Today in Turin History
Italy Topics: Bologna - Catania - Florence - Genoa - Milan - Naples - Palermo - Rome - Venice
Historical Events
Events 1 - 6 of 6
1860-04-02 - 1st Italian Parliament met at Turin
1893-02-01 - Puccini's Opera "Manon Lescaut," premieres in Turin
1896-02-01 - Giacomo Puccini's Opera "La Boheme," premieres in Turin
1914-02-19 - Riccardo Zandonai's opera "Francesco da Rimini," premieres in Turin
1940-06-11 - World War II: British forces bomb Genoa and Turin in Italy.
1988-10-13 - Shroud of Turin, revered by many Christians as Christ's burial cloth, is shown by carbon-dating tests to be a fake from the Middle Ages
Famous Birthdays
Birthdays 1 - 5 of 5
1736-01-25 - Joseph-Louis Lagrange, Turin, Italy, mathematician and astronomer
1810-08-10 - Camilio Benso di Cavour, Turin Italy, PM
1883-07-25 - Alfredo Casella, Turin Italy, composer (La Giara)
1896-09-17 - Denise Grey, [Edouardine Verthuy], Turin Italy, actress (Julietta)
1965-11-16 - Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Turin Italy, actress (Normal People)
