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Some important days and dates are significant both domestically and globally. These days are observed in remembrance of noteworthy events that happened on certain specific days. To be informed about the events that occurred, people should be aware of all the important days and dates in 2024. Having a solid understanding of important days and years has become crucial in today’s society since candidates for government jobs are frequently asked two or three questions based on this information.
In addition to giving you a quick overview of important events in 2024, it will improve your knowledge and help you get ready for competitive examinations such as State PSC, IAS, SSC CGL, SSC CHSL, Banking Exams, RRB, etc. Examining the calendar for 2024 and marking important days and dates can assist you in earning marks while also keeping you aware of the happenings.
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Important Days in 2024
Days of importance are marked or celebrated in honour of a greater good, a deserving person or event, or both. The idea of observing such days has been widely promoted by a large number of corporations globally. Important Days in India are frequently associated with famous organisations that promote and aim at improving people’s lives all around the world. For example, World Braille Day.
Let us look at the list of important days and years categorically so that it becomes easy for you as well.
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Birth/ Death Anniversaries
We have mentioned the important dates which are related to birth or death anniversaries. You can enhance your knowledge by going through the list mentioned below.
| Dates | Days and Events |
| 11 January | Death anniversary of Lal Bahadur Shastri |
| 12 January | Birthday of Swami Vivekananda |
| 23 January | Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose’s birthday |
| 28 January | Birth anniversary of Lala Lajpat Rai |
| 30 January | Death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi |
| 12 February | Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday |
| 13 February | Sarojini Naidu’s Birth Anniversary |
| 14 April | Dr B.R. Ambedkar’s Birth Anniversary |
| 07 May | Rabindranath Tagore’s Birth Anniversary |
| 21 May | Death anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi |
| 20 August | Sadbhavana Diwas (Birth anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi), Akshay Urja Diwas |
| 29 August | Birth anniversary of Dhyanchand |
| 02 October | Birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi |
| 14 November | Birth anniversary of Jawaharlal Nehru |
Awareness Days
There are some of the dates which are celebrated in order to spread awareness. Beloe we have mentioned some of the important awareness days.
| Date and Month | Day |
| 1st January | Global Family Day |
| 4th January | World Braille Day |
| 6th January | World Day of War Orphans |
| 11th – 17th January | National Road Safety Week |
| 12th January | National Youth Day |
| 24th January | National Girl Child Day |
| 25th January | National Voters Day |
| 25th January | National Tourism Day |
| 26th January | International Customs Day |
| 27th January | International Holocaust Remembrance Day |
| 28th January | Data Privacy Day |
| 29th January | World Leprosy Day |
| 2nd February | World Wetlands Day |
| 2nd February | RA Awareness Day |
| 4th February | World Cancer Day |
| 6th February | International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation |
| 6th February to 12th February | International Development Week |
| 8th February | Safer Internet Day |
| 10th February | National Deworming Day |
| 10th February | World Pulses Day |
| 11th February | World Day of the Sick |
| 11th February | International Day of Women and Girls in Science |
| 14th February | International Epilepsy Day |
| 20th February | World Day of Social Justice |
| 24th February | Central Excise Day |
| 27th February | World NGO Day |
| 28th February | National Science Day |
| 28th February | Rare Disease Day |
| 1st March | Zero Discrimination Day |
| 1st March | World Civil Defence Day |
| 1st March | Self Injury Awareness Day |
| 3rd March | World Wildlife Day |
| 3rd March | World Hearing Day |
| 4th March | National Safety Day |
| 8th March | No Smoking Day (Second Wednesday of March) |
| 10th March | CISF Raising Day |
| 14th March | International Day of Action for Rivers |
| 15th March | World Consumer Rights Day |
| 20th March | World Sparrow Day |
| 21st March | World Forestry Day |
| 21st March | World Poetry Day |
| 21st March | World Down Syndrome Day |
| 22nd March | World Water Day |
| 23rd March | World Meteorological Day |
| 24th March | World Tuberculosis Day |
| 25th March | International Day of the Unborn Child |
| 27th March | World Theatre Day |
| 2nd April | World Autism Awareness Day |
| 4th April | International Day for Mine Awareness |
| 5th April | National Maritime Day |
| 7th April | World Health Day |
| 10th April | World Homeopathy Day |
| 17th April | World Haemophilia Day |
| 18th April | World Heritage Day |
| 21st April | National Civil Service Day |
| 22nd April | World Earth Day |
| 25th April | World Malaria Day |
| 28th April | World Day for Safety and Health at Work |
| 29th April | World Veterinary Day (last Saturday of April) |
| 2nd May | World Asthma Day (First Tuesday of May) |
| 8th May | World Red Cross Day |
| 8th May | World Thalassaemia Day |
| 15th May | International Day of Families |
| 17th May | World Hypertension Day |
| 18th May | World AIDS Vaccine Day |
| 19th May | National Endangered Species Day (Third Friday in May) |
| 21st May | National Anti-Terrorism Day |
| 22nd May | International Day for Biological Diversity |
| 31st May | World No-Tobacco Day |
| 2nd June | International Sex Workers’ Day |
| 4th June | International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression |
| 5th June | World Environment Day |
| 8th June | World Brain Tumor Day |
| 12th June | World Day Against Child Labor |
| 13th June | International Albinism Awareness Day |
| 14th June | World Blood Donor Day |
| 15th June | World Elder Abuse Awareness Day |
| 17th June | World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought |
| 18th June | Autistic Pride Day |
| 19th June | World Sickle Cell Awareness Day |
| 23rd June | International Widows’ Day |
| 23rd June | United Nations Public Service Day |
| 26th June | International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking |
