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1635: The Count of Soissons – Father of Eugene of Savoy

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|Date: May 03, 2019
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1635: The Count of Soissons – Father of Eugene of Savoy

Eugene Maurice of Savoy, father of famous field marshal Eugene of Savoy, was born on this day in 1635. Ev ...

Eugene Maurice of Savoy, father of famous field marshal Eugene of Savoy, was born on this day in 1635. Even though he was an Italian prince from the Savoy dynasty, Eugene Maurice was also a high-ranki ...

May 03, 2019
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PHOTO: Sacra di San Michele (2015)

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PHOTO: Sacra di San Michele (2015)

The Sacra di San Michele (English: Saint Michael's Abbey) is a religious complex on Mount Pirchiriano in ...

The Sacra di San Michele (English: Saint Michael's Abbey) is a religious complex on Mount Pirchiriano in northwestern Italy (the Piedmont region). It was originally a Benedictine abbey, but is now ho ...

May 02, 2019
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1994: Ayrton Senna Killed in Formula One Race

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1994: Ayrton Senna Killed in Formula One Race

On this day the famous Formula 1 driver Ayrton Senna was killed during the race for the San Marino Grand ...

On this day the famous Formula 1 driver Ayrton Senna was killed during the race for the San Marino Grand Prix in 1994. It happened on the track in Imola, Italy, a small town 40 kilometers from Bologna ...

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Did you know that Sicilian separatists wanted their island to become part of the USA?

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|Date: April 26, 2019
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Did you know that Sicilian separatists wanted their island to become part of the USA?

The unification of Italy in the 19th century was at first greeted with enthusiasm, but this soon evaporat ...

The unification of Italy in the 19th century was at first greeted with enthusiasm, but this soon evaporated among the Sicilians. Namely, the island was poor and many Sicilians felt the central governm ...

April 26, 2019
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1338: A Son of a Byzantine Emperor Became an Italian Marquis

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1338: A Son of a Byzantine Emperor Became an Italian Marquis

An Italian marquis of a very unusual origin died on this day. Namely, Marquis Theodore I of Montferrat wa ...

An Italian marquis of a very unusual origin died on this day. Namely, Marquis Theodore I of Montferrat was actually the son of the Byzantine emperor Andronicus II Palaeologus. He therefore belonged to ...

April 24, 2019
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1492: Alexander VI Borgia Elected Pope

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1492: Alexander VI Borgia Elected Pope

One of the most well-known Popes in history, Alexander VI Borgia, was elected on this day in 1492. The Po ...

One of the most well-known Popes in history, Alexander VI Borgia, was elected on this day in 1492. The Pope remains a popular subject for historical fiction, as evidenced by the series “The Borgias”, ...

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