Italy On This Day

Death of the scientist who seemed to give dead frog new life   Luigi Galvani, the first scientist to discover bioelectricity, died on th...

Musician and teacher composed soundtrack for The Godfather   Giovanni ‘Nino’ Rota, composer, conductor and pianist, was born on this day...

Meteoric rise of the talented son of a dressmaker Gianni Versace, the founder of the international fashion house, Versace, was born on t...

Golden boy of Italia ‘90  went on to coach future players The star of Italy’s 1990 World Cup campaign, Toto Schillaci, was born on this ...