| July 1 | Doctor’s Day (India) |
| July 3 | International Plastic Bag Free Day |
| July 17 | World Day for International Justice |
| July 28 | World Hepatitis Day |
| July 28 | World Nature Conservation Day |
| July 29 | International Tiger Day |
| 9th August | International Day of World’s Indigenous People |
| 12th August | International Youth Day |
| 19th August | World Humanitarian Day |
| 23rd August | International Day for the Remembrance of Slave Trade and Abolition |
| 26th August | Women’s Equality Day |
| 9th September | World First Aid Day |
| 16th September | World Ozone Day |
| 21st September | International Day of Peace (UN) |
| 21st September | World Alzheimer’s Day |
| 26th September | World Contraception Day |
| 26th September | World Environmental Health Day |
| 29th September | World Heart Day |
| 4th October | World Animal Welfare Day |
| 6th October | World Cerebral Palsy Day |
| 10th October | World Mental Health Day |
| 12th October | World Arthritis Day |
| 13th October | UN International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction |
| 22nd October | International Stuttering Awareness Day |
| 24th October | United Nations Day |
| 24th October | ITBP Raising Day |
| 6th November | International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict |
| 7th November | National Cancer Awareness DayInfant Protection Day |
| 14th November | World Diabetes Day |
| 17th November | National Epilepsy Day |
| 25th November | International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women |
| 1st December | World AIDS Day |
| 2nd December | National Pollution Control Day |
| 2nd December | International Day for the Abolition of Slavery |
| 2nd December | World Computer Literacy Day |
| 3rd December | World Day of the Handicapped or International Day of Persons with Disabilities |
| 5th December | International Volunteer Day for economic and social development |
| 9th December | International Anti-Corruption Day |
| 10th December | Human Rights Day |
Environmental Days
Environmental Days are celebrated to protect or promote the environment or our surroundings. You can learn about them from the table given below.
| Date and Month | Environmental Days |
| 2nd Feb | World Wetland Day |
| 27th Feb | International Polar Bear Day |
| 3rd March | World Wildlife Day |
| 14th March | World Wildlife Day |
| 18th March | Global Recycle Day |
| 21st March | World Forestry Day |
| 22nd March | World Water Day |
| 26th March | Anniversary of the Chipko Andolan |
| 7th April | World Health Day |
| 22nd April | World Earth Day |
| 28th April | World Day for Safety and Health at Work |
| 2nd Saturday of May (and October) | World Migratory Bird Day |
| 16th May | International Day of Light |
| 20th May | World Bee Day |
| 21st May | International Tea Day |
| 22nd May | International Biodiversity Day |
| 31st May | World No-Tobacco Day |
| 3rd June | World Bicycle Day |
| 5th June | World Environment Day |
| 5th June | International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing |
| 7th June | World Food Safety Day |
| 8th June | World Oceans Day |
| 15th June | Global Wind Day |
| 1st Week of July | Van Mahotsav (Forest Festival) |
| 11th July | World Population Day |
| 29th July | International Tiger Day |
| 9th August | International Day of the World’s Indigenous People |
| 12th August | World Elephant Day |
| 20th August | Rajiv Gandhi Akshaya Urja Diwas |
| 7th September | National Threatened Species Day |
| 16th September | World Ozone Day |
| 21st September | Zero Emission Day |
| 22nd September | World Rhino Day |
| 27th September | World Tourism Day |
| 1st to 7th October | Wildlife Week |
| 13th October | International Day for Disaster Reduction |
| 23rd October | International Snow Leopard Day |
| 24th October | International Day of Climate Action |
| 24th October | United Nations Day |
| 31st October | World Cities Day |
| 5th November | World Tsunami Awareness Day |
| 19th November | World Toilet Day |
| 5th December | World Soil Day |
| 11th December | International Mountain Day |
Science and Technology Days
There are a few days that are related to Science and Technology. You can enhance your knowledge of such days by going through the list below.
| January 1st Week | National Road Safety Week |
| January 1st Week | Indian Science Congress |
| January 12 | National Youth Day |
| January 30 | National Anti Leprosy Day |
| February 28 | National Science Day |
| March 8 | International Women’s Day |
| March 16 | Measles Vaccination Day |
| March 23 | World Meteorological Day |
| April 7 | World Health Day |
| April 22 | Earth Day |
| May 1-7 | Malaria Prevention Week |
| May 11 | Technology Day |
| May 17 | World Telecommunication Day |
| May 31 | World No-Tobacco Day |
| June 5 | World Environment Day |
| June 26 | International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking |
| July 11 | World Population Day |
| August 1-7 | World Breast-Feeding Week |
| August 9 | International Youth Day |
| August 25 – September 8 | National Eye Donation Fortnight |
| September 1-7 | National Nutrition Week |
| September 8 | International Literacy Day |
| September 8 | Eye Donation Day |
| September 16 | World Ozone Day |
| October 1 | International Day for the Elderly |
| October 1 | Voluntary Blood Donation Day |
| October 1-7 | Wildlife Week |
| October, 1st Monday | World Habitat Day |
| October, 1st Monday | Universal Children’s Day |
| October, 2nd Wednesday | International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction |
| October 9 | World Post Day |
| October 16 | World Food Day |
| October 24 | United Nations Day |
| October 24 | World Development Information Day |
| November 10 | International Science Day |
| Nov. 19 – Dec. 18 | National Environment Month |
| November | International Week of Science and Peace |
| December 1 | World AIDS Day |
| December 2 | World Computer Literacy Day |
| December 2 | National Pollution Prevention Day |
| December 14 | National Energy Conservation Day |
| December 29 | International Day for Biological Diversity |
| December 27-31 | National Children’s Science Congress |
Awards
The Union Home Ministry revealed the Padma awards on the eve of India’s 75th Republic Day. The President of India will present the awards during a solemn event. Every year, Rashtrapati Bhavan hosts these rituals during the months of March and April. The President has given his approval for 132 Padma Awards to be given out this year.
