This is the most important topic for all competitive exams. While compiling this list we have tried our best to include all Important Days recorded and verified from various sources. However if you know any Important Day which has not been included in this list, please mention it in the comment box along with the link of a reliable source.
The complete list of world’s Important Days, events details with day name which is helpful for preparing various entrance exams in India.
DAY
|
EVENTS
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January 1
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Global Family Day
(UN), World Peace Day
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January 4
|
World Braille Day – International
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January 6
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World Day – War
Orphans
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January 9
|
NRI Day
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January 10
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World Laughter Day
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January 11
|
National Human Trafficking Awareness
Day
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January 12
|
National youth day
(India)
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January 15
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Army Day (India)
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January 20
|
World Religion Day
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January 24
|
National Girl child day (In India)
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January 25
|
Tourism Day
(India), National Voters Day
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January 26
|
Republic Day (India), International
Customs Day
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January 27
|
Family Literacy
Day(ABC Life Literacy Canada), International Holocaust Remembrance Day
(Recognized by the UN)
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January 28
|
Data Protection Day(recognized by the
Council of Europe), Potato Day
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January 30
|
Martyr’s Day
(India), Sarvodaya Day, World Leprosy Eradication Day
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January 31
|
Street Children’s Day
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January 3rd week
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National
Non-Smoking Week(Canada)
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January 3rd Wednesday
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Weed less Wednesday(Canada)
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January 2nd
|
8th National Folic
Acid Awareness Week
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February 2
|
World Wetlands Day, Rheumatoid
Arthritis Awareness Day
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February 3
|
World Cancer
Awareness Day
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February 4
|
World Cancer Day
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February 5
|
Kashmir Day
(Organized by Pakistan)
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February 6
|
International Day of Zero Tolerance
to Female Genital Mutilation
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February 7
|
Rose Day
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February 8
|
Safer Internet Day (International)
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February 9
|
Chocolate day
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February 11
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World Day of the Sick, Promise Day
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February 12
|
Sexual and
Reproductive Health Awareness Day, International Day of Women’s Health,
Darwin Day
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February 13
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World Radio Day (UNESCO)
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February 14
|
National Donor Day,
Valentine Day, Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Day – Canada – Children’s
Heart Society
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February 15
|
International Childhood Cancer Day –
International – Childhood Cancer Foundation, National Flag of Canada Day –
Heritage Canada
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February 16
|
Family Day
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February 17
|
Heritage Day – Heritage Canada
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February 20
|
World Day of Social
Justice (Recognized by the UN)
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February 21
|
International Mother Language Day
(Recognized by the UN)
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February 22
|
International
Scouts Day, World Thinking Day, Work Your Proper Hours Day
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February 23
|
World Peaces and Understanding Day
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February 24
|
Central Excise Day
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February 28
|
National Science Day (India),
International Pashtun Jirga Day
