Italy On This Day

Alessandro Algardi – sculptor Baroque works of art were designed to illustrate papal power Alessandro Algardi, whose Baroque sculptures gra...

Michelangelo Antonioni - film director Enigmatic artist often remembered for 1966 movie Blowup The movie director Michelangelo Antonioni, so...

Pope Urban VIII Pontiff whose extravagance led to disgrace The controversial Pope Urban VIII died on this day in 1644 in Rome. Urban VIII – ...

NEW - Ischia earthquake The day calamity and chaos came to Casamicciola Around 3,000 people are thought to have been killed and many more i...