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Don Giovanni Torlonia

Born 18 Apr 1962

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Facts and their sources

A life in time

  1. 18 Apr 1962

    Born

During his lifetime

He has lived through 7 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like.

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The 1960s · Don is born

Who governed

Music

Traditional Tarantella dancing at weddings

At wedding receptions, guests often danced the tarantella, a dynamic and symmetric dance that remains a memorable cultural tradition.

Daily life

Few homes had basic modern utilities

In 1951, only 7.4% of Italian homes had electricity, running water, and indoor sanitation.

News and letters

Slow Delivery Times for Mail

Between 1950 and 1974, ordinary letters in Italy often took at least a week to arrive, while postcards and printed matter could take months. Express letters could also take anywhere from three days to two weeks to be delivered.

People walk on the Moon. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the Moon, watched live on television by some 600 million people.Around the world · 1969

People walk on the Moon. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the Moon, watched live on television by some 600 million people.

Neil A. Armstrong · public domain

What people wore

Traditional Rural Women's Attire

In rural areas, women over 30 typically wore long black dresses with modest bodices, often using a durable apron made of heavy fabric similar to denim.

Getting around

Family Travel on Vespas

Families frequently traveled to the coast on Sundays packed into Vespas, with three or four people riding on a single motorcycle.

What it cost

Monthly worker wages 1950-1970

In 1950, an average worker earned about 25,000 to 30,000 lire per month, while by 1970 the average wage had risen to approximately 120,000 lire.