Important Days of International Observance

JANUARY 3rd Sunday of January	-	World Religion Day
January 01	-	Global Family Day
January 01	-	World Day of Peace
January 04	-	World Hypnotism Day
January 06	-	World day for War orphans
January 24	-	National girl child day of India
January 27	-	International Holocaust Remembrance Day
January 28	-	Data Protection Day
January 29 FEBRUARY	-	World Leprosy Day
February 02	-	World Wetlands Day
February 04	-	World Cancer Day
February 06	-	International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation
February 11	-	World Day of the Sick
February 14	-	Valentines Day
February 20	-	World Day of Social Justice
February 21	-	International Mother Language Day
February 22 MARCH	-	International Scouts Day
March 06	-	Dentist's Day
March 08	-	United Nations Day for Women's Rights and International Peace
March 08	-	International Women's Day
March 14	-	International Day of Action for Rivers
March 15	-	World Day of Muslim Culture, Peace, Dialogue and Film
March 15	-	World Consumer Rights Day
March 20	-	World Day of Theater for Children and Young People
March 21	-	International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
March 21	-	World Poetry Day
March 22	-	World Day for Water
March 23	-	World Meteorological Day
March 24	-	International Day for Achievers
March 24	-	World Tuberculosis Day
March 25	-	International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
March 27 APRIL	-	World Theater Day
April 02	-	World Autism Awareness Day
April 04	-	International Day for Mine Awareness
April 07	-	World Health Day
April 14	-	Cultural Unity Day, recognized by India, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Bangladesh and Nepal.
April 16	-	World Entrepreneurship Day (WED) site
April 17	-	World Hemophilia Day
April 21	-	World Creativity and Innovation Day
April 22	-	Earth Day
April 23	-	World Book and Copyright Day
April 24	-	World Day for Laboratory Animals
April 25	-	World Malaria Day
April 26	-	World Intellectual Property Day
April 28	-	International Workers' Memorial Day
April 29 MAY	-	World Dance Day
1st Tuesday of May	-	World Asthma Day
2nd Saturday of May	-	World Fair Trade Day
2nd Sunday of May	-	International Mothers' Day
May 01	-	May Day : Labour Day
May 02	-	International Day of Deliberately Unemployed
May 03	-	World Press Freedom Day
May 04	-	International Firefighters' Day
May 05	-	International Midwives Day
May 06	-	International Awareness Day for Osteogenesis Imperfecta
May 07	-	Rabindranath Tagore's Anniversary Day
May 08	-	World Red Cross & Red Crescent Day
May 12	-	International Nurses Day
May 15	-	International Day of Families
May 17	-	World Information Society Day
May 18	-	International Museum Day
May 19	-	World Hepatitis Day
May 21	-	World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
May 22	-	International Day for Biological Diversity
May 23	-	World Turtle Day
May 29	-	International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers
May 31 JUNE	-	World No Tobacco Day
June 01	-	International Children's Day
June 04	-	International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression
June 05	-	World Environment Day
June 08	-	World Brain Tumour Day
June 08	-	World Ocean Day
June 12	-	World Day Against Child Labour
June 14	-	World Blood Donor Day
June 17	-	World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
June 18	-	International Picnic Day
June 19	-	World Sickle Cell Day
June 20	-	World Refugee Day
June 21	-	World Music Day
June 23	-	United Nations Public Service Day
June 26	-	International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
June 26	-	International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
3rd Sunday of June JULY	-	International Fathers' Day
1st Saturday of July	-	International Day of Cooperatives
July 01	-	Doctor's Day
July 01	-	Bidhan Chandra Roy Birth Day
July 01	-	International Reggae Day - Jamaica
July 07	-	International Cooperative Day
July 08	-	Writer's Day
July 11	-	World Population Day
July 23 AUGUST	-	World Stress Down Day
August 09	-	International Day of the World's Indigenous People
August 12	-	International Youth Day
August 13	-	International Left-handers Day
August 19	-	World Humanitarian Day
August 23 SEPTEMBER	-	International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition
September 08	-	International Literacy Day
September 10	-	World Suicide Prevention Day
September 11	-	World First Aid Day
September 15	-	International Day of Democracy
September 16	-	International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
September 19	-	International Talk Like a Pirate Day
September 21	-	International Day of Peace, recognized by the UN
September 21	-	World Alzheimer's Day
September 26	-	European Day of Languages
September 27	-	World Tourism Day
September 28	-	Right to Know Day
September 28 OCTOBER	-	World Rabies Day
1st Monday of October	-	World Habitat Day
2nd Wednesday of October	-	International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction
2nd Friday of October	-	World Egg Day
October 01	-	International Day of Older Persons
October 01	-	World Vegetarian Day
October 02	-	International Day of Non-Violence
October 03	-	World Smile Day
October 04	-	World Animal Day
October 05	-	World Teachers' Day
October 08	-	World Hospice and Palliative Care Day
October 08	-	World Humanitarian Action Day
October 09	-	World Post Day
October 09	-	Global Jamie Day
October 10	-	World Mental Health Day
October 10	-	World Day Against Death Penalty
October 14	-	World Standards Day
October 15	-	World Blind Day / World Sight Day
October 15	-	International Day of Rural Women
October 15	-	Global Handwashing Day
October 16	-	National Boss Day (Boss's Day)
October 16	-	World Food Day, recognized by the UN
October 17	-	International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
October 20	-	International Day of the Air Traffic Controller
October 20	-	World Statistics Day
October 24	-	United Nations Day, recognized by the UN
October 24	-	World Development Information Day
October 27 NOVEMBER	-	World Day for Audiovisual Heritage
3rd Sunday of November	-	World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
November 01	-	World Vegan Day
November 06	-	International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict
November 09	-	World Freedom Day
November 10	-	World Immunization Day
November 14	-	World Diabetes Day
November 16	-	International Day for Tolerance
November 17	-	International Students Day
November 19	-	International Men's Day
November 19	-	World Toilet Day
November 20	-	Africa Industrialization Day
November 20	-	Universal Children's Day
November 21	-	World Hello Day
November 21	-	World Television Day
November 25	-	International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
November 25	-	International Meatless Day
November 30 DECEMBER	-	Computer Security Day
December 01	-	World Aids Day
December 02	-	International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
December 03	-	International Day of Persons with Disabilities
December 05	-	International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development
December 07	-	International Civil Aviation Day
December 09	-	The International Day against Corruption
December 10	-	Human Rights Day
December 11	-	International Mountain Day
December 16	-	International Hug a Recovered Invalid Day
December 17	-	International Rabbit's Day
December 18	-	International Migrants Day, recognized by the UN
December 19	-	United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation
December 20	-	International Human Solidarity Day