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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9 May 2023

Zita of Bourbon-Parma

The long life of the last Habsburg Empress A portrait of Zita taken in 1911, shortly before her marriage Zita of Bourbon-Parma, the last Emp...

17 February 2019

Giovanni Pacini – opera composer

Works of overshadowed musician have enjoyed recent revival Giovanni Pacini found himself overshadowed first by Bellini and Donizetti, ...

16 May 2018

Mario Monicelli - film director

Life’s work put him among greats of commedia all’italiana Mario Monicelli directed his first film in 1949, which also marked the start...

13 February 2017

Pierluigi Collina - football referee

Italian arbiter seen as the best in game's history Pierluigi Collina Pierluigi Collina, arguably the best and certainly the mos...

8 July 2016

Death of the poet Shelley

Dramatic storm took the life of young literary talent Portrait of Shelley by Amelia Curran, painted in about 1819 English poet Percy...

12 April 2016

Marcello Lippi - World Cup winning coach

Former Juventus manager ready to come out of retirement Marcello Lippi Marcello Lippi, one of Italy's most successful football ma...

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