Italy On This Day

Domenico Dolce - fashion designer One half of hugely successful Dolce & Gabbana company The designer Domenico Dolce, whose partnership w...

Giovanni Gabrieli – composer Venetian musician inspired spread of the Baroque style Giovanni Gabrieli, composer and organist, died on this d...

Pope Alexander VI Scheming pontiff married off his children to secure power Rodrigo Borgia became one of the most controversial popes in his...

Carlo Rambaldi - master of special effects Former commercial artist who created E.T. Carlo Rambaldi, the brilliant special effects artist wh...

NEW - Antonino Scopelliti – prosecuting magistrate Shocking killing of judge remains unpunished The murder of Antonino Scopelliti, a prose...