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 1888. Show all posts

1 July 2018

Alberto Magnelli - abstract painter

Self-taught artist whose work became known as Concrete Art Animated Tension (1953): An example of the abstract art of the Italian pai...

31 January 2018

Don Bosco – Saint

Father and teacher who could do magic tricks Giovanni Bosco was born in 1815 soon after the end of the Napoleonic Wars Saint Joh...

27 December 2017

Tito Schipa – operatic tenor

Star on two continents whose voice divided opinions The tenor Tito Schipa enjoyed success on two continents Tito Schipa, one of ...

6 October 2017

Maria Bertilla Boscardin – wartime nurse

Brave nun was prepared to die caring for others A depiction of Maria Bertilla Boscardin from Catholic Church literature Maria Be...

23 August 2017

Roberto Assagioli – psychiatrist

Harsh imprisonment sparked new psychiatric theories Roberto Assagioli, the pioneering psychiatrist who founded the science of psy...

29 March 2017

Enea Bossi - aviation pioneer

Claimed first pedal-powered flight in 1936 Enea Bossi emigrated to the United States after the First World War Enea Bossi, the avia...

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