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1938 In Italy
Events from the year 1938 in Italy. Incumbents * King: Victor Emmanuel III * Prime Minister: Benito Mussolini Events *19 June – Italy wins the FIFA World Cup by defeating Hungary, 4–2, in the final game at the Stade Olympique de Colombes in Paris, France. Births * 8 March – Bruno Pizzul, sports journalist * 21 March – Luigi Tenco, singer-songwriter (died 1967) * 21 June – Mario Minieri, road bicycle racer * 19 July – Sergio Martino, film director and producer * 16 August – Cosimo Nocera, footballer (died 2012) * 28 August – Maurizio Costanzo, television news reporter Deaths * January 4 – Paola Drigo, novelist (born 1876) * February 9 – Arturo Caprotti Arturo Caprotti (22 March 1881 – 9 February 1938) was an Italian engineer and architect. In 1915 or 1916 he invented the Caprotti valve gear rotary cam poppet valve gear for steam engine A steam engine is a heat engine that perfor ..., engineer and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor Emmanuel III Of Italy
Victor Emmanuel III (Vittorio Emanuele Ferdinando Maria Gennaro di Savoia; 11 November 1869 – 28 December 1947) was King of Italy from 29 July 1900 until his abdication on 9 May 1946. He also reigned as Emperor of Ethiopia (1936–1941) and King of the Albanians (1939–1943). During his reign of nearly 46 years, which began after the assassination of his father Umberto I, the Kingdom of Italy became involved in two world wars. His reign also encompassed the birth, rise, and fall of Italian Fascism and its regime. During the First World War, Victor Emmanuel III accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Paolo Boselli and named Vittorio Emanuele Orlando (the ''premier of victory'') in his place. Despite being on the winning side of the First World War, Italy did not get all the territories which had been promised to it in the 1915 Treaty of London; the Treaty of Versailles, ending the war, failed to give Italy its demands for Fiume and Dalmatia. This mutilated victory led ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
19 July
Events Pre-1600 *AD 64 – The Great Fire of Rome causes widespread devastation and rages on for six days, destroying half of the city. * 484 – Leontius, Roman usurper, is crowned Eastern emperor at Tarsus (modern Turkey). He is recognized in Antioch and makes it his capital. *711 – Umayyad conquest of Hispania: Battle of Guadalete: Umayyad forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by King Roderic. * 939 – Battle of Simancas: King Ramiro II of León defeats the Moorish army under Caliph Abd-al-Rahman III near the city of Simancas. * 998 – Arab–Byzantine wars: Battle of Apamea: Fatimids defeat a Byzantine army near Apamea. *1333 – Wars of Scottish Independence: Battle of Halidon Hill: The English win a decisive victory over the Scots. *1544 – Italian War of 1542–46: The first Siege of Boulogne begins. * 1545 – The Tudor warship ''Mary Rose'' sinks off Portsmouth; in 1982 the wreck is salvaged in one of the most co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1938 In Italy
Events from the year 1938 in Italy. Incumbents * King: Victor Emmanuel III * Prime Minister: Benito Mussolini Events *19 June – Italy wins the FIFA World Cup by defeating Hungary, 4–2, in the final game at the Stade Olympique de Colombes in Paris, France. Births * 8 March – Bruno Pizzul, sports journalist * 21 March – Luigi Tenco, singer-songwriter (died 1967) * 21 June – Mario Minieri, road bicycle racer * 19 July – Sergio Martino, film director and producer * 16 August – Cosimo Nocera, footballer (died 2012) * 28 August – Maurizio Costanzo, television news reporter Deaths * January 4 – Paola Drigo, novelist (born 1876) * February 9 – Arturo Caprotti Arturo Caprotti (22 March 1881 – 9 February 1938) was an Italian engineer and architect. In 1915 or 1916 he invented the Caprotti valve gear rotary cam poppet valve gear for steam engine A steam engine is a heat engine that perfor ..., engineer and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1881 In Italy
Events January–March * January 1– 24 – Siege of Geok Tepe: Russian troops under General Mikhail Skobelev defeat the Turkomans. * January 13 – War of the Pacific – Battle of San Juan and Chorrillos: The Chilean army defeats Peruvian forces. * January 15 – War of the Pacific – Battle of Miraflores: The Chileans take Lima, capital of Peru, after defeating its second line of defense in Miraflores. * January 24 – William Edward Forster, chief secretary for Ireland, introduces his Coercion Bill, which temporarily suspends habeas corpus so that those people suspected of committing an offence can be detained without trial; it goes through a long debate before it is accepted February 2. * January 25 – Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell form the Oriental Telephone Company. * February 13 – The first issue of the feminist newspaper ''La Citoyenne'' is published by Hubertine Auclert. * February 16 – The Canadia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arturo Caprotti
Arturo Caprotti (22 March 1881 – 9 February 1938) was an Italian engineer and architect. In 1915 or 1916 he invented the Caprotti valve gear rotary cam poppet valve gear for steam engine A steam engine is a heat engine that performs mechanical work using steam as its working fluid. The steam engine uses the force produced by steam pressure to push a piston back and forth inside a cylinder. This pushing force can be ...s of all kinds, but in practice it was employed almost exclusively in railway locomotives. External links Continental engineersat www.steamindex.com 1881 births 1938 deaths Locomotive builders and designers 20th-century Italian architects Italian mechanical engineers 20th-century Italian engineers 20th-century Italian inventors {{Italy-architect-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
February 9
Events Pre-1600 * 474 – Zeno is crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. * 1003 – Boleslaus III is restored to authority with armed support from Bolesław I the Brave of Poland. * 1539 – The first recorded race is held on Chester Racecourse, known as the Roodee. * 1555 – Bishop of Gloucester John Hooper is burned at the stake. 1601–1900 * 1621 – Gregory XV becomes Pope, the last Pope elected by acclamation. * 1654 – The Capture of Fort Rocher takes place during the Anglo-Spanish War. * 1775 – American Revolutionary War: The British Parliament declares Massachusetts in rebellion. * 1778 – Rhode Island becomes the fourth US state to ratify the Articles of Confederation. * 1788 – The Habsburg Empire joins the Russo-Turkish War in the Russian camp. * 1822 – Haiti attacks the newly established Dominican Republic on the other side of the island of Hispaniola. * 1825 – After no candidate receives a majori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1876 In Italy
Events January–March * January 1 ** The Reichsbank opens in Berlin. ** The Bass Brewery Red Triangle becomes the world's first registered trademark symbol. * February 2 – The National League of Professional Base Ball Clubs is formed at a meeting in Chicago; it replaces the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players. Morgan Bulkeley of the Hartford Dark Blues is selected as the league's first president. * February 2 – Third Carlist War – Battle of Montejurra: The new commander General Fernando Primo de Rivera marches on the remaining Carlist stronghold at Estella, where he meets a force of about 1,600 men under General Carlos Calderón, at nearby Montejurra. After a courageous and costly defence, Calderón is forced to withdraw. * February 14 – Alexander Graham Bell applies for a patent for the telephone, as does Elisha Gray. * February 19 – Third Carlist War: Government troops under General Primo de Rivera drive through the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
