Important Days and Dates GK Questions

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The International Firefighters’ Day (IFFD) is observed every year on May 4 to recognize and honour the sacrifices that firefighters make to ensure that our communities and environment are as safe as possible. It was instituted after a proposal was emailed out across the world on January 4, 1999 due to the deaths of five firefighters in tragic circumstances in a bushfire in Australia. The day is dedicated to thanks all firefighters for their extraordinary commitment, exceptional courage and for their selfless service.

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The World Photography Day (WPD) is observed every year on 19th of August to inspire photographers across the planet to share a single photo with a simple idea – To share their world with the world. The date of August 19 was chosen to commemorate the invention of the Daguerreotype, a photographic process developed by Frenchmen Louis Daguerre & Joseph Nicephore Niepce in 1837. On 9th January 1839, the French Academy of Sciences announced the Daguerreotype process. After that, on 19th August 1839, the French government purchased the patent and announced the invention as a gift “free to the world”.

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The World Students’ Day (WSD)  is celebrated every year on October 15 to observe the birthday of India’s former President and great scientist Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam. He was the 11th President of India, who served from 2002 to 2007, and was widely referred to as the people’s President besides being credited for India’s civilian space programme and military missile systems.

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Last week of October is observed as Vigilance Awareness Week under the aegis of Central Vigilance Commission (CVC). This year, the week falls from 28th October, 2019 to 2nd November, 2019. This year, the theme is Integrity-a way of life. The week is to be launched with an Integrity-pledge of the staff and officers of the ministry to fight against corruption.

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Karnataka conducted a Human Library event in Mysuru on 8 December 2019. Human Library is spread across various metropolitan cities including Hyderabad, Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru in India. The aim of the Human Library event is to break long-standing prejudices and stereotypes of the past and create a safe framework for conservation by using a library analogy of lending people rather than books. The event aims to generate greater human cohesion across various social, religious and ethnic diversities.

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April 18 is observed as World Heritage Day every year, to promote cultural heritage across the world. The celebrations are led by the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS).
The proposal of the ICOMOS to celebrate April 18 as Heritage Day had been accepted by the UNESCO in 1983. The theme of this year’s observance is ‘Shared Cultures, Shared Heritage, Shared Responsibility’.

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24 October is celebrated as the United Nations Day.

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19 August is celebrated as World Humanitarian Day to recognize those humanitarian personnel who lost their lives working for humanitarian causes and protecting lives in conflict zones.

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7 December is celebrated as International Civil Aviation Day and designated so by United Nations General Assembly in 1996. It aims to recognize the contribution of aviation to the social and economic development worldwide.

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24 May is celebrated as Commonwealth Day, which replaced the former Empire Day. It is celebrated amongst the former colonies of Great Britain.