Science and engineering, the arts, social work, public affairs, trade and industry, medicine, literature and education, sports, and civil service are just a few of the disciplines and sectors of endeavour in which Padma Awards are granted. The Union Home Ministry announces the winners on Republic Day each year.
One of the highest civilian honours in the nation, the Padma Awards are given out in three categories:
Padma Vibhushan: The “Padma Vibhushan” is an award given for outstanding and noteworthy service.
Padma Bhushan: The “Padma Bhushan” award is given for the nation’s significant contribution to civilian domains.
Padma Shri: “Padma Shri” is the fourth-highest civilian award given for distinguished service in an outstanding field.
Padma Vibhushan (2024)
| S.No. | Awardee Name | Field | State |
| 1. | Ms. Vyjayantimala Bali | Art | Tamil Nadu |
| 2. | Shri Konidela Chiranjeevi | Art | Andhra Pradesh |
| 3. | Shri M Venkaiah Naidu | Public Affairs | Andhra Pradesh |
| 4. | Shri Bindeshwar Pathak | Social Work | Bihar |
| 5. | Ms. Padma Subrahmanyam | Art | Tamil Nadu |
Padma Bhushan (2024)
| S.No. | Awardee Name | Field | State/Country |
| 1. | Ms. M Fathima Beevi | Public Affairs | Kerala |
| 2. | Shri Hormusji N Cama | Literature & Education | Maharashtra |
| 3. | Shri Mithun Chakraborty | Art | West Bengal |
| 4. | Shri Sitaram Jindal | Trade & Industry | Karnataka |
| 5. | Shri Young Liu | Trade & Industry | Taiwan |
| 6. | Shri Ashwin Balachand Mehta | Medicine | Maharashtra |
| 7. | Shri Satyabrata Mookherjee | Public Affairs | West Bengal |
| 8. | Shri Ram Naik | Public Affairs | Maharashtra |
| 9. | Shri Tejas Madhusudan Patel | Medicine | Gujarat |
| 10. | Shri Olanchery Rajagopal | Public Affairs | Kerala |
| 11. | Shri Dattatray Ambadas Mayaloo alias Rajdutt | Art | Maharashtra |
| 12. | Shri Togdan Rinpoche | Others – Spiritualism | Ladakh |
| 13. | Shri Pyarelal Sharma | Art | Maharashtra |
| 14. | Shri Chandreshwar Prasad Thakur | Medicine | Bihar |
| 15. | Ms. Usha Uthup | Art | West Bengal |
| 16. | Shri Vijaykanth | Art | Tamil Nadu |
| 17. | Shri Kundan Vyas | Literature & Education – Journalism | Maharashtra |
Padma Shri (2024)
| S.No. | Name | Field | State/Region/Country |
| 1 | Shri Khalil Ahamad | Art | Uttar Pradesh |
| 2 | Shri Badrappan M | Art | Tamil Nadu |
| 3 | Shri Kaluram Bamaniya | Art | Madhya Pradesh |
| 4 | Ms. Rezwana Choudhury Bannya | Art | Bangladesh |
| 5 | Ms. Naseem Bano | Art | Uttar Pradesh |
| 6 | Shri Ramlal Bareth | Art | Chhattisgarh |
| 7 | Ms. Gita Roy Barman | Art | West Bengal |
| 8 | Ms. Parbati Baruah | Social Work | Assam |
| 9 | Shri Sarbeswar Basumatary | Others – Agriculture | Assam |
| 10 | Shri Som Datt Battu | Art | Himachal Pradesh |
| 11 | Ms. Takdira Begum | Art | West Bengal |
| 12 | Shri Sathyanarayana Beleri | Others – Agriculture | Kerala |
| 13 | Shri Drona Bhuyan | Art | Assam |
| 14 | Shri Ashok Kumar Biswas | Art | Bihar |
| 15 | Shri Rohan Machanda Bopanna | Sports | Karnataka |
| 16 | Ms. Smriti Rekha Chakma | Art | Tripura |
| 17 | Shri Narayan Chakraborty | Science & Engineering | West Bengal |
| 18 | Shri A Velu Ananda Chari | Art | Telangana |
| 19 | Shri Ram Chet Chaudhary | Science & Engineering | Uttar Pradesh |
| 20 | Ms. K Chellammal | Others – Agriculture | Andaman & Nicobar Islands |
| 21 | Ms. Joshna Chinappa | Sports | Tamil Nadu |
| 22 | Ms. Charlotte Chopin | Others – Yoga | France |
| 23 | Shri Raghuveer Choudhary | Literature & Education | Gujarat |
| 24 | Shri Joe D Cruz | Literature & Education | Tamil Nadu |
| 25 | Shri Ghulam Nabi Dar | Art | Jammu & Kashmir |
| 26 | Shri Chitta Ranjan Debbarma | Others – Spiritualism | Tripura |
| 27 | Shri Uday Vishwanath Deshpande | Sports | Maharashtra |
| 28 | Ms. Prema Dhanraj | Medicine | Karnataka |
| 29 | Shri Radha Krishan Dhiman | Medicine | Uttar Pradesh |
| 30 | Shri Manohar Krishana Dole | Medicine | Maharashtra |
| 31 | Shri Pierre Sylvain Filliozat | Literature & Education | France |
| 32 | Shri Mahabir Singh Guddu | Art | Haryana |
| 33 | Ms. Anupama Hoskere | Art | Karnataka |
| 34 | Shri Yazdi Maneksha Italia | Medicine | Gujarat |
| 35 | Shri Rajaram Jain | Literature & Education | Uttar Pradesh |
| 36 | Shri Jankilal | Art | Rajasthan |
| 37 | Shri Ratan Kahar | Art | West Bengal |
| 38 | Shri Yashwant Singh Kathoch | Literature & Education | Uttarakhand |
| 39 | Shri Zahir I Kazi | Literature & Education | Maharashtra |
| 40 | Shri Gaurav Khanna | Sports | Uttar Pradesh |
| 41 | Shri Surendra Kishore | Literature & Education – Journalism | Bihar |
| 42 | Shri Dasari Kondappa | Art | Telangana |
| 43 | Shri Sridhar Makam Krishnamurthy | Literature & Education | Karnataka |
| 44 | Ms. Yanung Jamoh Lego | Others – Agriculture | Arunachal Pradesh |
