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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] |
2016
File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses during the 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Queues outside a bank to exchange demonetized banknotes during the 2016 Indian banknote demonetisation; the UK votes to leave the EU in 2016; The Girardet bridge in Düsseldorf with its four pokéstops; Donald Trump is elected as U.S. President in 2016 during a period of intensifying political polarization in the United States, 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt rect 200 0 400 200 Impeachment of Dilma Rousseff rect 400 0 600 200 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict rect 0 200 300 400 2016 United States presidential election rect 300 200 600 400 2016 Summer Olympics rect 0 400 200 600 Pokémon Go rect 200 40 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gotthard Base Tunnel
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Paolo Poli
Paolo Poli (May 23, 1929 – March 25, 2016) was an Italian theatre actor. He has also acted in films and on television. Career After a university degree in French literature, Poli began his acting career in the early 1950s and was one of the first actors in Italy to perform en travesti roles. He is considered to be one of the greatest and most versatile of Italian theatrical actors. He has acted in and directed a host of operettas, among which ''Aldino mi cali un filino'', ''Rita of Cascia'', ''Caterina de Medici'', ''L'asino d'oro'', ''Gulliver's Travels'', ''La leggenda di San Gregorio'', ''Il coturno della ciabatta'', and ''La nemica'' by Dario Niccodemi. His ''Rita of Cascia'' prompted complaints from Italian president Oscar Luigi Scalfaro. Well into his eighties, he continued performing on stage, most recently in ''Sillabari'' by Goffredo Parise and ''Aquiloni'', taken from Giovanni Pascoli. Works Theatre *1958 - ''Finale di partita'' from Samuel Beckett *1959 - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Umberto Eco
Umberto Eco (5 January 1932 – 19 February 2016) was an Italian medievalist, philosopher, semiotician, novelist, cultural critic, and political and social commentator. In English, he is best known for his popular 1980 novel ''The Name of the Rose'', a historical mystery combining semiotics in fiction with biblical analysis, medieval studies and literary theory, as well as ''Foucault's Pendulum,'' his 1988 novel which touches on similar themes. Eco wrote prolifically throughout his life, with his output including children's books, translations from French and English, in addition to a twice-monthly newspaper column "La Bustina di Minerva" (Minerva's Matchbook) in the magazine ''L'Espresso'' beginning in 1985, with his last column (a critical appraisal of the Romantic paintings of Francesco Hayez) appearing 27 January 2016. At the time of his death, he was an Emeritus professor at the University of Bologna, where he taught for much of his life. In the 21st century, he has conti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ettore Scola
Ettore Scola (; 10 May 1931 – 19 January 2016) was an Italian screenwriter and film director. He received a Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film in 1978 for his film ''A Special Day'' and over the course of his film career was nominated for five Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. Life and career Scola was born in Trevico, Avellino, Campania. From age 15, he became a ghostwriter. He entered the film industry as a screenwriter in 1953, and collaborated with director Dino Risi and fellow writer Ruggero Maccari on the screenplay for Risi's feature, ''Il Sorpasso'' (1962). He directed his first film, ''Let's Talk About Women'', in 1964. In 1974 Scola enjoyed international success with '' We All Loved Each Other So Much'' (''C'eravamo tanto amati''), a wide fresco of post-World War II Italian life and politics, dedicated to fellow director Vittorio De Sica. The film won the Golden Prize at the 9th Moscow International Film Festival. In 1976 he won the Prix de la mise en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franco Citti
Franco Citti (; 23 April 1935 – 14 January 2016) was an Italian actor, best known as one of the close collaborators of director Pier Paolo Pasolini. He came to fame for playing the title role in Pasolini's film ''Accattone'', which brought him a BAFTA Award nomination for Best Foreign Actor. He subsequently starred in six of Pasolini's films, as well as 60 other film and television roles. His brother was the director and screenwriter Sergio Citti. Biography Citti was born in Fiumicino in 1935 and was raised with his older brother Sergio Citti, working as a painter and day laborer. At the age of 26, he was discovered by Pier Paolo Pasolini, who appreciated his distinctly Roman features, and cast him in the title role of his 1961 directorial debut ''Accattone''. Citti lead a cast of other non-professional actors, and proved the breakthrough of the cast, earning a BAFTA Award nomination for a Best Foreign Actor, as well as a nomination for a Nastro d'Argento for Best Actor. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valerio Zanone
