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.
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Caterina Percoto (1812-1887)
Caterina Marianna Percoto was born in S. Lorenzo di Soleschiano sul Natisone (UD) on 19th February 1812. The daughter of…
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Salvatore Giacomo Tommasi (1813-1888)
Salvatore Giacomo Tommasi was born in Roccaraso (AQ) on 26th July 1813, to Francesco and Maria Giuseppa Marini. While still…
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Palma Bucarelli (1910-1998)
Palma Bucarelli was born in Rome on 16th March 1910. He lived a rather nomadic childhood, following his father, Joseph,…
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Enzo Ferrari (1898-1988)
Enzo Ferrari – born Enzo Anselmo Giuseppe Maria Ferrari – was born in Modena on February 20, 1898. Son of…
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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 Elisa Zorzi, landowners.…
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Antonino Bertolotti (1834-1893)
Antonino Bertolotti was born in Turin on 16th March 1834, to Agapito and Angela Vayra. Having obtained a degree in…
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Alberto Moravia (1907-1990)
Alberto Moravia – born Alberto Pincherle Moravia – was born in Rome on 28th November 1907. He grew up in…
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Elsa Schiaparelli (1890-1973)
Elsa Schiaparelli was born in Rome on 10th September 1890 to Giuseppa Maria de Dominicis, a Neapolitan aristocrat, and Celestino…
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Guido Fiorini (1891-1965)
Guido Fiorini was born in Bologna on 1st July 1891. After graduating in Engineering, he specialised in Architecture in 1919.…
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Carlo Salutri, Trilussa (1871-1950)
Carlo Alberto Camillo Salustri was born in Rome on 26th October 1871. The son of Vincenzo, a waiter, and Carlotta…
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Maria Teresa Azzali (1902-1978)
Maria Teresa Azzali was born in San Martino dell’Argine (MN) on 9th January 1902. As soon as she came of…
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Armando Lodolini (1888-1966)
Armando Lodolini was born in Rome on 26th March 1888, to Alessandro, a grocery store owner, and Laura Diamantini. After…
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Anna Magnani (1908-1973)
Anna Magnani was born in Rome on 7th March 1908. Daughter of Marina Magnani, seamstress, and father unknown. She grew…
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Enrico Fermi (1901-1954)
Enrico Fermi was born in Rome on 29th September 1901. From a very young age, he showed a marked propensity…
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Pietro Ferrero (1898-1949)
Pietro Giovanni Ferrero was born in Farigliano (CN) on 2nd September 1898. The son of farmers in the Piedmont Langhe,…
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Elsa Morante (1912-1985)
Elsa Morante was born in Rome on 18th August 1912 to Francesco Lo Monaco and Irma Poggibonsi. However, she was…