On July 3. 1849 ; The French enter Rome in order to restore Pope Pius IX to power. This would prove a major obstacle to Italian unification. source
On July 3. 1849 ; The French enter Rome in order to restore Pope Pius IX to power. This would prove a major obstacle to Italian unification.
On July 4.1817 ; In Rome, New York, construction on the Erie Canal begins. source
On July 4.1817 ; In Rome, New York, construction on the Erie Canal begins.
On July 13.1814 ; The Carabinieri, the national gendarmerie of Italy, is established. source
On July 13.1814 ; The Carabinieri, the national gendarmerie of Italy, is established.
On July 14.1948 ; Palmiro Togliatti, leader of the Italian Communist Party, is shot and wounded near the Italian Parliament. source
On July 14.1948 ; Palmiro Togliatti, leader of the Italian Communist Party, is shot and wounded near the Italian Parliament.
On July 15.1823 ; A fire destroys the ancient Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls in Rome, Italy. source
On July 15.1823 ; A fire destroys the ancient Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls in Rome, Italy.
On July 17.1973 ; King Mohammed Zahir Shah of Afghanistan, while having surgery in Italy, is deposed by his cousin Mohammed Daoud Khan. source
On July 17.1973 ; King Mohammed Zahir Shah of Afghanistan, while having surgery in Italy, is deposed by his cousin Mohammed Daoud Khan.
On July 20.1866 ; Austro-Prussian War: Battle of Lissa: The Austrian Navy , led by Admiral Wilhelm von Tegetthoff, defeats the Italian Navy near the island of Vis in the Adriatic Sea. source
On July 20.1866 ; Austro-Prussian War: Battle of Lissa: The Austrian Navy , led by Admiral Wilhelm von Tegetthoff, defeats the Italian Navy near the island of Vis in the Adriatic Sea.
On August 2.1980 ; A bomb explodes at the railway station in Bologna, Italy, killing 85 people and wounding more than 200. source
On August 2.1980 ; A bomb explodes at the railway station in Bologna, Italy, killing 85 people and wounding more than 200.
On August 5.1796 ; The Battle of Castiglione in Napoleon's first Italian campaigns of the French Revolutionary Wars. source
On August 5.1796 ; The Battle of Castiglione in Napoleon's first Italian campaigns of the French Revolutionary Wars.
On August 23.1927 ; Italian anarchists Sacco and Vanzetti are executed after a lengthy, controversial trial. source
On August 23.1927 ; Italian anarchists Sacco and Vanzetti are executed after a lengthy, controversial trial.
On August 24.2016 ; An earthquake strikes Central Italy with a magnitude of 6.2, with aftershocks being felt as far as Rome and Florence. source
On August 24.2016 ; An earthquake strikes Central Italy with a magnitude of 6.2, with aftershocks being felt as far as Rome and Florence.
On August 28.1916 ; World War I: Italy declares war on Germany. source
On August 28.1916 ; World War I: Italy declares war on Germany.
On September 7.1860 ; Italian unification: Giuseppe Garibaldi enters Naples. source
On September 7.1860 ; Italian unification: Giuseppe Garibaldi enters Naples.
On September 10.1961 ; Italian Grand Prix, a crash causes the death of German Formula One driver Wolfgang von Trips and 13 spectators who are hit by his Ferrari. source
On September 10.1961 ; Italian Grand Prix, a crash causes the death of German Formula One driver Wolfgang von Trips and 13 spectators who are hit by his Ferrari.
On September 27.1940 ; World War II: The Tripartite Pact is signed in Berlin by Germany, Japan and Italy. source
On September 27.1940 ; World War II: The Tripartite Pact is signed in Berlin by Germany, Japan and Italy.
On September 30.1744 ; France and Spain defeat the Kingdom of Sardinia at the Battle of Madonna dell'Olmo. source
On September 30.1744 ; France and Spain defeat the Kingdom of Sardinia at the Battle of Madonna dell'Olmo.
On October 23.1911 ; First use of aircraft in war: Italo-Turkish War: An Italian pilot takes off from Libya to observe Turkish army lines. source
On October 23.1911 ; First use of aircraft in war: Italo-Turkish War: An Italian pilot takes off from Libya to observe Turkish army lines.
On October 25.1927 ; The Italian luxury liner SS Principessa Mafalda sinks off the coast of Brazil, killing 314. source
On October 25.1927 ; The Italian luxury liner SS Principessa Mafalda sinks off the coast of Brazil, killing 314.
On October 27.1962 ; A plane carrying Enrico Mattei, post-war Italian administrator, crashes in mysterious circumstances. source
On October 27.1962 ; A plane carrying Enrico Mattei, post-war Italian administrator, crashes in mysterious circumstances.
On October 28.1922 ; Italian fascists led by Benito Mussolini march on Rome and take over the Italian government. source
On October 28.1922 ; Italian fascists led by Benito Mussolini march on Rome and take over the Italian government.
On November 2.1940 ; World War II: First day of Battle of Elaia–Kalamas between the Greeks and the Italians. source
On November 2.1940 ; World War II: First day of Battle of Elaia–Kalamas between the Greeks and the Italians.
On November 4.1852 ; Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour becomes the prime minister of Piedmont-Sardinia, which soon expands to become Italy. source
On November 4.1852 ; Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour becomes the prime minister of Piedmont-Sardinia, which soon expands to become Italy.
On November 4.1966 ; The Arno River floods Florence, Italy, to a maximum depth of 6.7 m (22 ft), leaving thousands homeless and destroying millions of masterpieces of art and rare books. Also Venice was submerged on the same day at its record all-time acq source
On November 4.1966 ; The Arno River floods Florence, Italy, to a maximum depth of 6.7 m (22 ft), leaving thousands homeless and destroying millions of masterpieces of art and rare books. Also Venice was submerged on the same day at its record all-time acq
On November 9.1921 ; The Italian National Fascist Party comes into existence. source
On November 9.1921 ; The Italian National Fascist Party comes into existence.
On November 12.1920 ; Italy and the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes sign the Treaty of Rapallo. source
On November 12.1920 ; Italy and the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes sign the Treaty of Rapallo.
On November 17.1796 ; French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Bridge of Arcole: French forces defeat the Austrians in Italy. source
On November 17.1796 ; French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Bridge of Arcole: French forces defeat the Austrians in Italy.
On November 17.1878 ; First assassination attempt against Umberto I of Italy by anarchist Giovanni Passannante, who was armed with a dagger. The King survived with a slight wound in an arm. Prime Minister Benedetto Cairoli blocked the aggressor, receiving source
On November 17.1878 ; First assassination attempt against Umberto I of Italy by anarchist Giovanni Passannante, who was armed with a dagger. The King survived with a slight wound in an arm. Prime Minister Benedetto Cairoli blocked the aggressor, receiving
On November 22.1940 ; World War II: Following the initial Italian invasion, Greek troops counterattack into Italian-occupied Albania and capture Korytsa. source
On November 22.1940 ; World War II: Following the initial Italian invasion, Greek troops counterattack into Italian-occupied Albania and capture Korytsa.
On November 22.1973 ; The Italian Fascist organization Ordine Nuovo is disbanded. source
On November 22.1973 ; The Italian Fascist organization Ordine Nuovo is disbanded.
On December 12.1969 ; Years of Lead: Piazza Fontana bombing: The offices of Banca Nazionale dell'Agricoltura in Piazza Fontana, Milan, are bombed. source
On December 12.1969 ; Years of Lead: Piazza Fontana bombing: The offices of Banca Nazionale dell'Agricoltura in Piazza Fontana, Milan, are bombed.