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Important National and International Days: Month-wise Complete List
Complete month-wise list of important national and international days frequently asked in Kerala PSC exams. Over 60 important days with themes and significance in table format.
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— Complete month-wise list of important national and international days frequently asked in Kerala PSC exams. Over 60 important days with themes and significance in table format.
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Important days (national and international) are among the most frequently asked questions in Kerala PSC exams. Every paper includes 2-4 questions on this topic. This comprehensive month-wise list covers all days that have appeared in PSC papers.
January
| Date | Day | Key Facts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 January | Global Family Day / Army Medical Corps Day | — |
| 4 January | World Braille Day | Birth anniversary of Louis Braille |
| 9 January | NRI Day (Pravasi Bharatiya Divas) | Mahatma Gandhi’s return from South Africa (1915) |
| 10 January | World Hindi Day | First World Hindi Conference (Nagpur, 1975) |
| 12 January | National Youth Day | Birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda |
| 15 January | Army Day | First Indian Commander-in-Chief (K.M. Cariappa, 1949) |
| 23 January | Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti (Parakram Divas) | — |
| 24 January | National Girl Child Day | — |
| 25 January | National Voters’ Day / National Tourism Day | Election Commission established (1950) |
| 26 January | Republic Day | Constitution came into effect (1950) |
| 27 January | International Holocaust Remembrance Day | Liberation of Auschwitz (1945) |
| 28 January | Data Privacy Day | — |
| 30 January | Martyrs’ Day (Shaheed Diwas) | Assassination of Mahatma Gandhi (1948) |
February
| Date | Day | Key Facts |
|---|---|---|
| 2 February | World Wetlands Day | Ramsar Convention (1971) |
| 4 February | World Cancer Day | — |
| 12 February | National Productivity Day | — |
| 13 February | World Radio Day | — |
| 14 February | Valentine’s Day | — |
| 20 February | World Day of Social Justice | — |
| 21 February | International Mother Language Day | Bangladesh language movement (1952) |
| 24 February | Central Excise Day | — |
| 28 February | National Science Day | Raman Effect discovery by C.V. Raman (1928) |
March
| Date | Day | Key Facts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 March | Zero Discrimination Day | — |
| 3 March | World Wildlife Day | CITES signing date (1973) |
| 8 March | International Women’s Day | — |
| 14 March | International Day of Mathematics (Pi Day) | — |
| 15 March | World Consumer Rights Day | — |
| 20 March | International Day of Happiness / World Sparrow Day | — |
| 21 March | World Forestry Day / World Down Syndrome Day / World Poetry Day | — |
| 22 March | World Water Day | — |
| 23 March | World Meteorological Day / Shaheed Diwas (Bhagat Singh) | Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, Sukhdev martyrdom (1931) |
| 24 March | World Tuberculosis Day | — |
| 27 March | World Theatre Day | — |
April
| Date | Day | Key Facts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 April | Odisha Day / Prevention of Blindness Week begins | — |
| 2 April | World Autism Awareness Day | — |
| 5 April | National Maritime Day | First voyage of SS Loyalty (1919) |
| 7 April | World Health Day | WHO founding (1948) |
| 11 April | National Safe Motherhood Day | Birth anniversary of Kasturba Gandhi |
| 13 April | Jallianwala Bagh Massacre Day | 1919 massacre by General Dyer |
| 14 April | Ambedkar Jayanti | B.R. Ambedkar birth anniversary |
| 17 April | World Haemophilia Day | — |
| 18 April | World Heritage Day | — |
| 21 April | Civil Services Day | — |
| 22 April | Earth Day | — |
| 23 April | World Book and Copyright Day | — |
| 24 April | National Panchayati Raj Day | 73rd Amendment came into force (1993) |
| 25 April | World Malaria Day | — |
May
| Date | Day | Key Facts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 May | International Workers’ Day (May Day) / Maharashtra Day / Gujarat Day | Maharashtra and Gujarat formed (1960) |
| 3 May | World Press Freedom Day | — |
| 4 May | Coal Miners’ Day | — |
| 8 May | World Red Cross Day | Birth anniversary of Henry Dunant |
| 11 May | National Technology Day | Pokhran-II nuclear test (1998) |
| 12 May | International Nurses Day | Birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale |
| 15 May | International Day of Families | — |
| 17 May | World Telecommunication Day / World Hypertension Day | ITU founding (1865) |
| 21 May | National Anti-Terrorism Day | Rajiv Gandhi assassination (1991) |
| 22 May | International Day for Biological Diversity | — |
| 31 May | World No-Tobacco Day | — |
Note: Kerala Day (Kerala Piravi) is on 1 November, not 1 May. May 1 is Workers’ Day/May Day.
