Birth anniversary

Carlo Collodi

Born on November 24, 1826

199

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The 200th anniversary falls on November 24, 2026, in 31 days.

Carlo Lorenzini (Italian:; 24 November 1826 – 26 October 1890), better known by the pen name Carlo Collodi ( kə-LOH-dee, Italian:), was an Italian author, humourist, and journalist, widely known for his fairy tale novel The Adventures of Pinocchio.

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