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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1 February 2019

Teresa Mattei - partisan and politician

Former Communist who led Italian Women’s Union Teresa Mattei was expelled from school for speaking out against Fascist laws The poli...

3 October 2018

Alessandro Mazzinghi - boxing champion

Tuscan fighter held world title twice Sandro Mazzinghi won the world light middleweight crown in 1963 and 1968 The boxer Alessandro ...

10 September 2018

Giovanni Gronchi – Italy’s third president

Opponent of Mussolini became head of state in 1955 Giovanni Gronchi's politics saw him expelled from parliament by Mussolini's...

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