2006 Event Egyptian ferry, Al Salam Boccaccio, sinks killing over 1200 people in the Red Sea 1975 Event "Boccaccio" closes at Edison Theater New York City after 7 performances 1975 Event "Boccaccio" opens at Edison Theater New York City for 7 performances 1974 Event American Boccaccio Association forms 1375 Death Boccaccio, writer, dies 1375 Death Giovanni Boccaccio, Italian poet (Vita di Dante), dies