| 45 | Shri Jordan Lepcha | Art | Sikkim |
| 46 | Shri Satendra Singh Lohia | Sports | Madhya Pradesh |
| 47 | Shri Binod Maharana | Art | Odisha |
| 48 | Ms. Purnima Mahato | Sports | Jharkhand |
| 49 | Ms. Uma Maheshwari D | Art | Andhra Pradesh |
| 50 | Shri Dukhu Majhi | Social Work | West Bengal |
| 51 | Shri Ram Kumar Mallick | Art | Bihar |
| 52 | Shri Hemchand Manjhi | Medicine | Chhattisgarh |
| 53 | Shri Chandrashekhar Mahadeorao Meshram | Medicine | Maharashtra |
| 54 | Shri Surendra Mohan Mishra (Posthumous) | Art | Uttar Pradesh |
| 55 | Shri Ali Mohammed & Shri Ghani Mohammed* (Duo) | Art | Rajasthan |
| 56 | Ms. Kalpana Morparia | Trade & Industry | Maharashtra |
| 57 | Ms. Chami Murmu | Social Work | Jharkhand |
| 58 | Shri Sasindran Muthuvel | Public Affairs | Papua New Guinea |
| 59 | Ms. G Nachiyar | Medicine | Tamil Nadu |
| 60 | Ms. Kiran Nadar | Art | Delhi |
| 61 | Shri Pakaravur Chithran Namboodiripad (Posthumous) | Literature & Education | Kerala |
| 62 | Shri Narayanan E P | Art | Kerala |
| 63 | Shri Shailesh Nayak | Science & Engineering | Delhi |
| 64 | Shri Harish Nayak (Posthumous) | Literature & Education | Gujarat |
| 65 | Shri Fred Negrit | Literature & Education | France |
| 66 | Shri Hari Om | Science & Engineering | Haryana |
| 67 | Shri Bhagabat Padhan | Art | Odisha |
| 68 | Shri Sanatan Rudra Pal | Art | West Bengal |
| 69 | Shri Shankar Baba Pundlikrao Papalkar | Social Work | Maharashtra |
| 70 | Shri Radhe Shyam Pareek | Medicine | Uttar Pradesh |
| 71 | Shri Dayal Mavjibhai Parmar | Medicine | Gujarat |
| 72 | Shri Binod Kumar Pasayat | Art | Odisha |
| 73 | Ms. Silbi Passah | Art | Meghalaya |
| 74 | Ms. Shanti Devi Paswan & Shri Shivan Paswan* (Duo) | Art | Bihar |
| 75 | Shri Sanjay Anant Patil | Others – Agriculture | Goa |
| 76 | Shri Muni Narayana Prasad | Literature & Education | Kerala |
| 77 | Shri K S Rajanna | Social Work | Karnataka |
| 78 | Shri Chandrashekar Channapatna Rajannachar | Medicine | Karnataka |
| 79 | Shri Bhagwatilal Rajpurohit | Literature & Education | Madhya Pradesh |
| 80 | Shri Romalo Ram | Art | Jammu & Kashmir |
| 81 | Shri Navjivan Rastogi | Literature & Education | Uttar Pradesh |
| 82 | Ms. Nirmal Rishi | Art | Punjab |
| 83 | Shri Pran Sabharwal | Art | Punjab |
| 84 | Shri Gaddam Sammaiah | Art | Telangana |
| 85 | Shri Sangthankima | Social Work | Mizoram |
| 86 | Shri Machihan Sasa | Art | Manipur |
| 87 | Shri Omprakash Sharma | Art | Madhya Pradesh |
| 88 | Shri Eklabya Sharma | Science & Engineering | West Bengal |
| 89 | Shri Ram Chander Sihag | Science & Engineering | Haryana |
| 90 | Shri Harbinder Singh | Sports | Delhi |
| 91 | Shri Gurvinder Singh | Social Work | Haryana |
| 92 | Shri Godawari Singh | Art | Uttar Pradesh |
| 93 | Shri Ravi Prakash Singh | Science & Engineering | Mexico |
| 94 | Shri Seshampatti T Sivalingam | Art | Tamil Nadu |
| 95 | Shri Somanna | Social Work | Karnataka |
| 96 | Shri Kethavath Somlal | Literature & Education | Telangana |
| 97 | Ms. Shashi Soni | Trade & Industry | Karnataka |
| 98 | Ms. Urmila Srivastava | Art | Uttar Pradesh |
| 99 | Shri Nepal Chandra Sutradhar (Posthumous) | Art | West Bengal |
| 100 | Shri Gopinath Swain | Art | Odisha |
| 101 | Shri Laxman Bhatt Tailang | Art | Rajasthan |
| 102 | Ms. Maya Tandon | Social Work | Rajasthan |
| 103 | Ms. Aswathi Thirunal Gouri Lakshmi Bayi Thampuratty | Literature & Education | Kerala |
| 104 | Shri Jagdish Labhshanker Trivedi | Art | Gujarat |
| 105 | Ms. Sano Vamuzo | Social Work | Nagaland |
| 106 | Shri Balakrishnan Sadanam Puthiya Veetil | Art | Kerala |
| 107 | Shri Kurella Vittalacharya | Literature & Education | Telangana |
| 108 | Shri Kiran Vyas | Others – Yoga | France |
| 109 | Shri Jageshwar Yadav | Social Work | Chhattisgarh |
| 110 | Shri Babu Ram Yadav | Art | Uttar Pradesh |
Arjuna Awards (2020 – 2024)
| 2020 | Dutee Chand |
| 2020 | Sandeep (Para Athletics) |
| 2021 | Arpinder Singh |
| 2021 | Yogesh Kathunia (Para Athletics) |
| 2021 | Nishad Kumar (Para Athletics) |
| 2021 | Praveen Kumar (Para Athletics) |
| 2021 | Sharad Kumar (Para Athletics) |
| 2022 | Seema Punia (Athletics) |
| 2022 | Eldhoj Paul (Athletics) |
| 2022 | Avinash Mukund Sable (Athletics) |
| 2023 | M Sreeshankar (Athletics) |
| 2023 | Parul Chaudhary (Athletics) |
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Important Years Throughout History
A significant percentage of the competitive exams syllabus is dedicated to world history. Most of the 18th century’s events are included in the General Studies Mains curriculum. Candidates preparing for competitive exams should have a solid grasp of world and Indian history, as this would help them further in General Studies on Indian and International Relations.
