Important Dates and Events in May

1 May	International Labour Day / May Day, Maharashtra Day,Gujarat Day
2 May	World Tuna Day
3 May	World Press Freedom Day
4 May	World Portuguese Language Day
6 May	International No Diet Day,World Asthma Day
7 May	World Athletics Day
8 May	World Red Cross Day,World Thalassaemia Day
9 May	Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti, Maharana Pratap Jayanti
10 May	World Lupus Day
11 May	National Technology Day,Mother’s Day
12 May	B.R. Ambedkar Remembrance Day, Vishu/Puthandu/ Tamil New Year
15 May	International Day of Families
16 May	National Dengue Day, International Day of Light, National Endangered Species Day (Third Friday)
17 May	World Telecommunication Day, World Hypertension Day, Armed Forces Day (Third Saturday)
18 May	World AIDS Vaccine Day (HIV Vaccine Awareness Day), International Museum Day
20 May	International HR Day
21 May	National Anti-Terrorism Day, International Tea Day
22 May	International Day for Biological Diversity
23 May	World Turtle Day
24 May	National Brother’s Day
25 May	Africa Day
26 May	National Memorial Day (Last Monday of May)
30 May	International Day of Potato, Goa Statehood Day, Hindi Journalism Day
31 May	World No Tobacco Day (Anti-Tobacco Day)