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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4 April 2019

Niccolò Antonio Zingarelli - composer

Neapolitan who snubbed Napoleon wrote 37 operas Niccolò Zingarelli was one of the most successful composers of his time The composer ...

18 March 2018

Bobby Solo - pop singer

Sixties star found fame after Sanremo disqualification Bobby Solo was heavily influenced by his idol Elvis Presley Bobby Solo, who w...

14 January 2018

Franchino Gaffurio – composer

Musician whose name has lived on for centuries in Milan Da Vinci's Portrait of a Musician , of which Gaffurio is thought to have...

26 May 2016

Napoleon becomes King of Italy

French Emperor places Iron Crown of Lombardy on his own head Portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte by the Italian artist Andrea Appiani in 1...

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