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FRANCESCO BALILLA PRATELLA (1880 – 1955)
Francesco Balilla Pratella was born in Lugo in 1880 and died in Ravenna in 1955. He was a music composer and a musicologist.
ITALO CRISTOFORI (1921-1944)
He was born in Bagnacavallo in 1921 and died in Sant’Alberto on 5 December, 1944. He was a resistance fighter.
FRANCESCO DAMIANI (1958)
Born in Bagnacavallo in 1958; boxing champion. First WBO champion (heavyweights) from 6-05-1989 to 11-01-1991.
FRANCESCO BERTI (1788-1844)
Francesco Berti was born in Bagnacavallo in 1788 and died in the deep narrow valley of Rovito in 1844. Patriot.
MARIETTA ALBONI (1826-1894)
She was born in Città di Castello (PG) in 1826 (her father came from Bagnacavallo) and died in 1894 in Ville d’Avray, nearby Paris. She was a great opera singer.
MARIO GIACOMONI (1924-1984)
He was born in Prati di Bagnacavallo in 1924, within a family of manual workers, and died in 1984.
LUIGI ANGELO LONGANESI CATTANI (1908-1991)
He was born in Bagnacavallo in 1908 and died in Roma in 1991. He was a naval officer.
GIUSEPPE MALERBI (1771-1849)
Giuseppe Giovanni Battista Malerbi was born in Lugo on October the 22nd 1771 from a wealthy family and died in 1849. He was a composer and a music teacher.
FILIPPO SEVEROLI (1767-1822)
He was born in Faenza in 1767 and died in Fusignano in 1822. He was an Italian general of the Napoleonic army.
LORENZO BEDESCHI (1915 – 2006)
Born in Villa Prati, near Bagnacavallo, in 1915; died in 2006. Catholic priest, partisan and historian.
