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Here are the Important Days observed in the Month of October 2020. Remember that some important days are observed on different days each year.
| Date | Day | Extra Info |
| The month of October is observed as breast cancer awareness month to increase awareness of the disease. | ||
| October 1 | International Day of Older Persons | Theme 2020 – “Leave No One Behind” |
| October 1 | World Vegetarian Day | |
| October 1 | International Coffee Day | |
| October 1 | World Postcard Day | |
| October 2 | International Day of Non-Violence | This day is referred to as Gandhi Jayanti in India.
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| October 2 – 8 | National Wildlife Week | Theme 2020 – “RoaR (Roar and Revive) – Exploring Human-Animal Relationships” |
| October 4-10 | World Space Week | Theme 2020 – “Satellites improve life” |
| October 4 | World Animal Day | |
| October 5 | World Teachers’ Day | Theme 2020 – “Teachers: Leading in Crisis, Reimagining the Future” |
| October 5 | Ganga River Dolphin Day | |
| October 5 (first Monday of October) | World Habitat Day | Theme 2020 – “Housing For All – A Better Urban Future” |
| October 7 | World Cotton day | |
| October 8 | Indian Air Force day | |
| October 8 (second Thursday of October) | World Sight Day | Theme 2020 – “Hope In Sight” |
| October 9 | Indian Foreign Service Day | |
| October 9 | World Post day | |
| October 9 to 15 | National Postal Week | |
| October 9 (second Friday in October) | World Egg Day | |
| October 10 (second Saturday in May and October) | World Migratory Bird Day | Theme 2020 – “Birds Connect Our World” |
| October 10 | World Mental Health Day | Theme 2020 – ‘mental health for all’ |
| October 10 | World Day Against the Death Penalty | Theme 2020 – “Access to counsel – A matter of life or death.” |
| October 11 | International Day of the Girl Child | Theme 2020 – “My voice, our equal future”.
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| October 12 | World Arthritis Day | Theme 2020 – “Time2Work” |
| October 13 | International Day for Disaster Reduction | Theme 2020 – “Disaster risk governance” |
| October 14 | National Philately Day | |
| October 14 | World Standards Day | Theme 2020 – “Protecting the planet with standards” |
| October 14 | International E-Waste Day | The WEEE Forum members have decided to focus the celebration on International E-Waste Day 2020 on the theme of education.
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| October 15 | World Students’ Day (birth anniversary of former President APJ Abdul Kalam) | Theme 2020 – ‘learning for people, planet, prosperity and peace’ |
| October 15 | International Day of Rural Women | Theme 2020 – “Building rural women’s resilience in the wake of COVID-19. |
| October 15 | Global Handwashing Day | Theme 2020 – “Hand Hygiene for All,” |
| October 15 | National Women Farmers’ Day | |
| October 16 | World Food Day | Theme 2020 – “Grow, nourish, sustain. Together. Our actions are our future.” |
| October 16-23 2020 | India – International Food and Agri Week | The Ministry has started an awareness campaign named ‘Anna Devo Bhava’ to mark this occasion. |
| October 17 | International Day for the Eradication of Poverty | Theme 2020 – “Acting together to achieve social and environmental justice for all” |
| October 17 | World Trauma Day | |
| October 20 | World Statistics Day | Theme 2020 – ‘connecting the world with data we can trust’ |
| October 20 | World Osteoporosis Day | Campaign theme is “THAT’S OSTEOPOROSIS” |
| October 20 | International Chef Day | Theme 2020 – ‘Healthy Food For the Future’. |
| October 21 | Police Commemoration Day | |
| October 21 | World Iodine Deficiency Day | |
| October 22 | International Stuttering Awareness Day | Theme 2020 – “Journey of Words – Resilience and Bouncing Back” |
| October 23 | International Snow Leopard Day | |
| October 24 | United Nations Day | Theme 2020 – “The Future We Want, the UN We Need: Reaffirming our Collective Commitment to Multilateralism” |
| October 24 | World Polio Day | Theme 2020 – “A win against polio is a win for global health” |
| October 24 | World Development Information Day | Theme 2020 – “Information and Communications Technologies — New Solutions to Development Challenges” |
| October 24 | International Day of Diplomats | |
| October 24 to 30 | Disarmament Week | |
| October 27 | World Day for Audiovisual Heritage | Theme 2020 – “Your Window to the World”
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| October 27 to Nov 2 | Vigilance Awareness Week | Theme 2020 – “Satark Bharat, Samriddh Bharat (Vigilant India, Prosperous India)” |
| October 27 | Infantry Day | |
| October 28 | International Animation Day
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| October 29 | International Internet Day | |
| October 29 | World Stroke Day | |
| October 31 | National Unity Day | |
| October 31 | World Cities Day | Theme 2020 – “Valuing our communities and cities” |
