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Chapter 03 ยท Topic 04 ยท Important Days
October to December โ Important Days
All key national and international days from October to December with significance and key facts.
๐ October โ Important Days
| Date | Day | Significance |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Oct | International Day of Older Persons; World Vegetarian Day | โ |
| 2 Oct | Gandhi Jayanti; International Day of Non-Violence | Birthday of Mahatma Gandhi (1869); UN declared 2007 |
| 3 Oct | World Habitat Day (first Monday of October) | โ |
| 4 Oct | World Animal Day; World Space Week begins | Sputnik 1 launched (1957) |
| 5 Oct | World Teachers’ Day | UNESCO/ILO Recommendation on Teachers (1966) |
| 8 Oct | Indian Air Force Day | IAF established (1932) |
| 9 Oct | World Post Day | Universal Postal Union founded (1874) |
| 10 Oct | World Mental Health Day | โ |
| 11 Oct | International Day of the Girl Child | โ |
| 13 Oct | International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction | โ |
| 14 Oct | World Standards Day | โ |
| 16 Oct | World Food Day | FAO founded (1945) |
| 17 Oct | International Day for the Eradication of Poverty | โ |
| 20 Oct | World Statistics Day | โ |
| 24 Oct | United Nations Day; World Polio Day | UN Charter came into force (1945) |
| 31 Oct | National Unity Day (Rashtriya Ekta Diwas); World Cities Day | Birthday of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (1875) |
๐ November โ Important Days
| Date | Day | Significance |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Nov | World Tsunami Awareness Day | โ |
| 9 Nov | Legal Services Day; National Legal Services Day | Legal Services Authorities Act (1987) |
| 10 Nov | World Science Day for Peace and Development | โ |
| 11 Nov | National Education Day | Birthday of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (1888) |
| 14 Nov | Children’s Day (Bal Diwas) | Birthday of Jawaharlal Nehru (1889) |
| 17 Nov | International Students’ Day; National Epilepsy Day | โ |
| 19 Nov | World Toilet Day; International Men’s Day | โ |
| 20 Nov | Universal Children’s Day; Africa Industrialization Day | UN Declaration on Rights of Child (1959) |
| 21 Nov | World Television Day; World Fisheries Day | โ |
| 26 Nov | Constitution Day (Samvidhan Divas); National Law Day | Constitution adopted by Constituent Assembly (1949) |
| 29 Nov | International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People | โ |
๐ December โ Important Days
| Date | Day | Significance |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Dec | World AIDS Day | โ |
| 2 Dec | National Pollution Control Day; World Computer Literacy Day | Bhopal Gas Tragedy (1984) |
| 3 Dec | World Day of the Disabled | โ |
| 4 Dec | Indian Navy Day | Operation Trident (1971) |
| 5 Dec | World Soil Day; International Volunteer Day | โ |
| 7 Dec | Indian Armed Forces Flag Day | โ |
| 9 Dec | International Anti-Corruption Day | UN Convention Against Corruption (2003) |
| 10 Dec | Human Rights Day; Nobel Prize Day | UDHR adopted (1948); Alfred Nobel died (1896) |
| 11 Dec | International Mountain Day; UNICEF Day | โ |
| 14 Dec | National Energy Conservation Day | โ |
| 16 Dec | Vijay Diwas | India’s victory in 1971 war; Bangladesh liberation |
| 18 Dec | International Migrants Day; Minorities Rights Day | โ |
| 19 Dec | Goa Liberation Day | Goa liberated from Portuguese rule (1961) |
| 22 Dec | National Mathematics Day | Birthday of Srinivasa Ramanujan (1887) |
| 23 Dec | Kisan Diwas (National Farmers’ Day) | Birthday of Chaudhary Charan Singh (1902) |
| 25 Dec | Christmas; Good Governance Day | Birthday of Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1924) |
โ Revision Checklist โ Oct to Dec
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2 Oct = Gandhi Jayanti = International Day of Non-Violence (UN 2007)
โ 8 Oct = Indian Air Force Day = IAF established (1932)
โ 16 Oct = World Food Day = FAO founded (1945)
โ 24 Oct = United Nations Day = UN Charter in force (1945)
โ 31 Oct = National Unity Day = Sardar Patel’s birthday (1875)
โ 11 Nov = National Education Day = Maulana Azad’s birthday (1888)
โ 14 Nov = Children’s Day = Nehru’s birthday (1889)
โ 26 Nov = Constitution Day = Constitution adopted (1949)
โ 1 Dec = World AIDS Day
โ 2 Dec = National Pollution Control Day = Bhopal Gas Tragedy (1984)
โ 4 Dec = Indian Navy Day = Operation Trident (1971)
โ 10 Dec = Human Rights Day = UDHR adopted (1948)
โ 16 Dec = Vijay Diwas = 1971 war victory + Bangladesh liberation
โ 22 Dec = National Mathematics Day = Ramanujan’s birthday (1887)
โ 25 Dec = Good Governance Day = Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s birthday (1924)
โ 8 Oct = Indian Air Force Day = IAF established (1932)
โ 16 Oct = World Food Day = FAO founded (1945)
โ 24 Oct = United Nations Day = UN Charter in force (1945)
โ 31 Oct = National Unity Day = Sardar Patel’s birthday (1875)
โ 11 Nov = National Education Day = Maulana Azad’s birthday (1888)
โ 14 Nov = Children’s Day = Nehru’s birthday (1889)
โ 26 Nov = Constitution Day = Constitution adopted (1949)
โ 1 Dec = World AIDS Day
โ 2 Dec = National Pollution Control Day = Bhopal Gas Tragedy (1984)
โ 4 Dec = Indian Navy Day = Operation Trident (1971)
โ 10 Dec = Human Rights Day = UDHR adopted (1948)
โ 16 Dec = Vijay Diwas = 1971 war victory + Bangladesh liberation
โ 22 Dec = National Mathematics Day = Ramanujan’s birthday (1887)
โ 25 Dec = Good Governance Day = Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s birthday (1924)