** Mario Van Peebles, American actor and director

** The novel The Godfather ( novel ) by Mario Puzo is published.

** Mario J. Molina, Mexican chemist, Nobel Prize laureate

** Mario Fabrizi, comedian and actor, stress-related illness ( b. 1924 )

** Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Italian composer ( b. 1895 )

** Mario Yepes, Colombian football player

** Mario Batali, American chef and host

** Mario Montenegro, Filipino actor ( b. 1928 )

** Après Toi sung by Vicky Leandros ( music by Klaus Munro & Mario Panas, lyric by Klaus Munro & Yves Dessca ) wins the Eurovision Song Contest 1972 for Luxembourg.

** Mario Montenegro, Filipino actor ( d. 1988 )

** Mario Benedetti, Uruguayan writer ( d. 2009 )

** Mario Monicelli, Italian film director ( d. 2010 )

** Mario Echandi Jiménez, President of Costa Rica ( d. 2011 )

** Mario Lanza, American tenor and actor ( died 1959 )

** Mario César Kindelán Mesa, Cuban amateur boxer

** Mario Matt, Austrian alpine skier

** Mario Andreacchio, Australian film director

** Mario Davidovsky, Argentinian composer

** Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, composer ( died 1968 )

** men's competition won by Mario De Clercq

** 30 May – Mario Andretti wins the 54th running of the Indianapolis 500 in the STP Oil Treatment Special Hawk – Cosworth

** Mario Andretti wins the season championship

** February 26 – Mario Andretti wins the Daytona 500 in the # 11 Holman Moody Ford

** Mario Andretti wins the season championship

** Verbano-Cusio-Ossola province: Formazza, Macugnaga, Ornavasso, Agaro and Salecchio ( frazioni of Premia ), Ausone, Campello Monti ( frazione of Valstrona )

** Mary Elaine Monti

** The French formed the word "< span lang =" fr "> chiffre </ span >" and adopted the Italian word "< span lang =" it "> zero </ span >".

** episode: The Italian Machine ( 1976 ) watch it here ( RealMedia )

** Divina Commedia ( The Divine Comedy ) by Dante Alighieri ( Italian )

** Italian Championship: 6-1979, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996.

** Italian Super Cup: 4-1988, 1992, 1993, 1994.

** Top Scorer Italian Cup: ( 4 goals ) Total ( 15 goals ) Italian Cup.

** Italian League The best player of the year.

** Named Italian Player of the 20th century by FIGC

** Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists Silver Ribbons for Best Cinematography in B & W ( Gianni Di Venanzo ), Best Director ( Federico Fellini ), Best Original Story ( Fellini and Flaiano ), Best Producer ( Angelo Rizzoli ), Best Score ( Nino Rota ), Best Screenplay ( Fellini, Pinelli, Flaiano, Rondi ), and Best Supporting Actress ( Sandra Milo )

** Italian Delegation of Experts, from 1997 ( Albania ) – 28 soldiers

** Italian Military Mission of Technical Assistance, from 1988 ( Malta ) – 36 soldiers

** Oscan, which was spoken in the south-central region of the Italian Peninsula

** Umbrian ( not to be confused with the modern Umbrian dialect of Italian ), which was spoken in the north-central region

** Panzer General, SSI ( 1994 ), video game ; strategic simulation game: Sea Lion ' 40 and Sea Lion Plus ( the latter with prestige points used to take over Gibraltar allowing Italian naval assistance ) scenarios are available given major victories in early operations, or the Sea Lion ' 43 after initial delays and later major victories in North Africa or Russia.

** Florence: 3D Panoramas of Florentine Renaissance Sites ( English / Italian )

** Many languages, such as Bulgarian, Swedish, Norwegian, Frisian, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Polish, Ukrainian, Dutch and most Occitan variants, use trilled rhotics.

** Southern ( Campidanese Sardinian ), more influenced by Spanish and continental Italian according to Max Leopold Wagner:

** 4 written tests prepared by each examining board: Italian, Mathematics, and the two foreign languages

** Italian Language and Literature, decided at national level and the same for all examinees: either a text comprehension and critique, or the writing of an essay

** 3 Silver Ribbons awarded by the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Best Production Design

** Luca Toni, Italian footballer

** Domenico Fioravanti, Italian swimmer

** Igor Cassina, Italian gymnast

** Monica Bellucci, Italian actress and model