Italy On This Day

Ugo Bassi - priest and patriot Unarmed chaplain was a follower of Garibaldi Catholic priest Ugo Bassi was executed by firing squad on this ...

Alfredo Catalani - composer Music from Loreley and La Wally lives on  Opera composer Alfredo Catalani died on this day in 1893 in Milan ...

Battle of Meloria Naval loss that sparked decline of Pisa as trading power The decline of the Republic of Pisa as one of Italy’s major naval...

NEW - Ettore Majorana - theoretical physicist  ‘Genius’ who disappeared in mysterious circumstances The theoretical physicist Ettore Majora...

‘Genius’ who disappeared in mysterious circumstances Ettore Majorana was seen by colleagues as both a genius and an enigma The theoretical p...