 25

15. Quaid-e-Azam Day- December 25

16. Boxing Day– December 26

17. Kwanzaa(USA)– December 26 to January 1

18. New Year’s Eve – December 31