Florence

Florence (Italian: Firenze, Latin: Florentia) is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence.
It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area.
Florence is famous for its history: a centre of medieval European trade and finance and one of the wealthiest cities of the time, it is considered the birthplace of the Renaissance, and has been called "the Athens of the Middle Ages".
A turbulent political history includes periods of rule by the powerful Medici family , and numerous religious and republican revolutions.
From 1865–71 the city was the capital of the recently established Kingdom of Italy.
The Historic Centre of Florence attracts millions of tourists each year, and Euromonitor International ranked the city as the world's 89th most visited in 2012, with 1.8m visitors.
It was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1982.
The city is noted for its culture, Renaissance art and architecture and monuments.
The city also contains numerous museums and art galleries, such as the Uffizi Gallery and the Palazzo Pitti , and still exerts an influence in the fields of art, culture and politics.
Due to Florence's artistic and architectural heritage, it has been ranked by Forbes as one of the most beautiful cities in the world.

Florence's Notable Births

(1240)

Cimabue, painter (born at Florence,Italy) (dead 1302)

(1377)

Filippo Brunelleschi, architect, ingegnere, scultore,orafo (born at Florence, Italy) (dead 1446 April 15)

(1267)

Giotto, painter, architect,sculptor (born at Florence,Italy) (dead 1337 January 08)

1445 March 01

Sandro Botticelli, painter (born at Florence, Italy) (dead 1510 May 17) Pisces

1939 January 25

Carlo Cecchi , actor, movie director (born at Florence,Italy) Aquarius

1265 May 27

Dante Alighieri , poet (born at Florence,Italy) (dead 1321 September 13) Gemini

(1386)

Donatello , Scultore (born at Florence,Italy) (dead 1466 December 13)

1931 March 01

Lamberto Dini , politician (born at Florence,Italy) Pisces

1922 June 12

Margherita Hack , scientist (born at Florence,Italy) (dead 2013 June 29) Gemini

1975 January 11

Matteo Renzi , politician (born at Florence,Italy) Capricorn

1949 January 14

Oliviero Beha , journalist tv (born at Florence, Italy) (dead 2017 May 13) Capricorn

Florence's Notable Deaths

1574 June 27

Giorgio Vasari, painter, architect,storico (dead at Florence,Tuscany,Italy) (born 1511 July 30) Leo

1337 January 08

Giotto, painter, architect,sculptor (dead at Florence,Italy) (born (1267))

1510 May 17

Sandro Botticelli, painter (dead at Florence, Italy) (born 1445 March 01) Pisces

1466 December 13

Donatello , Scultore (dead at Florence,Italy) (born (1386))

1980 February 01

Gastone Nencini , cyclist (dead at Florence,Italy) (born 1930 March 01) Pisces