World Timeline
This timeline covers significant events in world history up until 1950.
| B.C.3000 | The majestic Great Pyramids were built |
| B.C 776 | The first Olympiad took place in Greece |
| B.C 753 | The Birth of Jesus Christ |
| B.C 490 | The Battle of Marathon occurred The Greeks triumphed over the Persians |
| B.C 360 | The era of Aristotle and Plato |
| B.C 332 | Alexander the Great conquered Egypt |
| B.C 323 | Alexander the Great passed away in Babylon |
| B.C 214 | The construction of the Great Wall of China commenced |
| B.C 4 | The birth of Jesus Christ |
| A.D. 29 | Jesus Christ was crucified |
| 375 | The Huns invaded Europe |
| 570 | Prophet Mohammed was born in Mecca |
| 632 | The death of MohammedThe Hijri Era began |
| 1280 | Roger Bacon invented gunpowder |
| 1338 | The Hundred Years’ War began |
| 1348 | The Black Death Plague swept across Europe |
| 1453 | The Turks seized Constantinople |
| 1453 | The Renaissance period started in Europe |
| 1492 | Columbus discovered America |
| 1498 | Vasco-de-Gama discovered the sea route to India |
| 1588 | The Spanish Armada was defeated |
| 1600 | The British East India Company was established in India |
| 1660 | The monarchy was reinstated in England |
| 1665 | The Great Plague of England |
| 1668 | The Glorious Revolution took place in England |
| 1704 | The Battle of Blenheim |
| 1707 | England and Scotland were united |
| 1776 | The American Declaration of Independence |
| 1789 | The French Revolution took place George Washington was elected the first President of America |
| 1805 | The Battle of Trafalgar |
| 1815 | The Battle of Waterloo |
| 1832 | The Reforms Bill was passed in England |
| 1837 | Queen Victoria ascended to the throne of England |
| 1861 | The American Civil War started |
| 1863 | Slavery was abolished in the USA |
| 1865 | President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated |
| 1869 | The Suez Canal was opened for traffic |
| 1895 | Roentgen discovered X-rays |
| 1896 | Marconi invented the wireless |
| 1904 | The Russia-Japan war broke out |
| 1905 | Einstein discovered the Theory of Relativity |
| 1911 | The Chinese Revolution |
| 1912 | The Republic of China was established |
| 1914 | World War I began |
| 1917 | The Russian Revolution |
| 1918 | World War I ended |
| 1919 | The Treaty of Versailles was signed |
| 1920 | The League of Nations was formed |
| 1923 | Turkey was declared a Republic |
| 1933 | Hitler became the Chancellor of Germany |
| 1936 | The Spanish Civil War erupted |
| 1939 | World War II began |
| 1941 | Hitler invaded Russia Japan invaded Pearl Harbour |
| 1945 | The United Nations Organization was established World War II ended President Roosevelt died The Atom Bomb was dropped in Hiroshima and Nagasaki |
| 1946 | The Civil War in China |
| 1948 | Ceylon and Burma gained independence |
| 1949 | The Communists seized power in ChinaIndonesia achieved independence |
Indian Timeline
The History Timeline Chart below lists the major events in Indian history in chronological order, spanning from the ancient era to the modern era.
