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 Puglia. Show all posts

13 February 2025

The Challenge of Barletta

The day an Italian red wine proved too good for the French to resist A poster advertising the annual commemoration of the Challenge A group ...

23 November 2024

Irpinia earthquake

A day that saw whole towns reduced to rubble in southern Italy Aerial pictures show the remains of the village of Castelnuovo di Conza An e...

17 June 2019

Saint Joseph of Copertino

Flying friar now protects aviators Painter Ludovico Mazzanti's 18th century depiction of Saint Joseph levitating Saint Joseph, a...

9 February 2017

Vito Antuofermo - world champion boxer

Farmer's son from deep south who won title in Monaco Vito Antuofermo won the European light-middleweight title in 1976 and became ...

6 May 2016

Rudolph Valentino - star of silent films

Heart-throb actor who died tragically young Rudolph Valentino in a publicity shot for his hit movie The Four Horsemen of the Apocalyps...

16 March 2016

Aldo Moro - Italy's tragic former prime minister

Politician kidnapped and murdered by Red Brigades Aldo Moro pictured in 1978, not long before his kidnap by the Red Brigades Italy a...

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