Monthly Archives: August 2017

January 4: World Braille Day, January 9: NRI Day, January 10: World Hindi Day, January 12: National Youth Day, January 15: Army day, January 24: National Girl Child Day, January 25: National Voters day, January (last Sunday): World Leprosy Eradication Day, February 4: World Cancer Day, February 6: International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation, February 7: Safer Internet Day (second day of the second week of February), February 10: National De-worming Day, February 12: National Productivity Day, February 13: World Radio Day, February 14: Valentine Day, February 20: World Day of Social Justice, February 21: International Mother Language Day, February 24: Central Excise Day, February 28: National Science Day, March 1: Zero Discrimination Day, March 3: World Wildlife Day, National Defence Day, March 4: National Security Day, March 8: International Women’s Day, March 13: No Smoking Day (second Wednesday in March), March 15: World Disabled Day; World Consumer Rights Day, March 18: Ordnance Factories Day (India), March 21: World Forestry Day; World Down Syndrome Day, March 22: World Day for Water, March 23: World Meteorological Day, March 24: World TB Day, March 27: World Theatre Day, April 2: World Autism Awareness Day, April 5: International Day for Mine Awareness; National Maritime Day, April 7: World Health Day, April 10: World Homeopathy Day, April 11: National Safe Motherhood Day, April 17: World Haemophilia Day, April 18: World Heritage Day, April 23: World Book and Copyright Day, April 24: National Panchayati Day, April 29: International Dance Day, May 1: Workers’ Day (International Labour Day), Maharashtra Day, May 3: Press Freedom Day, May (1st Sunday): World Laughter Day, May (1st Tuesday): World Asthma Day, May (2nd Sunday): Mother’s Day, May 4: Coal Miners’ Day; International Fireghters Day, May 7: World Athletics Day, May 8: World Red Cross Day, May 9: World Thalassaemia Day, May 11: National Technology Day, May 12: International Nurses Day, May 15: International Day of the Family, May 17: World Telecommunication Day; World Hypertension Day, May 18: World AIDS Vaccine Day, May 22: International Day for Biological Diversity, May 24: Commonwealth Day, May 31: Anti-tobacco Day, June 1: World Milk Day, June 4: International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression, June 5: World Environment Day June (3rd Sunday): Father’s Day, June 8: World Ocean Day, June 12: Anti-Child Labor Day, June 14: World Blood Donor Day, June 20: World Refugee Day,June 21: International day of yoga, June 26: International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Tracking, July 1: Doctor’s Day, July 6: World Zoonoses Day, July 11: World Population Day, August (1st Sunday): International Friendship Day, August 6: Hiroshima Day, August 8: World Senior Citizen’s Day, August 9: Quit India Day, Nagasaki Day, August 15: Indian Independence Day, August 18: IntI. Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, August 19: Photography Day, August 29: National Sports Day, September 2: Coconut Day, September 5: Teachers’ Day; Sanskrit Day, September 8: International Literacy Day, September 15: Engineers’ Day, September 16: World Ozone Day, September 21: Alzheimer’s Day; Day for Peace & Non-violence (UN), September 22: Rose Day (Welfare of cancer patients), September 26: Day of the Deaf; World Contraception Day, September 27: World Tourism Day, September 29: World Heart Day, September: world rivers day (last Saturday of September), October 1: International Day for the Elderly, October 2: Gandhi Jayanthi; International Day of Non-Violence, October(rst Monday): World Habitat Day, October 4: World Animal Welfare Day, October 8: Indian Air Force Day, October 9: World Post Oce Day, October 10: National Post Day; World Mental Health Day, October 2nd Thursday: World Sight Day, October 13: UN International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction, October 14: World Standards Day, October 15: World Students Day; World White Cane Day (guiding the blind), October 16: World Food Day, October 24: UN Day; World Development Information Day, October 30: World Thrift Day, November 5: World tsunami day, November 7: National Cancer Awareness Day, November 9: Legal Services Day, November 14: Children’s Day; Diabetes Day, November 17: National Epilepsy Day, November 20: Africa Industrialization Day, November 21: World Television Day, November 29: International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People, December 1: World AIDS Day, December 2: National Pollution Control, December 3: World Day of the Handicapped, December 4: Indian Navy Day, December 7: Indian Armed Forces Flag Day, December 10: Human Rights Day; IntI. Children’s Day of Broadcasting, December 11: International Mountain Day, December 14: World Energy Conservation Day, December 16: Vijay Diwas, December 18: Minorities Rights Day (India), December 22: National Mathematics Day, December 23: Kisan Divas (Farmer’s Day) (India), December 24: National Consumers Day, December 25: Christmas Day