Ferrara, Italy

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Ferrara, Italy

LOCATION

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

Population:
138,015 (1991)

BIRTHS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Michelangelo Antonioni Film Director 29-Sep-1912 30-Jul-2007 Professione: reporter

Girolamo Frescobaldi Composer 1583 1-Mar-1643 Italian organist and composer

Girolamo Savonarola Religion 21-Sep-1452 23-May-1498 Italian monk and martyr

Bruno Tonioli Choreographer 25-Nov-1955 Judge, Dancing with the Stars

DEATHS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Ludovico Ariosto Poet 8-Sep-1474 6-Jul-1533 Orlando Furioso

St. Francis Borgia Religion 28-Oct-1510 30-Sep-1572 The canonized Borgia

Lucrezia Borgia Royalty 18-Apr-1480 24-Jun-1519 Infamous poisoner

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