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1928 In Italy
Events during the year 1928 in Italy. Incumbents * Monarch: Victor Emmanuel III * Prime Minister: Benito Mussolini Events *April 12 – A bomb, directed against Italian Fascist leader Benito Mussolini, kills 18 people at the Milan Trade Fair. *May 24 – The airship ''Italia'' reaches the North Pole, with expedition leader Umberto Nobile on board. The ship crashes on its return journey. *June 24 – Umberto Nobile and survivors of the crash of the airship ''Italia'' are rescued by the crew of a Swedish aeroplane. *August 2 – Italy and Ethiopia sign the Italo-Ethiopian Treaty. Births *January 2 – Alberto Zedda, conductor and musicologist (died 2017) *January 9 – Domenico Modugno, singer, songwriter, actor and politician (died 1994) *June 5 – Umberto Maglioli, racing driver (died 1999) *June 6 – Elio Sgreccia, cardinal (died 2019) *June 29 – Alfredo Biondi, politician and lawyer (died 2020) *July 4 – Giampiero Boniperti, footballer (died 2021) *July 26 – Francesc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Of Italy
King of Italy ( it, links=no, Re d'Italia; la, links=no, Rex Italiae) was the title given to the ruler of the Kingdom of Italy after the fall of the Western Roman Empire. The first to take the title was Odoacer, a barbarian military leader, in the late 5th century, followed by the Ostrogothic kings up to the mid-6th century. With the Frankish conquest of Italy in the 8th century, the Carolingians assumed the title, which was maintained by subsequent Holy Roman Emperors throughout the Middle Ages. The last Emperor to claim the title was Charles V in the 16th century. During this period, the holders of the title were crowned with the Iron Crown of Lombardy. A Kingdom of Italy was restored from 1805 to 1814 with Napoleon as its only king, centered in Northern Italy. It was not until the Italian unification in the 1860s that an independent Kingdom of Italy covering the entire Italian Peninsula was restored. From 1861 the House of Savoy held the title of ''King of Italy'' until ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 In Italy
Events during the year 2019 in Italy. Incumbents * President: Sergio Mattarella * Prime Minister: Giuseppe Conte Events *14–17 February – Scheduled date for the 2019 Italian Basketball Cup, to be played in Florence *1 March – 1 September – The 22nd Triennial is scheduled to be held in Milan *31 March – Several tens of thousands of people marched in support of the ultra-Conservative World Congress of Families on Sunday, on the final day of their conference in northern Italy. *24 June – The International Olympic Committee awards the 2026 Winter Olympics to Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, beating Stockholm-Åre. *24 July – New Mayor of Predappio announced plans to open Mussolini crypt to the public all year round. Mr Canali said he wanted to promote the tomb as a tourist attraction to boost the local economy. *9 August – The deputy prime minister and leader of the League Matteo Salvini called for new elections, and announced a no-confidence vote on the government bac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armando Diaz
Armando Diaz, 1st Duke della Vittoria, (5 December 1861 – 28 February 1928) was an Italian general and a Marshal of Italy. He is mostly known for his role as Chief of Staff of the Regio Esercito during World War I from November 1917. He managed to stop the Austro-Hungarian advance along the Piave River in the First Battle of Monte Grappa. In June 1918, he led the Italian forces to a major victory at the Second Battle of the Piave River. A few months later, he achieved a decisive victory in the Battle of Vittorio Veneto, which ended the war on the Italian Front. He is celebrated as one of the greatest generals of the war. Early life Born in Naples to a family of Italian and some distant Spanish heritage (most likely dating back to the years of the Crown of Aragon), he was the son of Lodovico, a navy officer, and Irene Cecconi, the daughter of a minor noble. Diaz began his military career as a cadet at the Military College of Naples. He subsequently moved on to the Milita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 In Italy