June
| Date | Day | Key Facts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 June | World Milk Day | — |
| 5 June | World Environment Day | Stockholm Conference (1972) |
| 7 June | World Food Safety Day | — |
| 8 June | World Oceans Day | — |
| 12 June | World Day Against Child Labour | — |
| 14 June | World Blood Donor Day | Birth anniversary of Karl Landsteiner |
| 17 June | World Day to Combat Desertification | — |
| 20 June | World Refugee Day | — |
| 21 June | International Day of Yoga | Proposed by PM Modi; adopted by UN (2014) |
| 23 June | International Olympic Day / United Nations Public Service Day | — |
| 26 June | International Day Against Drug Abuse | — |
July
| Date | Day | Key Facts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 July | National Doctors’ Day (India) | Birth and death anniversary of Dr. B.C. Roy |
| 11 July | World Population Day | World reached 5 billion (1987) |
| 12 July | Malala Day | Birth anniversary of Malala Yousafzai |
| 17 July | World Day for International Justice | — |
| 18 July | Nelson Mandela International Day | — |
| 26 July | Kargil Vijay Diwas | Kargil War victory (1999) |
| 28 July | World Hepatitis Day / World Nature Conservation Day | — |
| 29 July | International Tiger Day | — |
August
| Date | Day | Key Facts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 August | World Lung Cancer Day | — |
| 6 August | Hiroshima Day | Atomic bomb dropped (1945) |
| 7 August | National Handloom Day | Swadeshi Movement (1905) |
| 9 August | Quit India Day / Nagasaki Day / International Day of Indigenous Peoples | Quit India Movement (1942) |
| 12 August | International Youth Day | — |
| 15 August | Indian Independence Day | Independence (1947) |
| 19 August | World Humanitarian Day / World Photography Day | — |
| 20 August | Sadbhavana Diwas | Birth anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi |
| 23 August | International Day for Remembrance of Slave Trade | — |
| 29 August | National Sports Day | Birth anniversary of Major Dhyan Chand |
September
| Date | Day | Key Facts |
|---|---|---|
| 2 September | World Coconut Day | — |
| 5 September | Teachers’ Day (India) / International Day of Charity | Birth anniversary of Dr. S. Radhakrishnan |
| 8 September | International Literacy Day | — |
| 14 September | Hindi Diwas | Hindi adopted as official language (1949) |
| 15 September | Engineers’ Day (India) | Birth anniversary of M. Visvesvaraya |
| 16 September | World Ozone Day | Montreal Protocol signing (1987) |
| 21 September | International Day of Peace / World Alzheimer’s Day | — |
| 22 September | World Rhino Day | — |
| 26 September | World Environmental Health Day | — |
| 27 September | World Tourism Day | — |
| 28 September | World Rabies Day | — |
October
| Date | Day | Key Facts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 October | International Day of Older Persons | — |
| 2 October | Gandhi Jayanti / International Day of Non-Violence | Birth of Mahatma Gandhi (1869) |
| 4 October | World Animal Day | — |
| 5 October | World Teachers’ Day (UNESCO) | — |
| 8 October | Indian Air Force Day | IAF established (1932) |
| 9 October | World Postal Day | UPU established (1874) |
| 10 October | World Mental Health Day | — |
| 11 October | International Day of the Girl Child | — |
| 15 October | World Students’ Day / Global Handwashing Day | Birth anniversary of APJ Abdul Kalam |
| 16 October | World Food Day | FAO founding (1945) |
| 20 October | World Statistics Day | — |
| 24 October | United Nations Day / World Polio Day / World Development Information Day | UN Charter came into force (1945) |
| 31 October | Rashtriya Ekta Diwas (National Unity Day) / Halloween | Birth anniversary of Sardar Patel |
November
| Date | Day | Key Facts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 November | Kerala Piravi (Kerala Day) / Karnataka Rajyotsava | Formation of Kerala and Karnataka (1956) |