Valerio Zanone (22 January 1936 – 7 January 2016) was an Italian politician, who was formerly secretary and president of the Italian Liberal Party (''Partito Liberale Italiano''; PLI). He was also a senator for the Democratic Party (Italy), Democratic Party (''Partito Democratico''; PD), and was mayor of Turin from 1990 to 1992. Biography Zanone was born in Turin. He graduated in philosophy from the University of Turin. After entering the Italian Liberal Party, he was a regional councillor in Piedmont, and was a member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies from 1976 to 1994. In the same year he was first elected as a deputy, Zanone was appointed as national secretary of the PLI, and was later president of the same. In 1985, Zanone was appointed Minister of Ecology in the first Craxi I Cabinet, Bettino Craxi cabinet, and was Minister of Industry during Craxi II Cabinet, Craxi's second tenure (1986–87) and Minister of Defence in the Goria government, Goria and De Mita government, D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Preci
Preci is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Perugia in the Italian region Umbria, located about 60 km southeast of Perugia. It is a medieval burg (13th century) developed inside a fortress, which was almost entirely destroyed by an earthquake in 1328. Preci borders the following municipalities: Castelsantangelo sul Nera, Cerreto di Spoleto, Norcia, Visso. The old centre of Preci was badly damaged in the October 2016 Central Italy Earthquakes. As at July 2018, the old centre of Preci is entirely closed off to visitors pending reconstruction work. Main sights *Remains of the 13th-century castle in the ''frazione'' of Acquaro *Pre-historic grotto tombs, in the ''frazione'' of Fiano d'Abeto *Church of ''Annunziata'' in Poggio di Croce. It houses a 14th-century fresco of the ''Annunciation'' by Giovanni del Biondo Giovanni del Biondo was a 14th-century Italian painter of the Gothic and early-Renaissance period. He was active in the period 1356-1399 and is mainly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norcia
Norcia (), traditionally known in English by its Latin name of Nursia (), is a town and comune in the province of Perugia (Italy) in southeastern Umbria. Unlike many ancient towns, it is located in a wide plain abutting the Monti Sibillini, a subrange of the Apennines with some of its highest peaks, near the Sordo River, a small stream that eventually flows into the Nera. The town is popularly associated with the Valnerina (the valley of that river). The area is known for its air and scenery, and is a base for mountaineering and hiking. It is also widely known for hunting, especially of the wild boar, and for sausages and ham made from wild boar and pork. Such products have been named after Norcia; in Italian, they are called ''norcineria''. History Traces of human settlement in Norcia's area date back to the Neolithic Age. The town's known history begins with settlement by the Sabines in the 5th century BC. After the conquest by the Romans in the 3rd century BC, it was an a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ussita
Ùssita is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Macerata in the Italian region Marche, located about southwest of Ancona and about southwest of Macerata. The communal seat is in the ''frazione'' of Fluminata. Main sights *Castle, now in ruins including a 14th-century tower * Santa Maria Assunta Santa Claus, also known as Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Kris Kringle, or simply Santa, is a legendary figure originating in Western Christian culture who is said to bring children gifts during the late evening and overnight ...: 14th century parish church * Sant'Antonio da Padova * Sant'Ercolano: 13th century Chiesetta * Santa Lucia di Sasso: 15th-17th centuries * Santi Vincenzo e Anastasio: 14th century * Santa Reparata: 20th century * San Stefano: 13th century * Sant'Andrea Apostolo: 15th - 17th centuries References External links www.ussita.sinp.net Cities and towns in the Marche {{Marche-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Visso
Visso is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Macerata in the Italian region Marche, located about southwest of Ancona and about southwest of Macerata. It houses the seat of Monti Sibillini National Park. Main sights * San Giacomo church and monastery * Chiesa del Santissimo Redentore e Santa Maria * Chiesa della Concezione * Chiesa della Madonna di Cardosa * Sant'Agostino * Sant'Antonio * San Francesco *San Lorenzo * Santa Maria Annunziata di Mevale *Santa Maria Assunta * Santa Maria delle Cave * Santa Maria delle Grazie * Collegiata di Santa Maria * Sant'Agostino Secondo * Santuario di Macereto See also *Camerino Camerino is a town in the province of Macerata, Marche, central-eastern Italy. It is located in the Apennines bordering Umbria, between the valleys of the rivers Potenza and Chienti, about from Ancona. Camerino is home to the University of Cam ... * Monti Sibillini References External links Official website Cities and towns in the Marche [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castelsantangelo Sul Nera
Castelsantangelo sul Nera is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Macerata in the Italian region of Marche, located about southwest of Ancona and about southwest of Macerata. The source of the Nera River Nera may refer to: People * Nera Smajic (born 1984), Bosnian-born Swedish footballer * Nera Stipičević (born 1983), Croatian actress * Nera White (1935–2016), American basketball player * André António Ribeiro Novais (born 1988), Portuguese ... is located in the communal territory. References Cities and towns in the Marche {{Marche-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
