1982 Death Della Chiesa, Italian general/mafia fighter, murdered 1982 Death Mario Praz, Italian author (Casa della vita), dies at 85 1960 Birthday Nick della Casa, British/Brazillian/Argentine cameraman, Emmy Award 1935 Birthday Sharon Acker, born in Toronto, Canada, actress, Della Street - Perry Mason 1973 1932 Birthday Della Reese, Detroit, singer and actress, Della Reese Show, Royal Family 1931 Birthday Della Smith, cookbook writer/British broadcaster 1921 Birthday Barbara Hale, born in Dekalb, Illinois, actress, Della Street - Perry Mason 1920 Birthday Vivienne Della Chiesa, U.S., actress 1919 Birthday Andy Russell, born in Los Angeles, California, singer, Andy and Della Russell Show 1914 Event Cardinal Giacome della Chiesa becomes Pope Benedict XV 1911 Event Opera "I Giojelli Della Madonna" is produced (Berlin) 1879 Birthday Francesco Gaeta, Italian poet, Il Libro Della Giovinezza 1854 Birthday Benedict XV, Giacomo PGB marques della Chiessa, 258th Pope, 1914-22 1803 Birthday Gugliemo Libri, della Somaia, Italian/French mathematician/book collector 1768 Death Filippo della Valle, Italian sculptor, dies at about 70 1755 Death Azzolino Bernardino Della Ciaia, composer, dies at 83 1671 Birthday Azzolino Bernardino Della Ciaia, composer 1652 Death Pietro Della Valle, composer, dies at 66 1586 Birthday Pietro Della Valle, composer 1566 Death Girolamo della Robbia, Italian sculptor (Majolica relief), dies 1508 Birthday Andrea Palladio, Andrea di Pietro della Gondola, architect 1484 Death Sixtus IV, Francesco della Rovere, Pope (1471-84), dies 1482 Death Luca della Robbia, Italian sculptor (majolica reliefs), dies at 81 1472 Death Leon Battista Alberti, Italian authors, poet, philosopher, and architect, 'Della Pittura', dies at 68 1469 Birthday Giovanni della Robbia, Italian sculptor 1463 Birthday Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, Italy, scholar/platonist 1438 Death Jacopo di Piero della Quercia, Italian sculptor, dies at about 64 1435 Birthday Andrea Della Robbia, Florence, sculptor, nephew of Luca 1406 Birthday Matteo Palmieri, Italian writer, Della vita civile 1404 Birthday Leon Battista Alberti, born in Genoa, Italy, Italian authors, poet, philosopher, and architect, 'Della Pittura' 1400 Birthday Luca della Robbia, Italy, sculptor, Madonna of Rose Garden