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Chapter 03 Β· Topic 01 Β· Important Days
January to March β Important Days
All key national and international days from January to March with significance and key facts.
π January β Important Days
| Date | Day | Significance |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | New Year’s Day; Global Family Day | β |
| 9 Jan | Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (NRI Day) | Mahatma Gandhi returned from South Africa (1915) |
| 10 Jan | World Hindi Day | First World Hindi Conference, Nagpur (1975) |
| 12 Jan | National Youth Day | Birthday of Swami Vivekananda (1863) |
| 15 Jan | Army Day | Gen. K.M. Cariappa became first Indian C-in-C (1949) |
| 23 Jan | Parakram Diwas (Netaji’s Birthday) | Birthday of Subhas Chandra Bose (1897) |
| 24 Jan | National Girl Child Day | β |
| 25 Jan | National Voters’ Day; National Tourism Day | Election Commission of India founded (1950) |
| 26 Jan | Republic Day | Constitution came into force (1950) |
| 28 Jan | Data Privacy Day | β |
| 30 Jan | Martyrs’ Day (Shaheed Diwas); World Leprosy Day | Assassination of Mahatma Gandhi (1948) |
π February β Important Days
| Date | Day | Significance |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb | World Wetlands Day | Ramsar Convention signed (1971) |
| 4 Feb | World Cancer Day | β |
| 13 Feb | World Radio Day; National Women’s Day | Birthday of Sarojini Naidu (1879) |
| 20 Feb | World Day of Social Justice | β |
| 21 Feb | International Mother Language Day | Language Movement Day, Bangladesh (1952) |
| 24 Feb | Central Excise Day | β |
| 28 Feb | National Science Day | C.V. Raman announced Raman Effect (1928) |
π March β Important Days
| Date | Day | Significance |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Mar | World Civil Defence Day; Zero Discrimination Day | β |
| 3 Mar | World Wildlife Day; World Hearing Day | CITES signed (1973) |
| 4 Mar | National Security Day | β |
| 8 Mar | International Women’s Day | Theme changes annually |
| 14 Mar | International Day of Mathematics (Pi Day) | Ο = 3.14… |
| 15 Mar | World Consumer Rights Day | β |
| 20 Mar | World Sparrow Day; International Day of Happiness | β |
| 21 Mar | World Forestry Day; World Down Syndrome Day; World Poetry Day | β |
| 22 Mar | World Water Day | β |
| 23 Mar | World Meteorological Day; Bhagat Singh Martyrdom Day | Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, Sukhdev executed (1931) |
| 24 Mar | World Tuberculosis (TB) Day | Robert Koch announced TB bacillus discovery (1882) |
| 27 Mar | World Theatre Day | β |
β Revision Checklist β Jan to Mar
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12 Jan = National Youth Day = Swami Vivekananda’s birthday (1863)
β 15 Jan = Army Day = Gen. K.M. Cariappa became first Indian C-in-C (1949)
β 23 Jan = Parakram Diwas = Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s birthday (1897)
β 25 Jan = National Voters’ Day = Election Commission founded (1950)
β 26 Jan = Republic Day = Constitution came into force (1950)
β 30 Jan = Martyrs’ Day = Gandhi assassination (1948)
β 2 Feb = World Wetlands Day = Ramsar Convention (1971)
β 13 Feb = National Women’s Day = Sarojini Naidu’s birthday (1879)
β 21 Feb = International Mother Language Day = Bangladesh Language Movement (1952)
β 28 Feb = National Science Day = C.V. Raman + Raman Effect (1928)
β 8 Mar = International Women’s Day
β 22 Mar = World Water Day
β 23 Mar = Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, Sukhdev executed (1931)
β 24 Mar = World TB Day = Robert Koch (1882)
β 15 Jan = Army Day = Gen. K.M. Cariappa became first Indian C-in-C (1949)
β 23 Jan = Parakram Diwas = Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s birthday (1897)
β 25 Jan = National Voters’ Day = Election Commission founded (1950)
β 26 Jan = Republic Day = Constitution came into force (1950)
β 30 Jan = Martyrs’ Day = Gandhi assassination (1948)
β 2 Feb = World Wetlands Day = Ramsar Convention (1971)
β 13 Feb = National Women’s Day = Sarojini Naidu’s birthday (1879)
β 21 Feb = International Mother Language Day = Bangladesh Language Movement (1952)
β 28 Feb = National Science Day = C.V. Raman + Raman Effect (1928)
β 8 Mar = International Women’s Day
β 22 Mar = World Water Day
β 23 Mar = Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, Sukhdev executed (1931)
β 24 Mar = World TB Day = Robert Koch (1882)