LOCATION

Official Website:
http://www.comune.torino.it/

Population:
865,263 (2001 census)

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
University of Turin	1404

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
Iveco	1975
Fiat	1899

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Gianni Agnelli	Business	12-Mar-1921	24-Jan-2003	President of Fiat, 1966-96
Amedeo Avogadro	Physicist	9-Aug-1776	9-Jul-1856	Avogadro's number
Alfredo Casella	Composer	25-Jul-1883	5-Mar-1947	Rejuvinated Vivaldi
Camillo Benso di Cavour	Activist	10-Aug-1810	6-Jun-1861	Genius behind a united Italy
Victor Emmanuel II	Royalty	14-Mar-1820	9-Jan-1878	King of Italy, Sardinia
Vincenzo Gioberti	Philosopher	5-Apr-1801	26-Nov-1852	Rinnovamenlo civile d'Italia
Aly Khan	Royalty	13-Jun-1911	12-May-1960	Jet-set Ismaili playboy prince
Primo Levi	Author	31-Jul-1919	11-Apr-1987	Survival in Auschwitz
Rita Levi-Montalcini	Scientist	22-Apr-1909		Nerve and skin cell growth factors
Salvador Luria	Biologist	13-Aug-1912	6-Feb-1991	Demonstrated natural selection in bacteria
Gianni Vattimo	Philosopher	1936		Postmodern philosopher

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Gianni Agnelli	Business	12-Mar-1921	24-Jan-2003	President of Fiat, 1966-96
Umberto Agnelli	Business	1-Nov-1934	27-May-2004	Chairman of Fiat, 2003-04
Amedeo Avogadro	Physicist	9-Aug-1776	9-Jul-1856	Avogadro's number
Galileo Ferraris	Physicist	31-Oct-1847	7-Feb-1897	Invented the induction motor
Jacques Grévin	Playwright	1538	5-Nov-1570	Les Ébahis
Primo Levi	Author	31-Jul-1919	11-Apr-1987	Survival in Auschwitz
Carlo Passaglia	Religion	2-May-1812	12-Mar-1887	Advocate of Italian unity
Cesare Pavese	Poet	9-Sep-1908	27-Aug-1950	La luna e i falò
Giuseppe Peano	Mathematician	27-Aug-1858	20-Apr-1932	Infinitesimal calculus
Silvio Pellico	Playwright	25-Jun-1789	31-Jan-1854	Le Mie Prigioni
Peter of Savoy	Royalty	c. 1203	16-May-1268	Earl of Richmond
Emmanuel Philibert	Royalty	8-Jul-1528	30-Aug-1580	Duke of Savoy

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