Italy On This Day

Paolo Borsellino - anti-Mafia judge Magistrate slain by Mafia 57 days after colleague Giovanni Falcone Paolo Borsellino, the judge who was ...

Dino Meneghin – basketball player Italy’s biggest star won 32 trophies and Olympic medal Dino Meneghin, universally recognised as the great...

Antonio Moscheni - Jesuit painter Unique legacy of chapel frescoes in India The painter Antonio Moscheni, best known for the extraordinary f...

NEW - Mario Tobino – poet, novelist and psychiatrist Doctor was torn between literature and his patients The author and poet who was also a...

Doctor was torn between literature and his patients Tobino combined his work in mental health with a literary career The author and poet who...

Paolo Vaccari - rugby player Italy’s second all-time highest try scorer The rugby player Paolo Vaccari, who scored 22 tries for the Italian...

Giulio Andreotti - political survivor Christian Democrat spent 45 years in government Giulio Andreotti, who was Italy's most powerful po...