Italy On This Day

NEW - Gianni Mazzocchi - publisher Business success marred by personal heartache The publisher Gianni Mazzocchi, a magazine editor-propriet...

Business success marred by personal heartache Gianni Mazzocchi working on an edition of Domus, his first magazine venture The publisher Gian...

Andreotti jail sentence stuns Italy Ex-prime minister found guilty of conspiracy to murder Giulio Andreotti, who was Italy’s prime minister...

Tazio Nuvolari – racing driver Man from Mantua seen as greatest of all time Tazio Nuvolari, the driver many regard as the greatest in the hi...

NEW - Bernardino Nogara - Vatican financial advisor Former engineer laid foundations for financial strength of the Papacy The engineer-turn...

Former engineer laid foundations for financial strength of the Papacy Bernardino Nogara is said to have made vast sums for the Vatican The e...

Giuseppina Strepponi – soprano Death of the woman who inspired Donizetti and Verdi Opera singer Giuseppina Strepponi died on this day in 189...