Important days in April 2023: April is the 4th month of the year, falls after March; it consists of many important days that are celebrated nationally and internationally both. It includes events/occasions/festivals such as Ram Navami, Good Friday, Ambedkar Jayanti, and many more. Check out the detailed important events below in the table.
Important days in April 2023
Dates | Events |
April 1
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Odisha Day
Prevention of Blindness Week Edible Book Day Start of Testicular Cancer Awareness Week (US) Kha b-Nisan (Assyrian people) Arbor Day (Tanzania) National Day (Cyprus) National Civil Service Day (Thailand) Fossil Fools Day |
April 2
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Gudi Padwa (India)
International Children’s Book Day Malvinas Day (Argentina) Unity of Peoples of Russia and Belarus Day (Belarus) Thai Heritage Conservation Day (Thailand) National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day (US) |
April 4
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International Day for Mine Awareness
and Assistance in Mine Action Peace Day (Angola) Children’s Day (Hong Kong, Taiwan) Independence Day (Senegal) |
April 5
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Sikmogil (South Korea)
National Caramel Day (US) Children’s Day (Palestinian territories) |
April 6
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Tartan Day (US & Canada)
Chakri Day (Thailand) New Beer’s Eve (US) National Beer Day (United Kingdom) |
April 7
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Genocide Memorial Day (Rwanda) National Beer Day (US)
Motherhood and Beauty Day (Armenia) Flag Day (Slovenia) Women’s Day (Mozambique) Sheikh Abeid Amani Karume Day (Tanzania) No Housework Day |
April 8
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International Romani Day
Buddha’s Birthday (Japan) Feast of the First Day of the Writing of the Book of the Law (Thelema) |
April 9
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International Banshtai Tsai Day
Martyr’s Day (Tunisia) Anniversary of the German Invasion of Denmark (Denmark) Day of the Finnish Language (Finland) Constitution Day (Kosovo) Baghad Liberation Day (Iraqi Kurdistan) Feast of the Second Day of the Writing of the Book of the Law (Thelema) Remembrance for Haakon Sigurdsson (The Troth) Bataan Day or Arawng Kagitingan (Philippines) National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day (US) Day of National Unity (Georgia) Vimy Ridge Day (Canada) |
April 10
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Rama Navami
Palm Sunday Feast of the Third Day of the Writing of the Book of the Law (Thelema) Siblings Day Day of the Builder (Azerbaijan) |
April 11
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National Pet Day (US)
World Parkinson’s Day National Cheese Fondue Day (US) Juan Santamaria Day (Costa Rica) International Louie Day |
April 12
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National Redemption Day (Liberia) Children’s Day (Bolivia and Haiti) Cosmonautics Day (Russia)
Halifax Day (North Carolina) Yuri’s Night National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day (US) |
April 13
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Unfairly Prosecuted Persons Day (Slovakia)
Teacher’s Day (Ecuador) Katyn Memorial Day (Poland) Jefferson’s Birthday (US) First day of Thingyan (Myanmar) |
April 14
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Dhivehi Language Day (Maldives)
Black Day (South Korea) Pohela Boishakh (Bangladesh) Vaisakh (Punjab) Commemoration of Anfal Genocide Against the Kurds (Iraqi Kurdistan) Pana Sankranti (Odisha) The second day of Songkran (Thailand) Day of Mologa (Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia) Puthandu (India, Malaysia, Singapore, Sri Lanka) Youth Day (Angola) Day of the Georgian Language (Georgia) Pan American Day Season of Emancipation (Barbados) N’Ko Alphabet Day (Mande speakers) First day of Takayama Spring Festival (Japan) Maundy Thursday |
April 15
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Good Friday
Pohela Boishakh (West Bengal) Universal Day of Culture Hillsborough Disaster Memorial (England) Day of the Sun (North Korea) Jackie Robinson Day (US) Last day of Songkran (Thailand) National Banana Day (US) World Art Day |
April 16
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Birthday of Queen Margrethe II
(Denmark) Remembrance of Chemical Attack on Balisan and Sheikh Wasan (Iraqi Kurdistan) Memorial Day for the Victims of the Holocaust (Hungary) Birthday of José de Diego (US) Foursquare Day Emancipation Day (US) World Voice Day National Healthcare Decisions Day (US) |
April 17
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Easter
Women’s Day (Gabon) National Cheeseball Day (US) Evacuation Day (Syria) FAO Day (Iraq) Malbec World Day National Espresso Day (Italy) Flag Day (American Samoa) |
April 18
