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Chapter 03 Β· Topic 03 Β· Important Days
July to September β Important Days
All key national and international days from July to September with significance and key facts.
π July β Important Days
| Date | Day | Significance |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Jul | National Doctors’ Day; GST Day | Birthday of Dr. B.C. Roy (1882); GST implemented (2017) |
| 6 Jul | World Zoonoses Day | Louis Pasteur administered first rabies vaccine (1885) |
| 11 Jul | World Population Day | World population reached 5 billion (1987) |
| 18 Jul | Nelson Mandela International Day | Birthday of Nelson Mandela (1918) |
| 26 Jul | Kargil Vijay Diwas | India declared victory in Kargil War (1999) |
| 28 Jul | World Hepatitis Day; World Nature Conservation Day | β |
| 29 Jul | International Tiger Day | β |
π August β Important Days
| Date | Day | Significance |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Aug | Hiroshima Day | Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima (1945) |
| 9 Aug | Quit India Day; Nagasaki Day; International Day of World’s Indigenous Peoples | Quit India Movement launched (1942); Nagasaki bombing (1945) |
| 12 Aug | International Youth Day; World Elephant Day | β |
| 15 Aug | Independence Day; World Humanitarian Day | India’s independence (1947) |
| 19 Aug | World Photography Day; World Humanitarian Day | β |
| 20 Aug | Sadbhavana Diwas (Harmony Day) | Birthday of Rajiv Gandhi (1944) |
| 29 Aug | National Sports Day | Birthday of Major Dhyan Chand (1905) |
π September β Important Days
| Date | Day | Significance |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Sep | World Coconut Day | β |
| 5 Sep | Teachers’ Day | Birthday of Dr. S. Radhakrishnan (1888) |
| 8 Sep | International Literacy Day | β |
| 14 Sep | Hindi Diwas | Hindi adopted as official language (1949) |
| 15 Sep | International Day of Democracy; Engineers’ Day | Birthday of M. Visvesvaraya (1861) |
| 16 Sep | World Ozone Day | Montreal Protocol signed (1987) |
| 21 Sep | International Day of Peace; World Alzheimer’s Day | β |
| 26 Sep | World Contraception Day; European Day of Languages | β |
| 27 Sep | World Tourism Day | UNWTO Statute came into force (1970) |
| 28 Sep | World Rabies Day | β |
| 29 Sep | World Heart Day | β |
β Revision Checklist β Jul to Sep
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1 Jul = National Doctors’ Day = Dr. B.C. Roy’s birthday (1882)
β 1 Jul = GST Day = GST implemented (2017)
β 11 Jul = World Population Day = 5 billion (1987)
β 26 Jul = Kargil Vijay Diwas = India’s victory in Kargil War (1999)
β 6 Aug = Hiroshima Day = atomic bomb (1945)
β 9 Aug = Quit India Day = Quit India Movement (1942)
β 15 Aug = Independence Day = India’s independence (1947)
β 29 Aug = National Sports Day = Major Dhyan Chand’s birthday (1905)
β 5 Sep = Teachers’ Day = Dr. Radhakrishnan’s birthday (1888)
β 14 Sep = Hindi Diwas = Hindi adopted as official language (1949)
β 15 Sep = Engineers’ Day = M. Visvesvaraya’s birthday (1861)
β 16 Sep = World Ozone Day = Montreal Protocol (1987)
β 27 Sep = World Tourism Day = UNWTO Statute (1970)
β 1 Jul = GST Day = GST implemented (2017)
β 11 Jul = World Population Day = 5 billion (1987)
β 26 Jul = Kargil Vijay Diwas = India’s victory in Kargil War (1999)
β 6 Aug = Hiroshima Day = atomic bomb (1945)
β 9 Aug = Quit India Day = Quit India Movement (1942)
β 15 Aug = Independence Day = India’s independence (1947)
β 29 Aug = National Sports Day = Major Dhyan Chand’s birthday (1905)
β 5 Sep = Teachers’ Day = Dr. Radhakrishnan’s birthday (1888)
β 14 Sep = Hindi Diwas = Hindi adopted as official language (1949)
β 15 Sep = Engineers’ Day = M. Visvesvaraya’s birthday (1861)
β 16 Sep = World Ozone Day = Montreal Protocol (1987)
β 27 Sep = World Tourism Day = UNWTO Statute (1970)