Italy On This Day

NEW - Gasparo Contarini – Cardinal  Writer and diplomat portrayed Venice as an ideal society Gasparo Contarini, a Venetian nobleman who ser...

Writer and diplomat portrayed Venice as an ideal society Gasparo Contarini hailed from one of Venice's most prominent noble families Gas...

Angelo Schiavio - footballer Scored goal that won Italy's first World Cup Angelo Schiavio, the hero of the Italian football team’s firs...

Palma Giovane - painter Mannerist took the mantle of Tintoretto  The Venetian artist Jacopo Negretti, best known as Jacopo Palma il Giovane ...

Execution of former King of Naples Joachim Murat, key aide of Napoleon, shot by firing squad Joachim Murat, the French cavalry leader who wa...