| Timeline | Event |
| Before Common Era | |
| 9000 BCE | Early Neolithic Period |
| 7000 to 3300 BCE | Mehrgarh Culture |
| 3000 to 1500 BCE 3000 – 2600 BCE 2600 – 1700 BCE 1700 – 1500 BCE | Indus Valley Civilization, Early Harappan Phase, Mature Harappan Phase, Late Harappan Phase |
| 1400 BCE | Complete disappearance of Harappan towns |
| 1500 to 1000 BCE | Early Vedic age, also known as the Rigveda age |
| 1000 BCE | Iron age of India |
| 1000 to 500 BCE | Later Vedic Age |
| 600 BCE | Emergence of 16 Mahajanapadas |
| 563 BCE | Birth of Gautama Buddha (Founder of Buddhism) |
| 540 BCE | Birth of Vardhamana Mahavira (Founder of Jainism) |
| 516 BCE | Penetration of Iranian ruler, Darius into Northwest India |
| 326 BCE | Invasion of India by Alexander of Macedonia (Battle of Hydaspes) |
| 322 BCE | Establishment of the Mauryan dynasty |
| 273 to 232 BCE | Reign of Ashoka |
| 265 BCE | Beginning of Kalinga war |
| 261 BCE | End of the Kalinga war |
| 250 BCE | The Third Buddist Council was held |
| 200 BCE | Beginning of Central Asian contacts and invasion of Bactrian Greeks |
| 184 BCE | The Shaka era was started by the Kushan ruler, Kanishka |
| 100 BCE | Beginning of the Gupta era Chandragupta I |
| 78 BCE | Establishment of the Satavahana Dynasty in Deccan |
| 57 BCE | Beginning of the Vikram era |
| Common Era | |
| 78 CE | Gautamiputra Satakarni becomes Satavahana ruler |
| 240 CE | Establishment of the Gupta Empire by Sri Gupta |
| 319 CE | Ganga-Jamuna doab and its surroundings was under Turkish rule |
| 319 to 334 CE | Reign of Chandragupta I |
| 335 to 380 CE | Reign of Samudragupta |
| 380 to 412 CE | Reign of Chandragupta II |
| 450 CE | The Decline of the Mauryan Empire |
| 606 to 647 CE | Period of King Harshavardhana |
| 973 to 1190 CE | Reign of Chalukyas of Kalyani |
| 753 CE | Establishment of the Rashtrakuta dynasty by Danti Durga |
| 760 to 1142 CE | Reign of Palas in Eastern India |
| 788 CE | Birth of Adi Sankaracharya |
| 985 to 1014 CE | Reign of Rajaraja Chola |
| 1014 to 1044 CE | Reign of Rajendra Chola |
| 1000 to 1027 CE | Invasion of India by Mahmud of Ghazni |
| 1191 CE | First Battle of Tarain (Mohammad Ghori defeated by Prithviraj III) |
| 1192 CE | Second Battle of Tarain (Prithviraj III defeated by Mohammad Ghori) |
| 1192 to 1206 CE | The Tuluva dynasty was founded by Krishna Deva Raya |
| 1206 CE | Establishment of the Delhi Sultanate by Qutbuddin Aibak |
| 1210 CE | Death of Qutbuddin Aibak |
| 1210 to 1236 CE | Reign of Iltutmish |
| 1236 to 1240 CE | Reign of Raziya |
| 1265 to 1287 CE | Reign of Balban |
| 1290 CE | Establishment of the Khalji dynasty by Jalaluddin Khalji |
| 1290 to 1296 CE | Reign of Jalaluddin Khalji |
| 1296 to 1316 CE | Reign of Alauddin Khalji |
| 1320 CE | Establishment of the Tughlaq dynasty by Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq |
| 1320 to 1325 CE | Reign of Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq |
| 1325 to 1351 CE | Reign of Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq |
| 1327 CE | Transfer of capital from Delhi to Daulatabad (by Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq) |
| 1333 CE | Arrival of Ibn Batuta to India |
| 1351 to 1388 CE | Reign of Firuz Tughlaq |
| 1394 to 1412 CE | Reign of Nasiruddin Mahmud |
| 1398 CE | Invasion of Delhi by Timur |
| 1412 CE | The Reign of the Tughlaq dynasty came to an end |
| 1414 to 1451 CE | Reign of the Sayyid dynasty |
| 1451 CE | Establishment of the Lodi dynasty |
| 1451 to 1489 CE | Reign of Bahlul Lodhi |
| 1489 to 1517 CE | Reign of Sikandar Lodhi |
| 1517 to 1526 CE | Reign of Ibrahim Lodhi |
| 1526 CE | First Battle of Panipat |
| 1336 CE | Establishment of the Vijayanagara Empire by Harihara and Bukka |
| 1377 to 1404 | Reign of Harihara II |
| 1404 to 1422 CE | Reign of Deva Raya I |
| 1425 to 1446 CE | Reign of Deva Raya II |
| 1509 CE | The Jizyah system was reintroduced by Aurangzeb |
| 1509 to 1530 CE | Reign of Krishnadeva Raya |
| 1565 CE | Battle of Talikota or Battle of Rakshasa-Tangadi. Marked the decline of the Vijayanagara empire |
| 1346 CE | Establishment of Bahmani Kingdom |
| 1327 to 1358 CE | Reign of Ala-ud-din Hasan Bahman Shah |
| 1397 to 1422 CE | Reign of Firuz Shah Bahmani |
| 1419 CE | Defeat of Firuz Shah Bahmani by Deva Raya I |
| 1498 CE | Arrival of Vasco da Gama at Calicut |
| 1510 CE | The Portuguese Governor, Alfonso Albuquerque captured Goa from the ruler of Bijapur. |
| 1526 CE | First Battle of Panipat (Defeat of Ibrahim Lodi by Babur) |
| 1526 CE | Establishment of the Mughal Empire by Babur |
| 1527 CE | Battle of Khanwa |
| 1530 CE | Accession of Humayun to the throne |
| 1539 CE | Defeat of Humayun by Sher Khan at Chausa |
| 1540 CE | Battle of Kanauj between Sher Khan and Mughals |
| 1540 CE | Establishment of Sur Empire by Sher Shah |
| 1555 CE | Humayun recaptured the throne by defeating Sikandur Suri in the Battle of Sirhind. |
| 1556 CE | Accession of Akbar to the throne |
| 1556 CE | Second Battle of Panipat |
| 1556 – 1605 CE | Reign of Akbar |
| 1564 CE | Abolition of the Jizyah system by Akbar |
| 1565 CE | Battle of Talikota and end of Vijayanagar empire |
| 1575 CE | Ibadat Khana (Hall of Prayer) was constructed in Fatehpur Sikri |
| 1576 CE | Battle of Haldighati (Defeat of Maharana Pratap by Akbar) |
| 1581 CE | Promulgation of Din-i-Ilahi by Akbar |
| 1605 to 1627 CE | Reign of Jahangir |
