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 Pistoia. Show all posts

Showing posts with label Pistoia. Show all posts

11 September 2018

Manrico Ducceschi - partisan

Brave freedom fighter whose death is unsolved mystery Manrico Ducceschi operated under the codename Pippo as he fought as an Italian p...

27 July 2017

Giosuè Carducci – poet and Nobel Prize winner

Writer used his poetry as a vehicle for his political views Giosu è Carducci in a photograph taken in about 1870 Giosuè Car...

12 May 2017

Zeno Colò - Olympic skiing champion

Downhill ace reached speeds of almost 100mph with no helmet Zeno Colò, pictured on the way to his 1947 skiing world speed record ...

31 December 2016

Giovanni Michelucci - architect

Designer made mark with railway station and motorway church Giovanni Michelucci The architect Giovanni Michelucci, whose major legac...

12 December 2016

Lodovico Giustini – composer

Church organist who wrote the first music for piano Lodovico Giustini Lodovico Giustini, composer and keyboard player, was born on t...

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