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 1882. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1882. Show all posts
15 April 2020

Giovanni Amendola - journalist and politician

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Liberal writer died following attack by Mussolini’s thugs Giovanni Amendola was a committed anti-Fascist who accused Mussolini of murde...
3 March 2019

Charles Ponzi - fraudster

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Name forever linked with investment scam Charles Ponzi set up in business in Boston having twice previously been in jail The swindle...
19 October 2018

Umberto Boccioni - painter

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Artist who died tragically young was key figure in Futurism Boccioni's 1905 self-portrait, which can be found in the Metropolitan ...
2 June 2017

The death of Giuseppe Garibaldi

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Unification hero spent last days on his island off Sardinia The revolutionary general Giuseppe Garibaldi The Italian revolutionary ...
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