The King and The Pizzeria
On July 28, 1900, the reigning Italian King, Umberto the First, went to a small restaurant in Monza, near Milan, for his dinner.
He was waited on by the restaurantโs owner personally, and upon taking his order the pizzeria, also named Umberto, realized they shared the same name.
The similarities didnโt end there, however. The two men looked very much alike, and not only that but they both shared the same birthday, March 14th.
On top of that, they were also both born during the same year, 1844, and both of them were born in the town of Turin!
They had both even married a lady named Margherita on the same day! The date of King Umbertoโs coronation was also the date that Umberto the pizzeria had opened up his restaurant.
The day after eating at the restaurant, King Umberto learned that the restaurateur had been killed in an unexplained shooting.
Deeply saddened by the death of his newfound friend, the King expressed his regret during a speech to a crowd.
At that moment, an anarchist by the name of Gaetano Bresci pulled out his gun and assassinated King Umberto I dead.