Tuesday 15th of September 1254 (+) — Merchant traveller Marco Polo is born.
Polo's exact date and place of birth are archivally unknown.
Sunday 9th of January 1324 (-) — Merchant traveller Marco Polo dies of a serious illness.
Sunday 23rd of February 1417 (+) — 211th Pope Paulus II is born.
Sunday 29th of November 1643 (-) — Composer Claudio Monteverdi dies of unknown causes.
Monday 8th of June 1671 (+) — Composer Tomaso Albinoni is born.
Friday 4th of March 1678 (+) — Composer Antonio Vivaldi is born.
Saturday 7th of March 1693 (+) — 248th Pope Clemens XIII is born.
Monday 2nd of April 1725 (+) — Adventurer, writer and sexual athlete Giacomo Casanova is born.
Sunday 17th of January 1751 (-) — Composer Tomaso Albinoni dies of diabetes mellitus.
Thursday 17th of March 1853 (-) — Mathematician and physicist Christian Doppler dies of pulmonary embolism.
Wednesday 29th of March 1939 (+) — Actor and film director Terence Hill is born.
Tuesday 3rd of April 1962 (+) — Serial killer Roberto Succo is born.
Tuesday 8th of May 1990 (-) — Composer Luigi Nono dies of unknown causes.
Wednesday 9th of June 1999 — . The Eyes Had it: A chance meeting with Luisa Rabbia at the Biennale.
Friday 11th of June 1999 — . The Eyes Had it: Annemie Van Kerckhoven aka AMVK in a digital art installation at the Biennale.