Famous Italian Revolutionaries

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Giuseppe Garibaldi

(Italian General Who Contributed to Italian Unification and the Creation of the Kingdom of Italy)

Birthdate: July 4, 1807

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Nice, France

Died: June 2, 1882

Italian general, patriot, and republican Giuseppe Garibaldi is remembered for the role he played in the Italian unification and the creation of the Kingdom of Italy. He is considered one of Italy's "fathers of the fatherland." A highly proficient military general, he also led the Expedition of the Thousand on behalf of Victor Emmanuel II. He died in 1882.

Errico Malatesta

(Anarchist propagandist and revolutionary socialist)

Birthdate: December 14, 1853

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Santa Maria Capua Vetere, Italy

Died: July 22, 1932

A leading proponent of propaganda of the deed, Italian anarchist Errico Malatesta became involved in politics by the age of fourteen, when he wrote intimidating letters to King Victor Emmanuel II. A dynamic speaker and author, he helped to organize anarchist revolutionary groups in Europe and Americas, spending a total of 12 years in jail and 35 years in exile.

Andreas Hofer

(Tyrolean Rebellion)

Birthdate: November 22, 1767

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: St. Leonhard in Passeier, Italy

Died: February 20, 1810

Andreas Hofer, a Tyrolean innkeeper and drover, became Tyrolean Rebellion leader against the revolutionary Napoleonic invasion during the War of the Fifth Coalition. Still venerated as a folk hero, freedom fighter, and Austrian patriot, Hofer was captured near his home and executed by a firing squad in 1810. His biopic, Andreas Hofer, a German silent film, was made in 1929.

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Ugo Foscolo

(Writer)

Birthdate: February 6, 1778

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Zakynthos, Greece

Died: September 10, 1827

Cola Di Rienzo

(Politician)

Birthdate: 1313 AD

Birthplace: Rome, Italy

Died: October 8, 1354

Masaniello

(Fisherman)

Birthdate: June 29, 1620

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Naples, Italy

Died: July 16, 1647

Felice Orsini

(Revolutionary)

Birthdate: December 10, 1819

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Meldola, Italy

Died: March 13, 1858

Michele Bianchi

(Politician)

Birthdate: July 22, 1883

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Belmonte Calabro, Italy

Died: February 3, 1930

Fra Diavolo

(Guerrilla leader)

Birthdate: April 7, 1771

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Itri, Italy

Died: November 11, 1806

Ernesto Teodoro Moneta

(Journalist)

Birthdate: September 20, 1833

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Milan, Italy

Died: February 10, 1918

Carlo Cattaneo

(Philosopher)

Birthdate: June 15, 1801

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Milan, Italy

Died: February 6, 1869

Francesco Caracciolo

(Italian Revolutionary and Admiral Who is Remembered for His Role in the 'American War of Independence')

Birthdate: January 18, 1752

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Naples, Italy

Died: June 30, 1799

Francesco Caracciolo was an Italian revolutionary and admiral. He is best remembered for his role in the American War of Independence, where he fought in the British service against the French at Genoa and against the Barbary pirates.

Gaetano Bresci

(Anarchist)

Birthdate: November 10, 1869

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Coiano, Italy

Died: May 22, 1901

Giuseppe La Farina

(Political leader)

Birthdate: July 20, 1815

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Messina, Italy

Died: September 5, 1863

Agostino Bertani

(Revolutionary)

Birthdate: October 19, 1812

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Milan, Italy

Died: April 10, 1886

Carlo Poerio

(Former Deputy of the Kingdom of Italy and Poet)

Birthdate: October 13, 1803

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Naples, Italy

Died: April 27, 1867

The son of lawyer Baron Giuseppe Poerio and the brother of poet Alessandro Poerio, Carlo Poerio was a renowned Italian poet and revolutionary, known for his association with the Risorgimento and the 1848 Revolution. Once arrested, he was confined under inhumane conditions but was later released.

Nicola Fabrizi

(Patriot)

Birthdate: April 4, 1804

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Modena, Italy

Died: March 31, 1885