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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23 January 2018

Luisa Casati – heiress and muse

Outrageous marchioness saw herself as a living work of art The Marchesa Casati photographed by Adolfo de Meyer in 1912 The heire...

22 January 2018

Frankie Yale - gang boss

Mobster who employed a young Al Capone Frankie Yale's police mugshot The gang boss who gave Al Capone one of his first jobs was...

21 January 2018

Camillo Golgi – neuroscientist

Nobel prize winner whose name lives on in medical science Camillo Golgi expanded knowledge of the human nervous system Camillo Go...

20 January 2018

Franca Sozzani – magazine editor

Risk taker who turned Vogue Italia into a major voice Franca Sozzani was editor-in-chief of Vogue Italia for 28 years Franca Soz...

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