On March 28.1801 ; Treaty of Florence is signed. source
On March 28.1801 ; Treaty of Florence is signed.
On April 6.2009 ; A 6.3 magnitude earthquake strikes near L'Aquila, Italy, killing 307. source
On April 6.2009 ; A 6.3 magnitude earthquake strikes near L'Aquila, Italy, killing 307.
On April 7.1906 ; Mount Vesuvius erupts and devastates Naples. source
On April 7.1906 ; Mount Vesuvius erupts and devastates Naples.
On April 8.1866 ; Italy and Prussia ally against the Austrian Empire. source
On April 8.1866 ; Italy and Prussia ally against the Austrian Empire.
On April 17.1797 ; Citizens of Verona begin an unsuccessful eight-day rebellion against the French occupying forces. source
On April 17.1797 ; Citizens of Verona begin an unsuccessful eight-day rebellion against the French occupying forces.
On April 17.1945 ; World War II: Montese, Italy, is liberated from Nazi forces. source
On April 17.1945 ; World War II: Montese, Italy, is liberated from Nazi forces.
On April 25.2001 ; Michele Alboreto is killed while testing an Audi R8 at the Lausitzring in Germany. source
On April 25.2001 ; Michele Alboreto is killed while testing an Audi R8 at the Lausitzring in Germany.
On May 2.1945 ; World War II: Italian Campaign: General Heinrich von Vietinghoff signs the official instrument of surrender of all Wehrmacht forces in Italy. source
On May 2.1945 ; World War II: Italian Campaign: General Heinrich von Vietinghoff signs the official instrument of surrender of all Wehrmacht forces in Italy.
On May 5.1972 ; Alitalia Flight 112 crashes into Mount Longa near Palermo, Sicily, killing all 115 aboard, making it the deadliest single-aircraft disaster in Italy. source
On May 5.1972 ; Alitalia Flight 112 crashes into Mount Longa near Palermo, Sicily, killing all 115 aboard, making it the deadliest single-aircraft disaster in Italy.
On May 6.1976 ; An earthquake strikes the Friuli region of northeastern Italy, causing 989 deaths and the destruction of entire villages. source
On May 6.1976 ; An earthquake strikes the Friuli region of northeastern Italy, causing 989 deaths and the destruction of entire villages.
On May 8.1898 ; The first games of the Italian football league system are played. source
On May 8.1898 ; The first games of the Italian football league system are played.
On May 9.1946 ; King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy abdicates and is succeeded by Umberto II. source
On May 9.1946 ; King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy abdicates and is succeeded by Umberto II.
On May 12.1926 ; The Italian-built airship Norge becomes the first vessel to fly over the North Pole. source
On May 12.1926 ; The Italian-built airship Norge becomes the first vessel to fly over the North Pole.
On May 12.1957 ; Alfonso de Portago crashes during the Mille Miglia, killing himself, his co-driver, Ed Nelson and ten spectators – five of whom were children. source
On May 12.1957 ; Alfonso de Portago crashes during the Mille Miglia, killing himself, his co-driver, Ed Nelson and ten spectators – five of whom were children.
On May 13.1909 ; The first Giro d'Italia starts from Milan. Italian cyclist Luigi Ganna will be the winner. source
On May 13.1909 ; The first Giro d'Italia starts from Milan. Italian cyclist Luigi Ganna will be the winner.
On May 19.2012 ; Three gas cylinder bombs explode in front of a vocational school in the Italian city of Brindisi, killing 1 person and injuring 5 others. source
On May 19.2012 ; Three gas cylinder bombs explode in front of a vocational school in the Italian city of Brindisi, killing 1 person and injuring 5 others.
On May 20.2012 ; At least 27 people are killed and 50 others injured when a 6.0-magnitude earthquake strikes northern Italy. source
On May 20.2012 ; At least 27 people are killed and 50 others injured when a 6.0-magnitude earthquake strikes northern Italy.
On May 24.1921 ; The trial of Sacco and Vanzetti opens. source
On May 24.1921 ; The trial of Sacco and Vanzetti opens.
On May 28.1999 ; In Milan, Italy, after 22 years of restoration work, Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece The Last Supper is put back on display. source
On May 28.1999 ; In Milan, Italy, after 22 years of restoration work, Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece The Last Supper is put back on display.
On June 2.1946 ; Birth of the Italian Republic: In a referendum, Italians vote to turn Italy from a monarchy into a Republic. After the referendum, King Umberto II of Italy is exiled. source
On June 2.1946 ; Birth of the Italian Republic: In a referendum, Italians vote to turn Italy from a monarchy into a Republic. After the referendum, King Umberto II of Italy is exiled.
On June 4.1802 ; King Charles Emmanuel IV of Sardinia abdicates his throne in favor of his brother, Victor Emmanuel. source
On June 4.1802 ; King Charles Emmanuel IV of Sardinia abdicates his throne in favor of his brother, Victor Emmanuel.
On June 4.1859 ; Italian Independence wars: In the Battle of Magenta, the French army, under Louis-Napoleon, defeat the Austrian army. source
On June 4.1859 ; Italian Independence wars: In the Battle of Magenta, the French army, under Louis-Napoleon, defeat the Austrian army.
On June 7.1929 ; The Lateran Treaty is ratified, bringing Vatican City into existence. source
On June 7.1929 ; The Lateran Treaty is ratified, bringing Vatican City into existence.
On June 10.1924 ; Fascists kidnap and kill Italian Socialist leader Giacomo Matteotti in Rome. source
On June 10.1924 ; Fascists kidnap and kill Italian Socialist leader Giacomo Matteotti in Rome.
On June 19.1982 ;Italian banker Roberto Calvi's body is discovered hanging beneath Blackfriars Bridge in London, England. source
On June 19.1982 ;Italian banker Roberto Calvi's body is discovered hanging beneath Blackfriars Bridge in London, England.
On June 21.1963 ; Cardinal Giovanni Battista Montini is elected as Pope Paul VI. source
On June 21.1963 ; Cardinal Giovanni Battista Montini is elected as Pope Paul VI.
On June 24.1859 ; Battle of Solferino (Battle of the Three Sovereigns): Sardinia and France defeat Austria in Solferino, northern Italy. source
On June 24.1859 ; Battle of Solferino (Battle of the Three Sovereigns): Sardinia and France defeat Austria in Solferino, northern Italy.
On June 27.1980 ; Italian Aerolinee Itavia Flight 870 mysteriously explodes in mid air while en route from Bologna to Palermo, killing all 81 on board. Also known in Italy as the Ustica disaster source
On June 27.1980 ; Italian Aerolinee Itavia Flight 870 mysteriously explodes in mid air while en route from Bologna to Palermo, killing all 81 on board. Also known in Italy as the Ustica disaster
On July 2. 1871 ; Victor Emmanuel II of Italy enters Rome after having conquered it from the Papal States. source
On July 2. 1871 ; Victor Emmanuel II of Italy enters Rome after having conquered it from the Papal States.
On July 2. 1897 ; British-Italian engineer Guglielmo Marconi obtains a patent for radio in London. source
On July 2. 1897 ; British-Italian engineer Guglielmo Marconi obtains a patent for radio in London.