From the register to History
This page collects the birth, death or marriage records of certain personalities who, through their lives, have left their mark on the country’s collective memory.
Mimì Quilici Buzzacchi (1903-1990)
Emma Buzzacchi, better known as Mimì, was born in Medole (MN) on August 28, 1903, to Lorenzo and Pia…
Suso Cecchi D’Amico (1914-1910)
Suso, stage name of Giovanna Cecchi, was born in Rome on 21th July 1914 to Emilio, a writer and lite…
Margherita Beloch Piazzolla (1879-1976)
Margherita Albina Beloch – later married Piazzolla – was born in Frascati on 12th July 1879 to Bella…
Sabato Martelli Castaldi (1896-1944)
Sabato Martelli Castaldi was born in Cava de’ Tirreni (SA) on 19th August 1896.
After spending his …
Tito (1890-1918) e Giacomo (1888-1969) Acerbo
Tito Giuseppe Zopito Acerbo was born in Loreto Aprutino (PE) on 4th March 1890, to Olinto and Marian…
Anna Maria Ortese (1914-1998)
Anna Maria Ortese was born in Rome on 13th June 1914, to Oreste, a civil servant of Sicilian origin,…
Giacomo Matteotti (1885-1924)
Giacomo Matteotti was born in Fratta Polesine (RO) on 22th May 1885.
Son of Girolamo and Elisabetta…
Francesco Buonanno (1858-1940)
Francesco Buonanno was born in Solofra (AV) on 19th September 1858, the son of Michele and Carolina …
Benedetta Cappa (1897-1977)
Benedetta Cappa was born in Rome on 14th August 1897.
From an early age, she showed a particular fl…
Margherita Kaiser Parodi (1897-1918)
Margherita Kaiser Parodi was born in Rome on 16th May 1897, to Giuseppe and Maria Orlando.
His fath…
Guglielmo Marconi (1874-1937)
Guglielmo Giovanni Maria Marconi was born in Bologna on 25 April 1874, to Giuseppe, a wealthy landow…
Tina Modotti (1896-1942)
Assunta Adelaide Luigia Saltarini Modotti, known as Tina, was born on 17th August 1896 in Udine into…
Leopoldo Cassese (1901-1960)
Leopoldo Cassese was born in Atripalda (AV) on 20th January 1901.
After graduating in Literature in…
Luigi Einaudi (1874-1961)
Luigi Numa Lorenzo Einaudi was born in Carrù (CN) on 24th March 1874.
Soon orphaned by his father, …
Egle Trincanato (1910-1998)
Egle Renata Romana Trincanato was born in Rome on 3rd June 1910.
His childhood was marked by freque…
Carlo Rosselli (1899-1937)
Carlo Rosselli was born in Rome on 16th November 1899, to Giuseppe Emanuele ‘Joe’, a musician, and A…
Caterina Percoto (1812-1887)
Caterina Marianna Percoto was born in S. Lorenzo di Soleschiano sul Natisone (UD) on 19th February 1…
Salvatore Giacomo Tommasi (1813-1888)
Salvatore Giacomo Tommasi was born in Roccaraso (AQ) on 26th July 1813, to Francesco and Maria Giuse…
Palma Bucarelli (1910-1998)
Palma Bucarelli was born in Rome on 16th March 1910.
He lived a rather nomadic childhood, following…
Enzo Ferrari (1898-1988)
Enzo Ferrari – born Enzo Anselmo Giuseppe Maria Ferrari – was born in Modena on February 20, 1898.
…
Tazio Giorgio Nuvolari (1892-1953)
Tazio Giorgio Nuvolari was born in Castel d’Ario (MN) on 16th November 1892, to Arturo and Emma Elis…
Antonino Bertolotti (1834-1893)
Antonino Bertolotti was born in Turin on 16th March 1834, to Agapito and Angela Vayra.
Having obtai…
Alberto Moravia (1907-1990)
Alberto Moravia – born Alberto Pincherle Moravia – was born in Rome on 28th November 1907.
He grew …
Elsa Schiaparelli (1890-1973)
Elsa Schiaparelli was born in Rome on 10th September 1890 to Giuseppa Maria de Dominicis, a Neapolit…
Guido Fiorini (1891-1965)
Guido Fiorini was born in Bologna on 1st July 1891.
After graduating in Engineering, he specialised…
Carlo Salutri, Trilussa (1871-1950)
Carlo Alberto Camillo Salustri was born in Rome on 26th October 1871.
The son of Vincenzo, a waiter…
Maria Teresa Azzali (1902-1978)
Maria Teresa Azzali was born in San Martino dell’Argine (MN) on 9th January 1902.
As soon as she ca…
Armando Lodolini (1888-1966)
Armando Lodolini was born in Rome on 26th March 1888, to Alessandro, a grocery store owner, and Laur…
Anna Magnani (1908-1973)
Anna Magnani was born in Rome on 7th March 1908.
Daughter of Marina Magnani, seamstress, and father…
Enrico Fermi (1901-1954)
Enrico Fermi was born in Rome on 29th September 1901.
From a very young age, he showed a marked pro…
Pietro Ferrero (1898-1949)
Pietro Giovanni Ferrero was born in Farigliano (CN) on 2nd September 1898.
The son of farmers in th…