| 1628 to 1658 CE | Reign of Shah Jahan |
| 1658 to 1707 CE | Coronation of Aurangzeb |
| 1679 CE | Seditious Meeting Act was passed |
| 1707 CE | Death of Aurangzeb |
| 1709 to 1712 CE | Reign of Bahadur Shah I |
| 1712 to 1713 CE | Reign of Jahandar Shah |
| 1713 to 1719 CE | Reign of Farrukhsiyar |
| 1719 to 1748 CE | Reign of Muhammad Shah |
| 1738 to 1739 CE | Persian emperor, Nadir Shah invaded India |
| 1739 CE | Battle of Karnal (Mughals were defeated by Nadir Shah) |
| 1740 to 1748 CE | First Carnatic War |
| 1748 to 1754 CE | Reign of Ahmad Shah |
| 1754 to 1758 CE | Reign of Alamgir II |
| 1757 CE | Battle of Plassey |
| 1758 to 1759 CE | Reign of Shahjehan II |
| 1759 to 1806 CE | Reign of Shah Alam II |
| 1760 CE | Battle of Wandiwash |
| 1761 CE | Third Battle of Panipat |
| 1764 CE | Battle of Buxar |
| 1765 CE | Diwani rights of Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa were granted to the British East India Company by Shah Alam II |
| 1765 to 1772 CE | Dual Government in Bengal |
| 1767 to 1769 CE | First Anglo-Mysore war |
| 1770 CE | Great Bengal Famine |
| 1772 CE | Warren Hastings was appointed as Governor of Bengal |
| 1772 CE | Abolition of dual government in Bengal |
| 1773 CE | The Regulating Act of 1773 was passed |
| 1775 to 1782 CE | First Anglo-Maratha war |
| 1776 CE | Treaty of Purandhar |
| 1780 to 1784 CE | Second Anglo-Mysore war |
| 1782 CE | Treaty of Salbai |
| 1784 CE | Pitt’s India Act was passed |
| 1786 to 1793 CE | Lord Cornwallis served as the Governor-General |
| 1790 to 1792 CE | Third Anglo-Mysore War and Treaty of Srirangapatnam (1792) |
| 1793 CE | The Charter Act of 1793 was passed |
| 1793 to 1798 CE | Sir John Shore served as the Governor-General |
| 1798 CE | Lord Wellesley was appointed as Governor-General |
| 1798 CE | Introduction of Subsidiary Alliance |
| 1799 CE | Fourth Anglo-Mysore war |
| 1802 CE | Treaty of Bassein |
| 1803 to 1805 CE | Second Anglo-Maratha war |
| 1806 to 1837 CE | Reign of Akbar II |
| 1807 to 1813 CE | Lord Minto served as the Governor-General |
| 1813 CE | The Charter Act of 1813 was passed |
| 1813 to 1823 CE | Lord Warren Hastings served as the Governor-General |
| 1817 to 1819 CE | Third Anglo-Maratha war |
| 1823 to 1828 CE | Lord Amherst served as the Governor-General |
| 1828 CE | Brahmo Sabha was founded by Raja Rammohan Roy |
| 1828 to 1835 CE | Lord William Bentinck served as the Governor-General |
| 1833 CE | The Charter Act of 1833 was passed |
| 1836 to 1842 CE | Lord Auckland served as the Governor-General |
| 1837 to 1857 CE | Ganga-Jamuna doab and its surroundings were under Turkish rule |
| 1842 to 1844 CE | Lord Ellenborough served as the Governor-General |
| 1844 to 1848 CE | Lord Hardinge served as the Governor-General |
| 1845 to 1846 CE | First Anglo-Sikh War |
| 1848 to 1849 CE | Second Anglo-Sikh War |
| 1848 to 1856 CE | Lord Dalhousie served as the Governor-General |
| 1853 CE | The Charter Act of 1853 was passed |
| 1854 CE | Charles Wood’s despatch on Education |
| 1856 to 1858 CE | Lord Canning served as the Governor-General |
| 1857 CE | Revolt of 1857 |
| 1858 CE | Lord Canning was appointed as the Viceroy |
| 1861 CE | Indian Council Act of 1861 was passed |
| 1861 CE | Indian Civil Service Act of 1861 was passed |
| 1862 to 1863 CE | Lord Elgin served as Viceroy |
| 1864 to 1869 CE | Sir John Lawrence served as Viceroy |
| 1866 CE | East India Association was formed by Dadabhai Naoroji |
| 1867 CE | Poona Sarvajanik Sabha was founded by M.G.Ranade |
| 1869 to 1872 CE | Lord Mayo served as Viceroy |
| 1875 CE | Arya Samaj founded by Swami Dayananda |
| 1876 CE | Indian National Association was formed by Surendranath Banerjea and Ananda Mohan Bose |
| 1878 CE | The Vernacular Press Act was passed |
| 1880 to 1884 CE | Lord Ripon served as Viceroy |
| 1883 to 1884 CE | Ilbert Bill Controversy |
| 1884 to 1888 CE | Lord Dufferin served as Viceroy |
| 1885 CE | The first session of the Indian National Congress |
| 1888 to 1893 CE | Lord Lansdowne served as Viceroy |
| 1892 CE | Indian Councils Act of 1892 was passed |
| 1893 to 1899 CE | Lord Elgin II served as Viceroy |
| 1899 to 1905 CE | Lord Curzon served as Viceroy |
| 1905 CE | Partition of Bengal |
| 1905 to 1910 CE | Lord Minto II served as Viceroy |
| 1906 CE | Swaraj was declared the goal of the Congress by Dadabhai Naoroji |
| 1906 CE | Formation of the Muslim League |
| 1907 CE | Surat Split of the Congress |
| 1907 CE | A Cabinet Mission was sent to India |
| 1908 CE | Indian Newspapers Act was passed |
| 1909 CE | Morley-Minto Reforms |
| 1909 CE | Indian Councils Act of 1909 was passed |
| 1910 CE | Indian Press Act was passed |
| 1910 to 1916 CE | Lord Hardinge II served as Viceroy |
| 1911 CE | Annulment of Bengal Partition of 1905 |
| 1914 to 1919 CE | First World War |
| 1914 CE | The arrival of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi in India |
| 1916 to 1921 CE | Lord Chelmsford served as Viceroy |
| 1916 CE | Home Rule League was set up by Tilak and Annie Besant |
| 1916 CE | Lucknow pact between Congress and Muslim League |
| 1916 CE | Readmission of Extremists into Congress at Lucknow session of Congress |
| 1917 CE | August declaration was made by Edwin Samuel Montagu |
| 1917 CE | Champaran Satyagraha |
| 1918 CE | Ahmedabad Mill Strike |
| 1918 CE | Kheda Satyagraha |
