Renzo De Felice

Renzo De Felice was an Italian historian, who specialized in the Fascist era, writing, among other works, a 6000-page biography of Mussolini. He argued that Mussolini was a revolutionary modernizer in domestic issues but a pragmatist in foreign policy who continued the Realpolitik policies of Italy from 1861 to 1922. Historian of Italy Philip Morgan has called De Felice's biography of Mussolini "a very controversial, influential and at the same time problematic re-reading of Mussolini and Fascism" and rejected the contention that his work rose above politics to "scientific objectivity", as claimed by the author and his defenders.

8 April 1929

Born on the same birth day (8 April): Carlos Deltour • Hubertus Ernst • Julius Seljamaa • Mariko Seyama • Mel Schacher • Ofer Shechter • Pascal Lamy • Steve Howe • Tatyana Petrova Arkhipova • Tony Barton (footballer) • William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke

Born in the same month (April 1929): Adrian Cadbury • April 10 • Christos Sartzetakis • Gerry Anderson • Ivar Giaever • Maurice Strong • Mike Hawthorn • Nigel Hawthorne • Payut Ngaokrachang • Peter Sculthorpe • Poul Schlüter • Walter Kempowski • Yvette Williams