The following lists events that have happened in 2016 in the Italian Republic. Incumbents * President: Sergio Mattarella * Prime Minister: Matteo Renzi (until 12 December), Paolo Gentiloni (starting 12 December) Events January *4 January : the car manufacturer Ferrari enters the Milan Stock Exchange in Piazza Affari with its own share. * 9 January: Murder of Ashley Ann Olsen in Florence *21-24 January: 2015–16 Biathlon World Cup – World Cup 6 in Rasen-Antholz February * 3 February: the murder of Giulio Regeni, an Italian researcher kidnapped on the previous 25 January, is discovered in Egypt April *2 April - 12 September - Triennial 2016 *4-10 April - 2016 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I Group B in Asiago May *6-29 May: 2016 Giro d'Italia * 20 May: the Cirinnà law for same-sex civil unions is approved. June *1 June: inauguration of the Gotthard Base Tunnel, the longest high-speed rail tunnel in the world. *2 June: 70th anniversary of the Italian Rep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luisa Massimo
Luisa Massimo (22 December 1928 – 5 October 2016) was an Italian language, Italian pediatrician. From 1972 to 1997 she was the director of the 4th Division of Pediatrics (Hematology and Oncology) of the Children's Hospital Istituto Giannina Gaslini of Genoa. From 1998 she is director emeritus. She is internationally considered one of the founders of Pediatric oncology Since April 2003 she was consultant of Pediatric Psycho-Oncology and International Affairs. Since 1996 she is Expert Evaluator in Ethics and Clinical Bioethics of the European Commission. She taught Pediatric Oncology and Pediatric Hematology at the graduate schools of Pediatrics, of Hematology and of Oncology in the University of Genoa. From 1986 to 1994 she was President of the "IST-National Institute for cancer research” in Genoa. A member of several scientific commissions (national and international), she has published 300 scientific works including 220 indexed on PubMed. She is an honorary citizen of Baltim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piero Angela
Piero Domenico Angela (; 22 December 1928 – 13 August 2022) was an Italian television host, science journalist, writer, and pianist. He started as a radio reporter, then became a foreign correspondent, and established himself as the host of the RAI newscast. He is best known as the creator and presenter of broadcasting programmes modelled on BBC and David Attenborough documentaries, to whom he has been often compared, and also for his scientific journalism published in numerous publications. Angela wrote thirty-three books, which sold over three million copies, received many honorary degrees, made over sixty documentaries and hundreds of television episodes, won seven Telegattos, and eight times won the national television directing award. Early life Angela was born in Turin, the son of Nella Maglia and Carlo Angela, an anti-fascist doctor, who was awarded the Medal of the Righteous Among the Nations on 29 August 2001. At the age of one, Angela nearly died from pneumonia. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 In Italy
The following lists events have happened in 2015 in the Italian Republic. Incumbents * President: Giorgio Napolitano (until 14 January), Sergio Mattarella (starting 3 February) * Prime Minister: Matteo Renzi Events January * January 14 – President of Italy Giorgio Napolitano announces his resignation. March *March 3 – South of Sicily, Italy's Coast Guard saves 941 trafficked migrants aboard five motorized dinghies and two larger vessels near southern Italian ports. Ten people are unaccounted for. April * April 18 – shipwreck in the Sicilian channel of a boat loaded with 887 migrants off the Libyan coast, accidentally impacted with the King Jacob ship. Over 800 deaths, the highest number of victims ever recorded. May * May 1 – October 31 – Expo 2015 is held in Milan, Italy. July * July 11 – Bombing of the Italian Consulate in Cairo. December * December – Lombardy Bans the Burka. Deaths *January 4 – Pino Daniele, 59, singer *January 10 – Francesc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nando Gazzolo
