World Red Cross, Red Crescent Day will be celebrated on May 08 this year. World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day is an annual celebration of the principles of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. World Red Cross, Red Crescent Day is celebrated on the 8th of May each year.
The day is birth anniversary of Henry Dunant (born 8 May 1828) the founder of International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the recipient of the first Nobel Peace Prize.
The first Red Cross Day was celebrated on 8 May 1948. The official title of the day has changed over time‚ and it became "World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day" in 1984.