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Independence Day (Zimbabwe) Anniversary of the Victory over the Teutonic Knights in the Battle of the Ice (Russia)
Invention Day (Japan) Army Day (Iran) Friend’s Day (Brazil) Coma Patients’ Day (Poland) |
April 19
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Holocaust Remembrance Day (Poland) Dutch-American Friendship Day (US) Army Day (Brazil)
Beginning of the Independence Movement (Venezuela) National Garlic Day (US) Bicycle Day Primrose Day (United Kingdom) Indian Day (Brazil) Landing of the 33 Patriots Day (Uruguay) King Mswati III’s BSirthday (Swaziland) National Rice Ball Day (US) |
April 20 | UN Chinese Language Day |
April 21
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Administrative Professionals’ Day Heroic Defense of Veracruz (Mexico)
Day of Local Self-Government (Russia) Kartini Day (Indonesia) Tiradentes’ Day (Brazil) Grounation Day National Tree Planting Day (Kenya) Kang Pan-sok’s Birthday (North Korea) Queen’s Official Birthday (Falkland Islands) San Jacinto Day (Texas) Local Self Government Day (Russia) Vietnam Book Day |
April 22
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National Jelly Bean Day (US)
Holocaust Remembrance Day (Serbia) Discovery Day (Brazil) |
April 23
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Navy Day (China)
German Beer Day (Germany) Castile and Leon Day (Spain) Canada Book Day (Canada) Independence Day (Florida) Khongjom Day (Manipur) UN English Language Day La Diada de Sant Jordi (Spain) International Pixel-Stained Techno-peasant Day National Sovereignty and Children’s Day (Turkey, Northern Cyprus) St George’s Day (England) |
April 24
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National Panchayati Day (India) Democracy Day (Nepal)
World Day for Laboratory Animals National Pigs in a Blanket Day (US) Fashion Revolution Day Labour Safety Day (Bangladesh) Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day (Armenia) Flag Day (Ireland) St Mark’s Eve (Western Christianity) Concord Day (Niger) Republic Day (The Gambia) Children’s Day (Zambia) Kapyong Day (Australia) International Sculpture Day |
April 25
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Major Rogation (Western Christianity) Red Hat Society Day
Feast of Saint Mark (Western Christianity) National Zucchini Bread Day (US) Anniversary of the First Cabinet of Kurdish Government (Iraqi Kurdistan) Sinai Liberation Day (Egypt) Freedom Day (Portugal) DNA Day Anzac Day (Australia, New Zealand) Parental Alienation Awareness Day Military Foundation Day (North Korea) Liberation Day (Italy) Flag Day (Faroe Islands, Swaziland) Arbor Day (Germany) |
April 26
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Union Day (Tanzania)
Day of Remembrance of the Chernobyl Tragedy (Belarus) National Pretzel Day (US) Memorial Day of Radiation Accidents and Catastrophes (Russia) Lesbian Visibility Day Confederate Memorial Day (US) |
April 27
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Freedom Day (South Africa)
National Veterans’ Day (Finland) National Prime Rib Day (US) Day of the Uprising Against the Occupying Forces (Slovenia) Independence Day (Togo, Sierra Leone) Day of Russian Parliamentarism (Russia) National Day (Mayotte, Sierra Leone) Flag Day (Moldova) |
April 28
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World Day for Safety and Health at Work
World Veterinary Day National Day of Mourning (Canada) National Day (Sardinia, Italy) Restoration of Sovereignty Day (Japan) Lawyers’ Day (Orissa) Mujahideen Victory Day (Afghanistan) National Heroes Day (Barbados) |
April 29
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Princess Bedike’s Birthday (Denmark)
Showa Day (Japan) Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare (United Nations) National Shrimp Scampi Day (US) International Dance Day (UNESCO) |
April 30
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Ayushman Bharat Diwas, Children’s Day (Mexico)
Russian State Fire Service Day Martyr’s Day (Pakistan) International Jazz Day (UNESCO) Teachers’ Day (Paraguay) Reunification Day (Vietnam) Birthday of the King (Sweden) Camaron Day (French Foreign Legion) Honesty Day (US) Carodejnice (Czech Republic and Slovakia) Armed Forces Day (Georgia) Walpurgis Night (Central and Northern Europe) National Persian Gulf Day (Iran) Consumer Protection Day (Thailand) |
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Important days in April 2023 FAQs
Question: On which date world voice day is celebrated?
Ans. It is observed on April 16, every year.
Question: Why is gudi padwa celebrated?
Ans. Gudi Padwa is observed to celebrate Lord Rama’s victory over Ravana and Lord Rama’s return to Ayodhya after 14 years of exile.
Question: When does Iran celebrate Army day?
Ans. On April 18, Iran celebrates Army day every year.
Question: What is the reason behind World Art day?
Ans. It is celebrated to encourage the art, diffusion, development, and enjoyment of art. It was declared by the IAA- International Association of Art.