Ferdinando "Nando" Gazzolo (16 October 1928 – 16 November 2015) was an Italian actor and voice actor. Biography Born in Savona, the son of the actor and voice actor Lauro Gazzolo and EIAR radio announcer Aida Ottaviani Piccolo, Gazzolo debuted at young age on radio, and in 1948, at twenty years old, he started his acting career entering the stage company led by Antonio Gandusio. He achieved his first personal success in 1951, in the adaptation of '' Antonio e Cleopatra'' staged by Renzo Ricci. He later worked on stage with Vittorio Gassman and Luigi Squarzina, among others, before focusing in voice acting and dubbing. Gazzolo was also active in films and starred in several TV-series of good success. As a voice actor, Gazzolo served as the regular dubbing voice for Peter Cushing, David Niven and Richard Widmark. Other actors he occasionally dubbed included Rex Harrison, Michael Caine, Frank Sinatra, Yul Brynner, Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall, Donald Sutherland, Laurence Olivier ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 In Italy
Events of 2010 in Italy. Incumbents *President: Giorgio Napolitano *Prime Minister: Silvio Berlusconi Events * February 16–20: Sanremo Music Festival 2010, the 60th annual edition held in Teatro Ariston in Sanremo, province of Imperia, * February 23: unknown persons pour millions of liters of hydrocarbons into the Lambro river causing an environmental disaster that involved the valley of the river itself and the Po, in Lombardy and Emilia-Romagna. * May 1: Pope Benedict XVI will appoint an envoy and a commission to reform Legion of Christ (LC), whose Mexican founder, Marcial Maciel, abused children before being dismissed in 2006. * September 12: Fernando Alonso wins the Italian Grand Prix. This would be Ferrari's last win at Monza until 2019. Sports * 2010–11 Serie A * 2010–11 Serie B * 2010–11 Coppa Italia * 2010 Supercoppa Italiana * 2010 Giro d'Italia * 2010 Italian Grand Prix * 2010 Giro di Lombardia Deaths *February 8 – Antonio Giolitti, 94, poli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
President Of Italy
The president of Italy, officially denoted as president of the Italian Republic ( it, Presidente della Repubblica Italiana) is the head of state of Italy. In that role, the president represents national unity, and guarantees that Italian politics comply with the Constitution. The president is the commander-in-chief of the Italian Armed Forces and chairs the High Council of the Judiciary. A president's term of office lasts for seven years. The incumbent president is former constitutional judge Sergio Mattarella, who was elected on 31 January 2015, and re-elected on 29 January 2022. Qualifications for office The framers of the Constitution of Italy intended for the president to be an elder statesman of some stature. Article 84 states that any Italian citizen who is fifty or older on election day and enjoys civil and political rights can be elected president. The article also states that the presidency is incompatible with any other office; therefore, the president-elect mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francesco Cossiga
Francesco Maurizio Cossiga (; sc, Frantziscu Maurìtziu Còssiga, ; 1928 – 2010) . was an Italian politician. A member of the Christian Democratic Party of Italy, he was from 1979 to 1980 and the from 1985 to 1992. Cossiga is widely considered one of the most prominent and influential politicians of the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 In Italy
Events during the year 2021 in Italy. Incumbents * President: Sergio Mattarella * Prime Minister: Giuseppe Conte (until 13 February), Mario Draghi (starting 13 February) Governors of the regions Aosta Valley: Erik Lavévaz Abruzzo: Marco Marsilio Basilicata: Vito Bardi Campania: Vincenzo De Luca Calabria: Roberto Occhiuto Emilia Romagna: Stefano Bonaccini Friuli Venezia Giulia:Massimiliano Fedriga Lazio: Nicola Zingaretti Liguria: Giovanni Toti Lombardy: Attilio Fontana Marche: Francesco Acquaroli Molise: Donato Toma Piedmont: Alberto Cirio Apulia: Michele Emiliano Sardinia: Christian Solinas Sicily: Nello Musumeci Tuscany: Eugenio Giani Trentino Alto Adige: Maurizio Fugatti Veneto: Luca Zaia Events Central themes of the year COVID-19 pandemic in Italy Protests over COVID-19 policies in Italy Italian LGBTQ protests January *1 January: New Year *13 January: 2021 Italian government crisis: Former Prime Minister Matteo Renzi withdraws the Italia Viva party fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
