Italy On This Day

Carlo Urbani – microbiologist Infectious disease expert who identified SARS The doctor and microbiologist Carlo Urbani, whose decisive acti...

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

Giovanni Matteo Mario - operatic tenor Disgraced nobleman became the toast of London and Paris The operatic tenor Giovanni Matteo Mario, a ...

Election of Pope John Paul II How Karol Wojtyla became first non-Italian pope for 455 years Pope John Paul II, who was to have a political ...