Italy On This Day

Fascinating stories from each day of the year about the people and events that have shaped the culture and history of Italy

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Showing posts with label 1799. Show all posts

Showing posts with label 1799. Show all posts

20 August 2017

Eleonora Fonseca Pimentel – poet and revolutionary

Noblewoman who sacrificed her life for the principle of liberty Eleonora Fonseca Partinel was inspired by the French Revolution to j...

27 March 2017

Alessandro La Marmora - military general

Founder of Italy's famed Bersaglieri corps A painting, by an unknown artist, that shows General Alessandro La Marmora, in his Bers...

12 February 2017

Lazzaro Spallanzani – priest and scientist

18th century biologist who pioneered artificial insemination Lazzaro Spallanzani Lazzaro Spallanzani, the first scientist to interpr...

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