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 Reggio di Calabria. Show all posts

Showing posts with label Reggio di Calabria. Show all posts

28 December 2016

Italy's worst earthquake

Catastrophic tremor of 1908 may have killed up to 200,000 A devastated street in Messina with the remains of the Chiesa delle Anime de...

16 December 2016

Santo Versace - businessman and politician

Entrepreneurial brain behind Versace fashion empire Santo Versace's business skills lay behind the brand's success Santo Ver...

5 September 2016

Tommaso Campanella – poet and philosopher

Friar had utopian dream to banish poverty Tommaso Campanella, as depicted by the Italian painter Francesco Cozza Writer Tommaso Camp...

23 July 2016

Francesco Cilea – opera composer

Calabrian remembered for beautiful aria Lamento di Federico Francesco Cilea Composer Francesco Cilea was born on this day in 1866 in...

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