most important days in world history ! g.k

 important days in world history

Jan 12 National Youth Day (Birthday of Swami Vivekananda)

Jan 15 Army Day (Field Marshall K.M. Cariappa took over the command of Army on today in 1949 from British .)

Jan 30 Martyr's Day (Martyrdom day of Mahatma Gandhi)

Feb 14 St. Valentine's Day


Feb 28 National Science Day

Mar 8 International Women's Day

Mar 15 World Consumer Day (President John F Kennedy formally addressed the issue of consumer rights on this day in 1963.)

Apr 7 World Health Day (WHO was formed on this day in 1948, but the first World Health Day was observed in 1950.)

May 1 International Worker's Day

May 8 International Red Cross Day (JH Dunant, the person behind Red Cross was born on today in 1828)

May 21 Anti-terrorism Day (Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated on this day in 1991.)

Jun 5 World Environment Day

Jun 21 International Yoga Day

Jul 11 World Population Day (Inspired by 5 Billion Day in 1987)

Aug 6 Hiroshima Day (Bombing of Hiroshima on 6 Aug 1945)

Aug 9 August Kranti Diwas (Launch of Quit India Movement in 1942)

Aug 20 Sadbhawna Diwas (Birthday of Shri Rajiv Gandhi (1944))

Aug 29 National Sports Day (Birthday of Shri Dhyanchand (1905)

Sep 5 Teacher's Day (Birthday of Dr. Radhakrishanan (1888)

Sep 8 International Literacy Day

Sep 14 Hindi Diwas (Hindi accorded the Official language status by the Constituent Assembly on this day in 1949.)

Sep 27 World Tourism Day (Statutes of United Nations World Tourism Organisation adopted on this day in 1980.)

Oct 2 International Non-violence Day (Birthday of Gandhi (1869)

Oct 8 Indian Air Force Day (IAF was officially established on this day in 1932.)

Oct 16 World Food Day (FAO was founded on this day in 1945.)

Oct 24 United Nations Day (Charter of the United Nations came into force on this day in 1945.)

Oct 31 Rashtriya Ekta Diwas (Birth Anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel)

Nov 11 National Education Day (Birthday of Shri Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (1888), the first Education Minister of India.)

Nov 14 Children's Day (Birthday of Shri Nehru (1889)

Nov 19 National Integration Day (Martyrdom of Smt Gandhi (1984)

Dec 1 World AIDS Day

Dec 4 Navy Day

Dec 7 Armed Forces Flag Day

Dec 10 Human Rights' Day (proclaimed and adopted on this day in 1948.)

Dec 18 Minorities Rights Day (United Nations adopted Religious and Linguistic Minorities on this day in 1992)

Dec 24 National Consumers' Day