Italy On This Day

Giuseppe Pinelli - anarchist His 'accidental death' inspired classic Dario Fo play Giuseppe 'Pino' Pinelli, the railway work...

Claudio Ranieri - football manager Title-winning Leicester City boss   Football manager Claudio Ranieri was born on this day in 1951 in Rome...

Umberto Boccioni - painter Artist who died tragically young was key figure in Futurism The painter Umberto Boccioni, who became arguably th...

Ludovico Scarfiotti - racing driver Last Italian to win ‘home’ Grand Prix The racing driver Ludovico Scarfiotti, whose victory in the 1966 I...

NEW - Cristofano Allori – artist   Mannerist painter’s masterpiece was inspired by his mistress  The artist Cristofano Allori, who is part...

Mannerist painter’s masterpiece was inspired by his mistress A self-portrait of Allori from about 1606, which is in the Uffizi Gallery The a...

Dino Buzzati - author Novelist likened to Camus whose short stories remain popular The multi-talented author Dino Buzzati, whose output inc...