Italy On This Day

Alcide De Gasperi - prime minister who rebuilt Italy Christian Democrat founder was jailed by Mussolini Born on this day in 1881, Alcide De ...

Giacomo Casanova – adventurer Romantic figure escaped from prison in a gondola  Author and adventurer Giacomo Girolamo Casanova was born on ...

NEW - Simona Ventura - TV presenter Star of sports and entertainment shows The presenter Simona Ventura, whose career spanning forty years...

Star of sports and entertainment shows Simona Ventura has been one of  Italian TV's most familiar faces The presenter Simona Ventura, wh...

Dante Giacosa - auto engineer Designer known as ‘the father of the Cinquecento' The automobile engineer Dante Giacosa, who worked for t...