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February 1st week
|
Eating Disorder
Awareness Week, International Development Week, National Therapeutic
Recreation Week, White Cane Week
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February 2nd week
|
World Orphan Week
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February 3rd week
|
Scout-Guide Week,
Brotherhood/Sisterhood Week
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February 4th week
|
Freedom to Read Week
|
February Last
wednesday
|
Pink Shirt Day
(Anti-bullying)
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February 2nd Sunday
|
World marriage Day
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March 1
|
Self-Injury
Awareness Day, Pig day
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March 2
|
Texas Independence Day
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March 3
|
National Defence
Day (India)
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March 4
|
National Safety Day (India), World
Day of the Fight Against Sexual Exploitation
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March 8
|
International
Women’s Day (Recognized by the UN), International Literacy Day
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March 11
|
World Day of Muslim Culture, Peace,
Dialogue and Film
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March 12
|
World Glaucoma Day
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March 13
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World Kidney Day, World Rotaract Day,
No Smoking Day
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March 14
|
International Day
of Action for Rivers, Pi Day
|
March 15
|
World Consumer Rights Day, World
Disabled Day
|
March 16
|
National
Vaccination Day
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March 18
|
Ordinance Factories Day (India)
|
March 20
|
World Day of
Happiness, International Day of the Francophonie, World Day of Theatre for
Children and Young People, World House Sparrow Day
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March 21
|
World Down Syndrome Day,
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination – UN, World
Poetry Day (Recognized by the UNESCO), World Forestry Day, World Sleep Day,
World Puppetry Day recognized by UNIMA
|
March 22
|
World Day for Water
(Recognized by the UN)
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March 23
|
World Meteorological Day (Recognized
by the UN)
|
March 24
|
International Day
for Achievers, World Tuberculosis Day (Recognized by the UN)
|
March 25
|
International Day of Remembrance of
the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade (Recognized by the
UN), American Diabetes Alert Day
|
March 26
|
Purple Day for
Epilepsy
|
March 27
|
World Theatre Day, World Drama Day
|
April 1
|
April Fool’s Day,
Orissa Day
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April 2
|
World Autism Awareness Day
(Recognized by the UN), International Children’s Book Day
|
April 5
|
World Day for Mine
Awareness, National Maritime Day (India)
|
April 7
|
World Health Day
|
April 8
|
World Tradition
Day, International Romani Day
|
April 12
|
International Day of Human Space
Flight – an official United Nations day, International Day for Street
Children, World Aviation & Cosmonautics Day
|
April 14
|
Cultural Unity Day
(recognized by India, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Bangladesh and Nepal), National
Law Day, Fire Extinguishing Day
|
April 16
|
World Entrepreneurship Day (WED)
|
April 17
|
World Haemophilia
Day (Recognized by the UN), Zoo Awareness Day
|
April 18
|
World Heritage Day
|
April 21
|
Secretaries Day,
Civil Services Day (India), World Creativity and Innovation Day
|
April 22
|
Earth Day
|
April 23
|
World Book and
Copyright Day (Recognized by the UN), Easter Day
|
April 24
|
World Day for Laboratory Animals
(Recognized by the UN), World Meningitis Day
|
April 25
|
Parental Alienation
Awareness Day, Penguin Day, World Meningitis Day, World Malaria Day, National
Administrative Professionals Day, World Veterinary Day
|
April 26
|
World Intellectual Property Day
(Recognized by the UN)
|
April 28
|
International
Worker’s Memorial Day, World Day for Safety and Health at Work
|
April 29
|
International Dance Day,
International Make-A-Wish Day
|
April 30
|
International Jazz
Day
|
May 1
|
World Naturist Day, May Day or Labour
Day, Gujarat Statehood Day, Maharastra Statehood Day
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May 2
|
International
Astronomy Day
|
May 3
|
World Solar Energy Day, World Asthma
Day, World Press Freedom Day (UN)
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May 4
|
International Fire
fighters’ Day, Star Wars Day, Coal Miners’ Days
|
May 5
|
International Midwives Day, World
Athletics Day, Day of Vesak(recognized by the UN)
|
May 6
|
International
Awareness Day for Orthogenesis Imperfect (Brittle Bones)
|
May 7
|
Bladder Cancer Awareness Day,
National Institute of Sports Founder’s Day
|
May 8
|
World Red Cross
& Red Crescent Day
|
May 9
|
World Thalassaemia Day, Europe Day
|
May 10
|
World Mother Day,
World Lupus Day
|
May 11
|
National Technology Day (India),
National Resurgence Day
|
May 12
|
World Hypertension
Day, World Nurses Day, World Migratory Bird Day (recognized by the UN and
