2014 Event New Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi announces plans to cut government spending and use the funds to decrease taxes on individuals and regional businesses; Italy's unemployment rate increased 0.2 percent in January to 12.9 percent 2014 Event 39-year-old Former Florentine mayor Matteo Renzi has been inaugurated as Prime Minister of Italy 2014 Event Italy's Democratic leader Matteo Renzi calls for a new government and for the country's Prime Minister, Enrico Letta, to resign 1972 Birthday Drea De Matteo, born in Queens, New York, actress, appeared on 'The Sopranos', 'Desperate Housewives' and 'Joey' television shows 1946 Death Matteo Giulio Bartoli, linguist, dies at 72 1873 Birthday Matteo Giulio Bartoli, Austria-Hungary, linguist 1703 Death Matteo Coferati, composer, dies at 64 1638 Birthday Matteo Coferati, composer 1610 Death Matteo Ricci, Italian missionary (China), dies 1552 Birthday Matteo Ricci, Italian missionary, China 1475 Death Matteo Palmieri, Italian writer (Citt di Vita), dies at 69 1406 Birthday Matteo Palmieri, Italian writer, Della vita civile
