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 1848. Show all posts

Showing posts with label 1848. Show all posts

15 November 2018

The murder of Pellegrino Rossi

Political assassination opened way to creation of Roman Republic A magazine illustration depicting the murder of Pellegrino Rossi at t...

4 March 2018

Birth of the Italian Constitution

Celebrations in Turin for historic Statute Charles Albert, King of Sardinia The Albertine Statute - Statuto Albertino - which l...

8 April 2016

Gaetano Donizetti - operatic genius

The day the music died Joseph Kriehuber's 1842 portrait of Gaetano Donizetti A prolific composer of operas in the first half of t...

8 February 2016

Revolt in Padua

When students and citizens joined forces against their oppressors The Caffè Pedrocchi in Padua witnessed fighting in the 1848 up...

12 January 2016

Revolution in Sicily

January revolt meant the beginning of the end for the Bourbons T he Sicilian uprising on this day in 1848 was to be the first of severa...

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