| 7 November | National Cancer Awareness Day | Birth anniversary of Marie Curie |
| 9 November | Legal Services Day | — |
| 11 November | National Education Day | Birth anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad |
| 14 November | Children’s Day (India) / World Diabetes Day | Birth anniversary of Jawaharlal Nehru |
| 16 November | National Press Day | — |
| 17 November | National Epilepsy Day | — |
| 19 November | World Toilet Day | — |
| 21 November | World Television Day / World Fisheries Day | — |
| 25 November | International Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women | — |
| 26 November | Constitution Day (India) / National Law Day | Constitution adopted (1949) |
December
| Date | Day | Key Facts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 December | World AIDS Day | — |
| 2 December | World Computer Literacy Day / National Pollution Control Day | Bhopal Gas Tragedy (1984) |
| 3 December | International Day of Persons with Disabilities | — |
| 4 December | Indian Navy Day | Operation Trident (1971 war) |
| 5 December | World Soil Day / International Volunteer Day | — |
| 7 December | Armed Forces Flag Day / International Civil Aviation Day | — |
| 10 December | Human Rights Day / Nobel Prize Day | UDHR adopted (1948) |
| 11 December | International Mountain Day | — |
| 14 December | National Energy Conservation Day | — |
| 16 December | Vijay Diwas | Victory in 1971 war (liberation of Bangladesh) |
| 18 December | International Migrants Day / Minorities Rights Day | — |
| 22 December | National Mathematics Day | Birth anniversary of Srinivasa Ramanujan |
| 23 December | Kisan Diwas (Farmers’ Day) | Birth anniversary of Chaudhary Charan Singh |
| 25 December | Good Governance Day | Birth anniversary of Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
Quick-Reference: Birth Anniversary Based Days
| Day | Person | Date |
|---|---|---|
| National Youth Day | Swami Vivekananda | 12 January |
| Parakram Divas | Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose | 23 January |
| National Science Day | C.V. Raman (discovery) | 28 February |
| Ambedkar Jayanti | B.R. Ambedkar | 14 April |
| National Technology Day | Pokhran-II (event) | 11 May |
| International Nurses Day | Florence Nightingale | 12 May |
| National Doctors’ Day | Dr. B.C. Roy | 1 July |
| National Sports Day | Major Dhyan Chand | 29 August |
| Teachers’ Day | Dr. S. Radhakrishnan | 5 September |
| Engineers’ Day | M. Visvesvaraya | 15 September |
| Gandhi Jayanti | Mahatma Gandhi | 2 October |
| World Students’ Day | APJ Abdul Kalam | 15 October |
| National Unity Day | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel | 31 October |
| National Education Day | Maulana Abul Kalam Azad | 11 November |
| Children’s Day | Jawaharlal Nehru | 14 November |
| Constitution Day | Constitution adopted (event) | 26 November |
| National Mathematics Day | Srinivasa Ramanujan | 22 December |
| Good Governance Day | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | 25 December |
Key Points for PSC
- Kerala Piravi is 1 November (1956) — NOT 1 May
- Republic Day = 26 January (Constitution came into effect, 1950)
- Constitution Day = 26 November (Constitution adopted, 1949)
- Independence Day = 15 August (1947)
- National Voters’ Day = 25 January (Election Commission formed, 1950)
- World Environment Day = 5 June (Stockholm Conference, 1972)
- International Yoga Day = 21 June (proposed by India, adopted by UN in 2014)
- National Sports Day is on Dhyan Chand’s birthday, NOT on any sports event date
- World Red Cross Day = Henry Dunant’s birthday (8 May), NOT the date of Geneva Convention
- 2 October is BOTH Gandhi Jayanti AND International Day of Non-Violence
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