Italy On This Day

Giorgio Armani – designer Former army medic forged brilliant career in fashion Giorgio Armani, who is considered by many to be Italy's g...

NEW - Ludovico Chigi – Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta Roman with many titles had powerful ancestors Ludovico Chigi A...

Roman with many titles had powerful ancestors Ludovico Chigi, pictured in his ceremonial uniform Ludovico Chigi Albani della Rovere was born...

Adriano Panatta – tennis player French Open champion was most at home on the clay The only tennis player ever to defeat Bjorn Borg at Roland...

Death of the poet Shelley Dramatic storm took the life of young literary talent English poet Percy Bysshe Shelley died on this day in 1822 ...

Vittorio De Sica - film director Oscar-winning maestro behind 1948 classic Bicycle Thieves Vittorio De Sica, the director whose 1948 film B...

Cesare Mori - Mafia buster 'Iron Prefect' who 'eliminated' the Cosa Nostra Cesare Mori, the prefect of police credited with...