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Nicola Romeo

Nicola Romeo, Italian engineer and businessman (died 1938)

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Born
April 28, 1876
Died
August 15, 1938
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1876

About Nicola Romeo

Nicola Romeo was an Italian engineer and entrepreneur mostly known for founding the car manufacturer Alfa Romeo. He served as a senator in the 18th Legislature of the Kingdom of Italy. Nicola Romeo (; Italian:; 28 April 1876 – 15 August 1938) was an Italian engineer and entrepreneur mostly known for founding the car manufacturer Alfa Romeo. The first car carrying the Alfa Romeo badge was the 1921 Torpedo 20/30 HP. Romeo graduated with a degree in engineering from the Politecnico di Napoli (nowadays Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II) in 1899.

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Nicola Romeo timeline

  1. Nicola Romeo (; Italian:; 28 April 1876 – 15 August 1938) was an Italian engineer and entrepreneur mostly known for founding the car manufacturer Alfa Romeo.
  2. Romeo graduated with a degree in engineering from the Politecnico di Napoli (nowadays Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II) in 1899.
  3. The first car carrying the Alfa Romeo badge was the 1921 Torpedo 20/30 HP.

The world when Nicola Romeo was born

Nicola Romeo was born in 1876. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst National League baseball season
  • Top headlineBattle of Little Bighorn — Custer's Last Stand
  • Technology milestoneAlexander Graham Bell patents the telephone
  • Notable inventionTelephone
  • World population~1.56B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderUlysses S. Grant
  • U.S. population43.4M

1876 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Nicola Romeo's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18762026
Population43.4M341 million

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