1974 Event Italians fascist bomb demonstrators in Brescia, 6 killed 1973 Death Anna Magnani, Italians actress (Roma, Citt Aperta), dies at 64 1964 Event Italians CP selects Luigi Longo as chairman 1942 Event Battle at Alam Halfa: German and Italians assault 1941 Event North Africa: allied assault up Italians Gazala-posing 1941 Event British/Australian troops capture Tobruk from Italians 1940 Event 38 Italians Fiat bombers bomb Luc-and-Province 1937 Event Italian regime bans marriages between Italians and Abyssinians 1928 Event Bomb attack on Italians embassy in Buenos Aires, 22 die 1925 Event Italians liberal-national party joins fascist 1920 Birthday Cornelius Ryan, U.S. historian and writer, Italians: Face of a Nation 1918 Event Yugoslav battleship Viribus Unitis sunk by Italians 1916 Event Italians troops conquer Col di Lana at Merano 1915 Event 3rd Italians offensive at Isonzo 1896 Event Italians governor of Eritrea, General Baldissera, reaches Massawa 1896 Event Battle of Aduwa, Abyssinia (Ethiopia) defeats invading Italians 1896 Event Battle of Adua: 80,000 Ethiopians destroy 20,000 Italians 1895 Event Emperor Menelik II of Addis Ababa draws against Italians 1887 Event Battle of Dogali: Abyssinian Emperor John IV defeats Italians 1497 Event Italians troops reconquer Taranto on France 1474 Event Breisach land guardian Peter von Hagenbach throws out Walloon/Italians