Italy On This Day

Defection to Soviet Union sparked unsolved mystery  Bruno Pontecorvo hailed from a family of talented individuals Bruno Pontecorvo, a...

Multi-talented composer of more than 1,000 songs Gorni Kramer was a popular performer for many decades The songwriter, musician and ...

Modest star who remains Italy’s great goalscorer Piola played for five clubs in a career spanning 24 years.  Silvio Piola, a forward...

Built business from a bombed-out factory Pietro Frua became one of Italy's leading car designers in the 1960s The car designer a...

First Italian to score for Hollywood Mario Nascimbene The composer Mario Nascimbene, most famous for composing the music for more t...

Singer found fame on both stage and screen Tito Gobbi, pictured in 1955 Opera singer Tito Gobbi was born on this day in 1913 in Bass...