Italy On This Day

Blackshirt thug turned air commander was Mussolini’s ‘heir apparent’ Italo Balbo was the commander of Italy's air force in the 1930...

Artist known for extravagant lifestyle A 1923 painting by Filippo De Pisis entitled Still Life with a Bottle The painter and poet Fi...

Italian emigrant who invented Caesar salad Cesare 'Caesar' Cardini with the ingredients for his famous salad The restaur...

Outstanding operatic conductor made recordings with Callas Antonino Votto was regarded as one of the finest conductors of his era ...

Sicilian prince whose novel achieved recognition after his death The Sicilian writer, Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, was born on this da...