UNEP)
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May 13
|
International Criminal Court Day,
National Solidarity Day
|
May 14
|
Bone and Joint Day
|
May 15
|
International Day of Families
(Recognized by the UN)
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May 16
|
Sikkim Day
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May 17
|
World Telecommunication Day, World
AIDS Vaccine Day, World Information Society Day (Recognized by the UN)
|
May 18
|
International
Museum Day
|
May 19
|
World Hepatitis Day
|
May 20
|
World Autoimmune
Arthritis Day, sponsored by the International Auto immune Arthritis Movement,
World Metrology Day
|
May 21
|
World Day for Cultural Diversity for
Dialogue and Development (Recognized by the UN), Anti Terrorism Day
|
May 22
|
International Day
for Biological Diversity (Recognized by the UN), World Goth Day
|
May 23
|
World Turtle Day
|
May 24
|
Common wealth Day
|
May 25
|
World Thyroid Day, Geek Pride Day
|
May 29
|
International Day
of United Nations Peacekeepers (Recognized by the UN), Redhead Day,
International Mount Everest Day (Designated by Nepal)
|
May 31
|
World Anti Tobacco Day (Recognized by
the UN)
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June 1
|
Global Day of
Parents, International Children’s Day, World Milk Day
|
June 4
|
International Day of Innocent
Children Victims of Aggression
|
June 5
|
World Environment
Day
|
June 6
|
Hunger Day
|
June 8
|
World Ocean Day,
World Brain Tumors Day
|
June 10
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Ballpoint Pen Day
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June 12
|
World Day Against
Child Labour
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June 14
|
World Blood Donor Day
|
June 15
|
World Elder Abuse
Awareness Day
|
June 16
|
International Integration Day,
|
June 17
|
World Day to Combat
Desertification and Drought (Recognized by the UN), Badger Day, Panic Day
|
June 18
|
International Picnic Day,
International Ride to Work Day
|
June 19
|
World Sickle Cell
Day, by UN Resolution
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June 20
|
World Refugee Day (Recognized by the
UN)
|
June 21
|
World Music Day
|
June 23
|
United Nations Public Service Day
(Recognized by the UN), International Olympic Day, International Widow’s Day
|
June 26
|
International Day
against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking (Recognized by the UN),
International Day in Support of Victims of Torture (Recognized by the UN),
International Anti – Drugs Day
|
June 27
|
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Awareness Day, World Diabetes Day
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3rd Sunday of June
|
International
Father’s Day
|
July 1
|
Doctor’s Day, International Joke Day,
Architecture Day
|
July 2
|
World UFO Day,
World Sports Journalists Day
|
July 6
|
World Zoonoses Day
|
July 7
|
International
Cooperative Day
|
July 8
|
Writer’s Day
|
July 11
|
World Population
Day (Recognized by the UN)
|
July 16
|
Disability (ADA) Awareness Day
|
July 18
|
Mandela Day
(Recognized by the UN)
|
July 26
|
Kargil Memorial Day
|
July 28
|
World Hepatitis
Day, World Nature Conservation Day
|
July 29
|
International Tiger Day
|
July 30
|
International Day
of Friendship (recognized by the UN)
|
July 31
|
Orgasm Day
|
Last Friday of July
|
System
Administrator Appreciation Day
|
August 1
|
Clergy Sexual Abuse Awareness Day US
& International
|
August 3
|
World Friendship
Day, Liberation Day
|
August 5
|
International Beer Day
|
August 6
|
Hiroshima Day, Anti
Nuclear Day
|
August 7
|
International Hipster Day
|
August 8
|
World Senior
Citizen Day
|
August 9
|
Quit India Day (India), Nagasaki Day,
International Day of the World’s Indigenous People, World Gifted &
Talented Awareness Day, National Women’s Day in South Africa
|
August 10
|
Dengue Prevention
Day, International Sorry Ranga (redhead) Day
|
August 12
|
International Youth Day (Recognized
by the UN), Librarians Day
|
August 13
|
International
Lefthanders Day
|
August 14
|
Pakistan’s Independence Day
|
August 15
|
India’s
Independence Day, West Bengal Day, World Internet Appreciation Day,
International Mourning Day
|
August 16
|
Black day
|
August 19
|
World Humanitarian
Day, World Photography Day
|
August 20
|
World Mosquito Day
|
August 21
|
World Fashion Day
|
August 23
|
International Day for the Remembrance
of the Slave Trade and its Abolition (Recognized by the UN)
|
August 24
|
Kolkata’s Birth
Day, Sanskrit Day
|
August 26
|
Namibia Day
|
August 29
|
National Sports Day
(India), International Day against Nuclear Tests, Telugu Language Day
|
August 30
|
International Day of the Victims of
Enforced Disappearances, Small Industry Day
|
September 1 to 7
|
Nutrition Week
|
September 2
|
World Coconut Day
|
September 4
|
Minority Welfare
Day, World Cerebral Palsy Day
|
September 5
|
Teachers Day (India), Sanskrit Day
(India)
|
September 8
|
International
Literacy Day (Recognized by the UN), World Physical Therapy Day
|
September 10
|
World Suicide Prevention Day, Punjab
Statehood Day, Haryana Statehood Day
|
September 11
|
World First Aid Day
|
September 12
|
United Nations Day for South-South
Cooperation
|
September 13
|
World Flowers Day
|
September 14
|
Hindi Day (India)
