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 1885. Show all posts

Showing posts with label 1885. Show all posts

22 October 2018

Giovanni Martinelli – tenor

Singer made his fame abroad Giovanni Martinelli was seen as the successor to Enrico Caruso One of the most famous tenors of the 20th...

12 June 2018

Nick Gentile - mafioso

Sicilian mobster defied code of silence by publishing memoirs Nick Gentile was rarely photographed The mafioso Nicola Gentile, known...

16 October 2017

Dorando Pietri - marathon runner

Athlete who made his fortune from famous disqualification Dorando Pietri with the silver cup presented to him by Queen Alexandra T...

30 September 2017

Angelo Cerica - Carabinieri general

First job was to arrest Mussolini General Cerica was hand-picked as the Carabinieri commander to arrest Mussolini General Angelo Ce...

30 April 2017

Luigi Russolo – painter and composer

Futurist artist who invented 'noise music' Luigi Russolo, pictured at the time he published his manifesto, in 1916 Luigi R...

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