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

Pages

▼

Showing posts with label 1812. Show all posts

Showing posts with label 1812. Show all posts

12 October 2019

Ascanio Sobrero - chemist

Professor who discovered nitroglycerine Ascanio Sobrero discovered nitroglycerine during an experiment in his laboratory at Turin Unive...

14 November 2017

Maria Cristina of Savoy

Pious princess was beatified by Pope Francis Maria Cristina of Savoy Princess Maria Cristina Carlotta Giuseppina Gaetana Elisa of...

14 November 2015

Aleardo Aleardi - poet and patriot

History-loving writer dreamed of a united Italy Aleardo Aleardi became an important figure in the Risorgimento movement Patriotic p...

View web version

Powered by Blogger.