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Sicilian Culture

The People, The History, The Culture

This Day in History:
Italian Contributions in the Month of February

February 3
1377  Mass execution of the population of Cesena, Italy
1740  Charles de Bourbon, King of Naples, invites Jews to return to Sicily
1870  Author/Poet Ada Negri born
1876  Marquis Gino Capponi dies at 83
1887  Theatre Critic Silvio d'Amico born
1904  Luigi Dallapiccola Pisino Istria, Italian composer
1938  Actor Victor Buono born
1998  US military plane accidently cuts cable car line in Northern Italy, killing 20 people  

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