First Foreigner Honoured Through Indian Stamp was Henri Dunant, the founder of the Red Cross foundation. The stamp was issued on 28th October 1957, to commemorate the 19th International Red Cross Conference in New Delhi.
- Melli Beese – The First female German pilot
- Emma Constance Stone – Australia’s First Woman Doctor
- Asha Bhosle – Legendary Indian Playback Singer
- Atal Bihari Vajpayee, A man of the masses, The King of Oratory
- National Philatelic Museum in New Delhi
- Kisan Diwas, National Farmers Day in India
- Blessed Rani Maria, The martyr, Nun of Villages and Huts
- December 5 is celebrated annually as World Soil Day
- The International Day for Abolition of Slavery
- Ferdinand Magellan – The First European to reach the Philippines