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- Franca Stoppi was born on 19 July 1946 in Fiorenzuola d'Arda, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. She was an actress, known for The Other Hell (1981), Women's Prison Massacre (1983) and Violence in a Women's Prison (1982). She was married to Simone Mattioli. She died on 9 July 2011 in Foligno, Umbria, Italy.
- Aldo Braibanti was born on 17 September 1922 in Fiorenzuola d'Arda, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. He was a writer, known for Blu cobalto (1985), Transfert per camera verso Virulentia (1967) and Bis (1966). He died on 6 April 2014 in Castell'Arquato, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
- Ranza was a Sottotenente in the engineers when World War I broke out, being assigned on 8 November 1914 as a lieutenant in 1st Engineer Regiment. He attended the flight school at Venaria. His first assignment, on 14 October 1915, was to 43a Squadriglia to fly reconnaissance missions. He won a Bronze award of the Medal for Military Valor for carrying out an artillery spotting mission under heavy fire on 1 April 1916. However, Ranza had no success in aerial warfare until he transitioned to Nieuports and joined 77a Squadriglia on 22 June 1916. Five days later, flying a Nieuport 11, he downed a Hansa-Brandenburg C.I. On 14 September 1916, he shot down a seaplane and received another Bronze award. By 25 November, he had four confirmed wins and one unconfirmed. He made another unconfirmed claim on 4 April 1917. Ranza ended World War I having flown 465 combat sorties and had posted 20 aerial victory claims. In the process, he was promoted to captain. Ranza remained in the Italian Air Force postwar. In February 1924, he took command of the 13th Group. On 15 April 1927, he stepped up to command of 2nd Wing. He rose to command of Italian air assets in Tripolitania, in 1928, then returned to Italy as Chief of Staff for 1st Zone Air Place. From January to September 1935, he returned to Italian East Africa being promoted in March to Brigadier General. In May 1939, he moved to become Air Officer Commanding in Albania. The following year, he was appointed AOC Southern Italy.Ranza retired on 29 January 1945.