Today in Palermo History
Italy Topics: Bologna - Catania - Florence - Genoa - Milan - Naples - Rome - Turin - Venice
Historical Events
Events 1 - 11 of 11
1072-01-10 - Robert Guiscard conquers Palermo
1194-11-20 - Palermo is conquered by Emperor Henry VI.
1676-06-02 - Battle at Palermo: French beats Dutch/Spanish fleet
1848-01-09 - People's uprising in Palermo Sicily
1860-05-26 - Garibaldi occupies Palermo Italy
1943-07-22 - US forces led by Gen George Patton liberate Palermo Sicily
1963-06-30 - Ciaculli massacre: A car bomb, intended for Mafia boss Salvatore Greco, kills seven police and military officers near Palermo.
1972-05-05 - Alitalia DC-8 crashes west of Palermo Sicily; killing 115
1991-07-08 - Major league umpire Steve Palermo & former NFL defensive lineman Terence Mann were shot trying to help 2 waitresses from being robbed
1993-01-15 - Top mafia leader Salvatore "Toto" Riina arrested in Palermo
2012-12-18 - 4 people are killed and 11 are injured after an apartment block collapses in Palermo, Italy
Famous Birthdays
Birthdays 1 - 5 of 5
1660-05-02 - Pietro Alessandro Gaspare Scarlatti, Palermo Italy, composer (Tigrane)
1743-06-08 - Alessandro Cagliostro, Palermo Italy, adventurer
1927-09-18 - Gerlando Alberti, Palermo, Italy, Sicilian Mafioso (Ciaculli massacre, 1963, 'Mafia! What is that? A kind of cheese'), (d. 2012)
1970-06-27 - Petra Langrova, Prostejov Czech, tennis star (1995 Palermo doubles)
1973-11-07 - MartÃn Palermo, Argentine footballer
Famous Weddings
Weddings 1 - 1 of 1
1969-03-08 - Marriage of 12 year old Marcella Rosciglione in Palermo
Famous Deaths
Deaths 1 - 2 of 2
1992-03-12 - Salvo Lima, mayor (Palermo)/MP (chr-dem), murdered
1992-05-23 - Giovanni Falcone, anti-mafia judge (Palermo), murdered