|
September 15
|
International Day
of Democracy, International Day of Engineers
|
September 16
|
World Ozone Day
|
September 19
|
International Talk
Like a Pirate Day
|
September 21
|
International Day of Peace
(Recognized by the UN), World Alzheimer’s Day, Biosphere Day
|
September 22
|
World Car Free Day,
World Rose Day (Welfare of Cancer Patients), World Rhino Day
|
September 24
|
Dating Day, World Heart Day, World
Clean-up Day
|
September 26
|
European Day of
Languages, World Day Of The Deaf, CSIR Foundation Day
|
September 27
|
World Tourism Day
|
September 28
|
Right to Know Day,
World Rabies Day, Gunners Day
|
September 30
|
World Helping Day, Blasphemy Day
|
Last week of
September
|
World Maritime Day
|
October 1
|
World Vegetarian Day, International
Day of Older Persons (Recognized by the UN)
|
October 2
|
International Day
of Non-Violence, Human Rights Protection Day, Prisoner’s Day, World Ostony
Day, World Animal Day
|
October 3
|
World Smile Day, World Nature Day
|
October 4
|
World Animal
Welfare Day
|
October 5
|
World Teachers’ Day, Poetry Day
|
October 8
|
World Humanitarian
Action Day, World Egg Day, Rapid Action Force Raising Day
|
October 9
|
World Hospice and Palliative Care
Day, World Post Day, Global Jamie Day
|
October 10
|
World Mental Health
Day, World Day Against Death Penalty, National Post Day (India)
|
October 11
|
National Coming Out Day
|
October 12
|
World arthritis day
|
October 13
|
International Suit Up Day, Metastatic
Breast Cancer Awareness Day, World Day for Natural Disaster Reduction (UN),
World Calamity Control Day (UN)
|
October 14
|
World Standards Day
|
October 15
|
World Blind Day, International Day of
Rural Women (Recognized by the UN), Global Hand washing Day, World White Cane
Day
|
October 16
|
National Boss Day,
World Food Day (Recognized by the UN), World Anaesthesiologists Day
|
October 17
|
International Day for the Eradication
of Poverty (Recognized by the UN), World Trauma Day
|
October 20
|
International Day
of the Air Traffic Controller, World Statistics Day, World Osteoporosis Day
|
October 21
|
Global Iodine Deficiency Disorders
Day, Police Commemoration Day
|
October 22
|
International
Stuttering Awareness Day
|
October 24
|
United Nations Day (Recognized by the
UN), World Development Information Day (Recognized by the UN), World Polio
Day
|
October 25
|
Spina Bifida
Awareness Day, Hydrocephalus Day
|
October 27
|
World Day for Audiovisual Heritage
(Recognized by the UN), Infantry Day
|
October 28
|
International
Animation Day, INTERNATIONAL CAPS LOCK DAY
|
October 29
|
Sleep In Day
|
October 30
|
World Thrift Day,
International Orthopaedic Nurses Day
|
October 31
|
National Integration Day (India)
|
November 1
|
World Vegan Day
|
November 5
|
World Interact Day
|
November 6
|
International Day
for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict
(Recognized by the UN)
|
November 8
|
World Radiographer Day
|
November 9
|
World Freedom Day,
World Legal Services Day
|
November 10
|
World Immunization Day
|
November 12
|
World Pneumonia Day
|
November 13
|
World Kindness Day
|
November 14
|
World Diabetes Day
(Recognized by the UN), Children’s Day (India)
|
November 16
|
International Day for Tolerance,
World Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Day
|
November 17
|
International
Students Day
|
November 19
|
International Journalist’s
remembrance Day, International Men’s Day
|
November 20
|
Africa
Industrialization Day (Recognized by the UN), Universal Children’s Day
(Recognized by the UN), Transgender Day of Remembrance
|
November 21
|
World Hello Day, World Television Day
(Recognized by the UN), World Fisheries Day
|
November 25
|
International Day
for the Elimination of Violence against Women (Recognized by the UN),
International Meatless
|
November 26
|
National Law Day (India)
|
November 29
|
International Day
of Solidarity with the Palestinian People (Recognized by the UN)
|
November 30
|
Computer Security Day
|
3rd Sunday of
November
|
World Day of
Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims (Recognized by the UN)
|
December 1
|
World Aids Day (Recognized by the UN)
|
December 2
|
International Day
for the Abolition of Slavery (Recognized by the UN), World Computer Literacy
Day
|
December 3
|
World Conservation Day, World Day of
the Handicapped
|
December 4
|
Indian Navy Day
|
December 5
|
International Volunteer Day for
Economic and Social Development (Recognized by the UN)
|
December 6
|
National Day of
Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women – Status of Women Canada
|
December 7
|
Indian Armed Force Flag Day,
International Civil Aviation Day (Recognized by the UN)
|
December 9
|
The International
Day against Corruption (Recognized by the UN)
|
December 10
|
Human Rights Day (Recognized by the
UN), International Animal Rights Day
|
December 11
|
International
Mountain Day (Recognized by the UN)
|
December 12
|
The International Day Of Heavy Metal
|
December 14
|
National Energy
Conservation Day (India)
|
December 18
|
International Migrants Day
(Recognized by the UN)
|
December 20
|
International Human
Solidarity Day (Recognized by the UN)
|
December 23
|
Farmers Day (India)
|
December 29
|
International
Biodiversity Day
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