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October 28, 2017
Thanks to a series of historical coincidences, 28 October is one of the most fateful days in Italian history, all the way from the Roman empire to the 1950s.

January 20, 2017
On 20 January 1330 Robert of anjou , the King of Naples, demonstrated his admiration and affection for the painter Giotto by nominating him a familiaris, namely a member of the king’s household.

January 27, 2016
Dante Alighieri (b. Florence 22 May-13 June 1265, d. Ravenna 14 September 1321) was first banished from Florence on this day, 27 January in 1302.