Italy On This Day

Giacomo Boni - archaeologist and architect  Venetian best known for his discoveries at the Forum in Rome The archaeologist Giacomo Boni, wh...

Luigi Lavazza - coffee maker From a grocery store in Turin to Italy's market leader Luigi Lavazza, the Turin grocer who founded the Lava...

Gaspara Stampa – poet Beautiful sonnets were inspired by unrequited love Gaspara Stampa, the greatest female poet of the Italian Renaissance...

NEW - Rita Levi-Montalcini - neurobiologist Scientist overcame many obstacles to win Nobel Prize Rita Levi-Montalcini, a neurobiologist wh...

Scientist overcame many obstacles to win Nobel Prize Even in her late 90s, Levi-Montalcini was still making appearances as a guest speaker R...