Published on Mar 04, 2023
Important Days in October 2020 : October Month is coming in a few days, so do we have many days to celebrate. Lets have a look which Important days gonna come in October in India. Here is complete list of important days in October 2020 in India that are important from historical point of view or to raise awareness about certain social events.
Date |
Important Days |
| 1 October | International Day of the Older Persons |
| 1 October | World Vegetarian Day |
| 2 October | Gandhi Jayanti |
| 2 October | International Day of Non-Violence |
| 3 October | German Unity Day |
| 4 October | World Animal Welfare Day |
| 5 October | World Teachers’ Day |
| 6 October | German-American Day |
| 8 October | Indian Air Force Day |
| 9 October | World Postal Day or World Post Office Day |
| 10 October | World Mental Health Day |
| 11 October | International Day of the Girl Child |
| 13 October | World Calamity Control Day (UN) or UN International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction |
| 14 October | World Standards Day |
| 15 October | Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day |
| 15 October | Global Handwashing Day |
| 15 October | World White Cane Day |
| 15 October | World Students’ Day |
| 16 October | World Food Day |
| 17 October | International Poverty Eradication Day |
| 23 October | Mole Day |
| 24 October | United Nations Day |
| 24 October | World Development Information Day |
| 30 October | World Thrift Day |
| 31 October | Rashtriya Ekta Diwas or National Unity Day |
October 5 is celebrated in order to show appreciation towards teachers. The day is observed globally but is not a public holiday is not declared. In 1994, World Teacher’s Day was celebrated for the first time.
October 8 is celebrated as the Indian Air Force day. On this day in the year 1932, the force had participated in many wars and missions. Hence the day is celebrated as the anniversary. Every year IAF plans the day in advance. In 2020, according to the Indian Air Force Modernization Plan of 2020: Challenges for Regional Air Forces will be defining its vision in the wake of the ‘Arun Singh Task Force on Management of Defence’.
World Post Day is celebrated each year on October 9 as the anniversary of the Universal Postal Union in 1874 in the Swiss Capital, Bern. In 1969, the UPU Congress held in Tokyo declared the day as World Post Day. Since then, countries across the world would include in the annual celebrations.
October 10 is the second Saturday of 2020 and will be celebrated as the World Mental Health Day. The objective of this day is to spread awareness about mental health issues and taking efforts in supporting those. It also emphasizes on what more needs to be done to make sure that talking mental health does not remain a taboo in society.
October 11 has been marked as the International Day of the Girl Child. The day highlight and address the women empowerment and the needs and challenges that girl face including the fulfilment of their rights.
The International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction is globally observed on October 13. The United Nations’ (UN) International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction is marked to raise the profile of disaster risk reduction.
One of the special days in October is 14, the members of IEC, ISO and ITU of the International Standards Association celebrate World Standards Day. They pay the tribute to the collaborative efforts of the thousands of experts worldwide. These experts here have to develop the voluntary technical agreements that are published as International Standards.
World Food Day is celebrated anually on October 16 remember the founding of the United Nations’ (UN) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). A World Food Day official symbol consists of three abstract human figures distributing, harvesting and sharing food.
International Poverty Eradication Day is marked in October 17. According to UN Secretary-General António Guterres, one of the keys to ending child poverty is addressing poverty in the household, from which it often stems. Obtaining the quality social services must be a priority.
National Mole Day recognizes a special number in chemistry. We’ll remove any visions of a burrowing creature celebration immediately. Chemists and chemistry students celebrates the occasion each year on October 23.
October 24 has been celebrated as United Nations Day since 1948. The United Nations officially came into being after the signatory documents which includes the five permanent members of the Security Council.
The General Assembly in 1972 established World Development Information Day to draw the attention of the world to development problems. Hence October 24 is marked as World Development Information Day.
