Italy On This Day

Carlo Gozzi – playwright Noble Venetian who fought to preserve commedia dell’arte Count Carlo Gozzi, the poet and playwright, was born on th...

Piazza Fontana bombing Blast at Milan bank killed 17 and wounded 88 Italy found itself the victim of an horrific terrorist attack on this da...

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...