LOCATION

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

Population:
865,263 (2001 census)

NEWSPAPERS

Newspaper
La Stampa

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
Giacomo Balla	Painter	17-Jul-1871	1-Mar-1958	Italian futurist painter
Norberto Bobbio	Philosopher	18-Oct-1909	9-Jan-2004	Philosopher of politics and the law
Manlio Brosio	Diplomat	10-Jul-1897	14-Mar-1980	NATO Secretary General, 1964-71
Carla Bruni	First Lady	23-Dec-1967		First Lady of France, 2007-12
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	30-Dec-2012	Nerve and skin cell growth factors
Salvador Luria	Biologist	13-Aug-1912	6-Feb-1991	Natural selection in bacteria
Stefania Rocca	Actor	24-Apr-1971		Heaven
Umberto I	Royalty	14-Mar-1844	29-Jul-1900	King of Italy, 1878-1900
Gianni Vattimo	Philosopher	4-Jan-1936		Postmodern philosopher

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Gianni Agnelli	Business	12-Mar-1921	24-Jan-2003	President of Fiat, 1966-96
Giovanni Agnelli	Business	13-Aug-1866	16-Dec-1945	Founder of Fiat
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
Norberto Bobbio	Philosopher	18-Oct-1909	9-Jan-2004	Philosopher of politics and the law
Manlio Brosio	Diplomat	10-Jul-1897	14-Mar-1980	NATO Secretary General, 1964-71
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
Claude de Seyssel	Aristocrat	1450	30-May-1520	Le grant monarchie de France

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