Italy On This Day

Gibbon's moment of inspiration Walk around the Forum sparked idea for epic work  The English writer and historian Edward Gibbon claimed...

Alesso Baldovinetti - painter One of first to paint realistic landscapes The early Renaissance painter Alesso Baldovinetti, whose great fre...

NEW - Eugenio Barsanti - engineer Created world’s first working internal combustion engine The engineer Eugenio Barsanti, whose internal co...

Created the first working internal combustion engine A model of the Barsanti-Matteucci engine pictured on display at a museum in Milan The e...

Luciano Pavarotti - tenor Singer who became known as ‘King of the High Cs’ Luciano Pavarotti, one of the greatest operatic tenors of all ti...

Cesare Andrea Bixio - composer and lyricist Pioneer of Italian film music left catalogue of classic songs Cesare Andrea Bixio, the composer...

NEW - Nunzia De Girolamo – politician and television presenter Lawyer who moved from debating to dancing Politician and lawyer Nunzia De Gi...