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.
Guglielmo Marconi (1874-1937)
Guglielmo Giovanni Maria Marconi was born in Bologna on 25 April 1874, to Giuseppe, a wealthy landow…
I 6 bambini sconosciuti
Mi chiamo Angelo Gallardi, vivo in Argentina e come molti altri discendenti di immigrati, il mio int…
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 …
Luigi Einaudi (1874-1961)
Luigi Numa Lorenzo Einaudi was born in Carrù (CN) on 24th March 1874.
Soon orphaned by his father, …
La famiglia Scavone e la Fontana di Tito
Mi chiamo Regina Helena Scavone Posvolsky, sono brasiliana, nata a San Paolo e fiera della mia ascen…
Salvatore Ferragamo (1898-1960)
Salvatore Ferragamo – registered as Salvadore – was born in Bonito (AV) on 5th June 1898.
The ele…
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, followi…
Enzo Ferrari (1898-1988)
Enzo Ferrari – born Enzo Anselmo Giuseppe Maria Ferrari – was born in Modena on February 20, 1898.
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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 gre…
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…