Italy On This Day

Giovanni Battista de Rossi - archaeologist Excavations unearthed massive Catacomb of St Callixtus Giovanni Battista de Rossi, the archaeolo...

Giulietta Masina - actress Married to Fellini and excelled in his films The actress Giulietta Masina, who was married for 50 years to the f...

Domenico Ghirardelli – chocolatier Built famous US business with skills learned in Genoa The chocolatier Domenico Ghirardelli , founder of t...

NEW - Pino Aprile – journalist Author wrote about unification from the point of view of the South Writer Pino Aprile, who became internati...