Important Days and Dates in January 2024-Special National and International Days

Check the list of Important Days and Dates in January month at the national and international levels including birthdays, historical events, death anniversaries, political innovations, festivals, etc.

Here is the month-wise list of important national and international days and dates for RRB NTPC, Group D, SSC CGL, CHSL, PSC, State Exams and Other Competitive Exams. Usually, 2-3 questions from important days and dates can be seen in every competitive / government exam. This list will not only provide you a glance at important days of the year but also boost your general knowledge and help you in the preparations for upcoming competitive exams. Let’s have a look at the month-wise important days and dates list:

Important Days and Dates in January 2024

Important Days and Dates in January

1st January 2024: New Year Day, Global Family Day

January 1 or 1 January is the first day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 364 days remaining until the end of the year. This day is known as New Year’s Day since the day marks the beginning of the year.

Global Family Day, One Day of Peace and Sharing, is celebrated every January 1 in the United States as a global day of peace and sharing. Global Family Day grew out of the United Nations Millennium celebration, “One Day In Peace”

2nd 2024: January

National Science Fiction Day promotes the celebration of science fiction as a genre, its creators, history, and various media, too. On January 2nd annually, millions of science fiction fans across the United States read and watch their favorites in science fiction. National Science Fiction Day is recognized by the Hallmark Channel and the Scholastic Corporation.

3rd 2024 January

There are two federal holidays in January: New Year’s Day (January 1st) Washington’s Birthday (Third Monday of January)

4th January 2024: World Braille Day

World Braille Day on January 4 is celebrated to honor the birth of Braille’s inventor, Louis Braille. Braille’s gift to the world has brightened the lives of millions of people around the world who are blind or visually impaired, and they benefit from his work every day.

5th Jan: National Whipped Cream Day and National Bird Day

National Whipped Cream Day is an annual celebration feasted on January 5th of every year. Whipped Cream completes all your fruit and desserts as a topping, ice cream sundae, hot chocolate, cupcakes, and more.

Birds have always held special place in our hearts, which is why we celebrate them on National Bird Day every January 5! While birds are amazing, they’re also a massive animal group under particular threat.

6th January 2024: World War Orphans Day

World Day of War Orphans 2024: Every year on January 6, the World Day of War Orphans is recognized. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the day has taken on even more relevance this year. Global disasters, such as a pandemic, are sure to have the greatest impact on orphan children.

9th January 2024: Pravasi Bhartiya Diwas (NRI Day)

Pravasi Bharatiya Divas is a celebratory day observed on 9 January by the Republic of India to mark the contribution of the overseas Indian community towards the development of India. The day commemorates the return of Mahatma Gandhi from South Africa to Mumbai on 9 January 1915.
Significance: To remember the favors and contributions made by Non Resident Indians to the welfare and development of the nation

10th January 2024: World Hindi Day

World Hindi Day is celebrated on January 10 since 2006 to promote the language at the global stage. The day marks the anniversary of the first World Hindi Conference which was inaugurated on January 10, 1975, by the then prime minister Indira Gandhi.

11th January 2024: National Human Trafficking Awareness Day

This day is a focus on awareness and prevention of human trafficking. This day has gained broad popular support since it was designated as a day of observance by the Senate in 2007. Every ethnicity and background may be impacted by human trafficking, and now we must combat human trafficking wherever it takes place.

12th January 2024: National Youth Day, Birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekanand

National Youth Day, also known as Vivekananda Jayanti, is celebrated on 12 January, being the birthday of Swami Vivekananda. In 1984 the Government of India declared this day as National Youth Day and since 1985 the event is celebrated in India every year.

13th January 2024: Lohri Day

Lohri is the celebration of the arrival of longer days after the winter solstice. According to folklore, in ancient times Lohri was celebrated at the end of the traditional month when winter solstice occurs. It celebrates the days getting longer as the sun proceeds on its northward journey.

14th-15 January 2024: Makar Sankranti, Pongal

Makara/Makar Sankranti or Uttarayan or Maghi or simply Sankranti, also known in West Bengal as Mokor Sonkranti, in Mithila as Til Sakraait and in Nepal as Maghe Sankranti, ‘Sankranti’ here means ‘transfer’, this day is considered as the transition day of Sun into Capricorn

Pongal is a harvest festival celebrated by the Tamil community. It is a celebration to thank the Sun, Mother Nature and the various farm animals that help to contribute to a bountiful harvest

15th January 2024: Indian Army Day

Every year, 15 January is commemorated as “Army Day” to remember the occasion when General (later Field Marshal) KM Cariappa took over the command of the Indian Army from General Sir FRR Bucher, the last British Commander-in-Chief in 1949 and became the first Indian Commander-in-Chief of Independent India

25th January 2024: National Voters Days (India), National Tourism Day (India)

National Voters Day is celebrated on 25 January to encourage the youth to participate in the vote in the electoral process. It not only encourages the youth to participate in the electoral process but also focuses on the fact that the right to vote is a basic right. Know about the National Voters Day history, significance, quotes, theme, and why is it celebrated in India.

To celebrate the diversity of our country, NATIONAL TOURISM DAY is celebrated on 25th January every year. This day is marked with a motive to appreciate our country’s beauty and spread awareness of the importance of tourism and its impact on the Indian economy.

26th January 2024: Republic Day of India, International Customs Day

Republic Day commemorates the spirit of independent and individual India. It was on this day in 1930 when the Indian National Congress proclaimed Purna Swaraj, the declaration of India’s independence from colonial rule. The day also commemorates Indian citizens’ power to choose their government democratically.

The International Customs Day (ICD) is celebrated on 26 January to commemorate the inaugural session of the World Customs Organisation WCO), which was held on this day in 1953. The day also raises awareness about the importance of customs authorities and their role in the smooth movement of goods across borders

27th January 2024: International Day of Commemoration

The International Holocaust Remembrance Day, or the International Day in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust, is an international memorial day on 27 January that commemorates the victims of the Holocaust, which resulted in the murder of one third of the Jewish people, along with countless members of other minorities between 1933 and 1945 by Nazi Germany, an attempt to implement their “final solution” to the Jewish question. 27 January was chosen to commemorate the date when the Auschwitz concentration camp was liberated by the Red Army in 1945.

Why is Yom HaShoah April 27th?

Adhering to the date in the Hebrew calendar, the first official commemoration was held in 1951. When is Yom HaShoah held? Every year, Yom HaShoah occurs on April 27 because it follows the Hebrew calendar, which naturally differs from the standard Gregorian calendar.

30th January 2024: Martyr’s Day

On January 30, Martyr’s Day, or Shaheed Diwas, is celebrated in the memory of Mahatma Gandhi, and on March 23, (Martyr’s Day or Shaheed Diwas), is observed to pay tribute to three extraordinary revolutionaries of India who were hanged to death by the British, namely Bhagat Singh, Shivaram Rajguru, and Sukhdev Thapar

30th January 2024 : World Leprosy Eradication Day

The day was first initiated in 1954 by French Philanthropist Raoul Follereau who made people know about this ancient disease. Till now, many people across the world are not aware of the disease and do not get proper medical aid and stigma continues with the disease.

The two main objectives of this day are treating people equally affected by leprosy and by educating people about the disease and the misconceptions related to it.