| 1919 CE | Montagu-Chelmsford Reform was introduced |
| 1919 CE | Government of India Act of 1919 was passed |
| 1919 CE | Rowlatt Act was passed |
| 1919 CE | Jallianwala Bagh Massacre |
| 1920 CE | Khilafat and Non-Cooperation Movement |
| 1920 to 1930 CE | Several revolutionary movements took place |
| 1921 to 1926 CE | Lord Reading served as Viceroy |
| 1922 CE | Chauri Chaura incident |
| 1926 to 1931 CE | Lord Irwin served as Viceroy |
| 1927 CE | All India Women’s Conference was founded by Margaret Cousins |
| 1927 CE | Appointment of Simon Commission |
| 1928 CE | Nehru Report was put forth |
| 1929 CE | Jinnah’s Fourteen points were proposed |
| 1930 CE | Gandhiji’s Dandi March and Civil Disobedience Movement |
| 1930 to 1931 CE | First-round Table Conference |
| 1931 CE | Second Round Table Conference |
| 1931 CE | Gandhi-Irwin Pact |
| 1931 to 1936 CE | The Poona Pact was signed |
| 1932 CE | Third Round Table Conference |
| 1932 CE | Announcement of communal award |
| 1932 CE | Poona Pact was signed |
| 1935 CE | Government of India Act of 1935 was passed |
| 1936 to 1944 CE | Lord Linlithgow served as Viceroy |
| 1939 to 1945 CE | Second World War |
| 1940 CE | August Offer was announced |
| 1942 CE | Cripps Mission headed by Sir Stafford Cripps was sent to India |
| 1943 CE | The Bengal Famine |
| 1944 to 1947 CE | Lord Wavell served as Viceroy |
| 1945 CE | Wavell Plan |
| 1946 CE | Cabinet Mission was sent to India |
| 1947 CE | Mountbatten Plan was announced |
| 1947 CE | Indian Independence Act was passed |
| 1947 CE | Partition of India into India and Pakistan |
| 1948 CE | Assasination of Gandhi |
| 1949 CE | The Constitution of India was adopted |
| 1950 CE | The Constitution of India came into force |
Noble Prize
Most people agree that the Nobel Prize is the most important international honour in today’s world. The dynamite inventor, Alfred Bernard Nobel introduced this award and it was given on December 10th every year, the anniversary of Nobel’s death.
Every year, the Nobel Prize is given to a person who has made significant contributions to the disciplines of physics, chemistry, medicine, peace, literature, and economics.
Numerous accomplished Indians have won Nobel Prizes in a variety of disciplines.
| Year | Field | Name |
| 1913 | Literature | Rabindranath Tagore |
| 1930 | Physics | C.V. Raman |
| 1979 | Peace | Mother Teresa |
| 1998 | Economic Studies | Amartya Sen |
| 2014 | Peace | Kailash Satyarthi |
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Important Acts in India Before Independence
India’s legislatures were founded in accordance with UK parliamentary acts. These legislatures have the authority to enact a number of laws, some of which are still in effect in India even after independence. The following are the significant laws that were passed in India during British rule:
- Regulating Act of 1773
- Pitt’s India Act of 1784
- Charter Act of 1813
- Bengal Sati Regulation Act of 1829
- Hindu Widows Remarriage Act of 1856
- Government of India Act of 1858
- Indian Councils Act of 1892
- Government of India Act of 1919
- Rowlatt Act, 1919
- Government of India Act of 1935
- Industrial Disputes Act, 1947
- Indian Independence Act, 1947
Important Acts in India After Independence
The Indian government amended various acts of British rule after gaining independence. In India, there are 1305 laws as of 2022. While some of these acts are central laws, others are state legislation. The following significant laws were enacted in India following independence:
- The Special Marriage Act, 1954
- The Citizenship Act, 1955
- The States Reorganization Act, 1956
- The Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958
- The Northeastern Areas (Reorganization) Act, 1971
- The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989
- The Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961
- The Information Technology Act, 2000
- The Biological Diversity Act, 2002
- The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013
- The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005
- The National Food Security Act, 2013
- The National Judicial Appointments Commission Act, 2014
- The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015
- The Fugitive Economic Offenders Act, 2018
- The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019
- The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019
- The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019
- The Code on Wages, 2019
- The Consumer Protection Act, 2019
FAQ
Why are important days celebrated?
Days of importance are marked or celebrated in honour of a greater good, a deserving person or event, or both.
What is the Noble Prize?
The Nobel Prize is the most important international honour in today’s world. The dynamite inventor, Alfred Bernard Nobel introduced this award and it was given on December 10th every year, the anniversary of Nobel’s death.
Why are important dates important for competitive exams?
A significant percentage of the competitive exams syllabus is dedicated to world history. Most of the 18th century’s events are included in the General Studies Mains curriculum. Candidates preparing for competitive exams should have a solid grasp of world and Indian history, as this would help them further in General Studies on Indian and International Relations.
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