Italy On This Day

NEW - Giovanni Antonio Medrano - architect and engineer Designed Teatro di San Carlo and Palace of Capodimonte in Naples The architect and ...

Designed Teatro di San Carlo and Palace of Capodimonte in Naples Medrano revolutionised theatre design with his horseshoe-shaped auditorium ...

Luigi Pirandello - playwright, poet and novelist Brilliant writing was born out of ‘chaos’ Sicilian writer Luigi Pirandello died on this da...

Sonia Gandhi - Indian politician Widow of ex-PM Rajiv born in pre-Alps of Veneto Sonia Gandhi, an Italian who married into a famous politic...

Mario Minniti - painter Sicilian influenced by long-time collaborator Caravaggio The painter Mario Minniti, who has acquired some historica...