2001 Death Perry Como, singer, dies at 88 1970 Birthday Fabio Casartelli, born in Como, Italy, raced with Ariostea team in 1993, won Olympic gold medal in 1992 Summer Olympics road race 1959 Event 1st Grammy Awards: Perry Como and Ella Fitzgerald win 1958 Event RIAA certifies 1st gold record (Perry Como's Catch A Falling Star) 1912 Birthday Perry Como, Pierino, Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, singer/TV, Perry Como Show 1743 Birthday Count Alessandro Volta, Como Italy, physicist
