1-October : International Day for the
Elderly (UN), International Coffee Day, World Vegetarian Day
2-October : Birth Anniversary of
Mahatma Gandhi (Gandhi Jayanti), International Day of Non-violence, Birth
Anniversary of Lal Bahadur Shastri
4-October : (1st Monday) World
Habitat Day, World Animal Welfare Day
5-October : World Teachers’ Day
8-October : Indian Airforce Day
9-October : World Post Office Day
10-October : National Post Day, World
Mental Health Day
11-October : National Girl Child Day
13-October : UN International Day for
Natural Disaster Reduction
14-October : (2nd Thursday) World
Sight Day, World Standards Day
15-October : World Students Day, World
White Cane Day (Guiding the Blind), Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day,
Global Handwashing Day
16-October : World Food Day
17-October : International Poverty
Eradication Day
20-October : National Solidarity Day
(China attacked India on that Day)
22-October : Birth Anniversary of
Ashfaqulla khan
23-October : Mole Day
24-October : United Nations Day, World
Development Information Day
30-October : World Thrift Day
31-October : National Unity Day
(Rashtriya Ekta Diwas), Halloween, Birth Anniversary of Vallabhbhai Patel