Australia post issued a stamp to recognise the canonisation of Australia’s first saint – Mary MacKillop – on 17 October 2010.
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Centenary of Henri Coanda
October 22nd, 2010 
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1,139 viewsRomania post issued a postage stamp to mark the centenary of great aeronautical engineer Henri Coanda born in Romania.
Great Artists – San Marino
October 21st, 2010 srmodh 811 viewsThe series dedicated to Great Artists commemorates the composer Chopin on the 200th anniversary of his birth, the film director, screenwriter and producer, Kurosawa, on the 100th anniversary of his birth, the conductor Mahler on the 150th anniversary of his birth and the writer, Twain, on the 100th anniversary of his death.
75th Anniversary of the birth of Luciano Pavarotti
October 20th, 2010 srmodh 782 viewsThe Republic of San Marino issued a postage stamp to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Luciano Pavarotti birth. Luciano Pavarotti, born in Modena on the 12th October, 1935, revealed his vocal talent at a very early age, passing hours in front of the record player and ransacking his father’s record collection, an amateur tenor.
Maria Theresia – Austria
October 11th, 2010 srmodh 1,608 viewsAustria post issued a postage stamp to honor one of the key monarchs of the age, Maria Theresia.
Jens Christian Svabo
October 2nd, 2010 srmodh 1,239 viewsJens Christian Svabo was born in the village Miðvágur in 1746. His father, who was the village vicar, gave him lessons, until he at the age of 13 attended the so-called Latínskúli (Latin School) in Tórshavn.
