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 Novara. Show all posts

18 October 2024

Alessandro Antonelli – Architect

The creator of Turin’s striking Mole Turin at dusk, with the Alps in the background and Antonelli's Mole towering above the skyline Ale...

12 March 2020

Gaspare Campari - drinks maker

Bar owner who created classic red aperitif Gaspare Campari created his eponymous liqueur while running a bar in Novara Gaspare Campar...

6 September 2018

Isabella Leonarda – composer

Devout nun wrote an abundance of Baroque music Isabella Leonarda - a portrait from Isabella Leonarda, a nun who was one of the most ...

6 June 2018

Battle of Novara 1513

Many lives lost in battle between French and Swiss on Italian soil Swiss troops defeated a French occupying army on this day i...

22 February 2018

Mario Pavesi – entrepreneur

Biscuit maker who gave Italian motorists the Autogrill Mario Pavesi began making biscuits in 1934 Italy lost one of its most imp...

9 September 2016

Oscar Luigi Scalfaro – President of Italy

Devout lawyer served the Republic all his life Oscar Luigi Scalfaro, who was the ninth President of the Italian Republic The ninth P...

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