1985 Death Italo Calvino, sci-fi author (T-Zero, Mr. Palomar), dies at 61 1952 Death Italo Montemezzi, composer, dies at 76 1940 Death Italo Balbo, Italian pilot/Governor-General of Libya, dies at 44 1928 Death Italo Svevo, Ettore Schmitz, Italian writer (Una Vita), dies at 66 1923 Birthday Italo Calvino, born in Santiago de Las Vegas, Cuba, author, Winter's Night a Traveler 1921 Death Italo Svevo, writer, dies at 59 1912 Birthday Italo Valenti, Italian sculptor 1903 Event Italo Marcioni patents ice cream cone in New Jersey 1903 Event Italo Marchiony granted patent for ice cream cone 1896 Birthday Italo Balbo, Italian pilot/Governor-General of Libya, La marcia su Rome 1875 Birthday Italo Montemezzi, composer 1861 Birthday Italo Svevo, Trieste Austria, Italian novelist, La Coscienza di Zeno
