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July 29, 2016
On 29 July 1580, Francesco di Lorenzo Mochi was born in Montevarchi.

July 29, 2016
The Futurist poet and painter Francesco Cangiullo died on this day, 29 July 1977.

July 8, 2016
Artemisia Gentileschi was born 8 July 1593 in Rome.

August 5, 2015
5 August marks the past feast day of Our Lady of the Snows.

June 4, 2015
Papal secretary, historian, and antiquarian Flavio Biondo died on 4 June 1463 in Rome.

March 17, 2015
On 17 March 180, Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius died, leaving his son Commodus the sole ruler of the empire they had co-ruled since 177.

January 22, 2015
The Italian banker and art patron Bindo Altoviti died on 22 January 1557 in his native Rome.