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Don Giovanni Torlonia

Born 18 Apr 1962

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A life in time

  1. 18 Apr 1962

    Born

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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

The Single Sunday Suit

Country men owned only one dark suit for feast days and weddings, which was passed down through generations and frequently resoled when the leather shoes wore out.

Getting around

Travel on the Settebello Train

The Settebello train cost 14,000 lire for a one-way ticket between Rome and Milan, covering the distance in slightly more than six hours.

What it cost

Meat as a luxury food

Meat was often considered a luxury, with some families only able to afford it once a week, and many people in poor areas lived on simple diets of legumes and vegetables.