Events in Italy in 1996:

Incumbents

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) *President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ful ...

– Oscar Luigi Scalfaro *

Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is not ...

– Lamberto Dini (until 17 May),

Romano Prodi Romano Antonio Prodi (; born 9 August 1939) is an Italian politician, economist, academic, senior civil servant, and business executive who served as the tenth president of the European Commission from 1999 to 2004. He served twice as Prim ...

(starting 17 May).

Events

* Vulcanair is founded, as did airline company

Minerva Airlines Minerva Airlines was an airline based in Italy, which was operational from 1996 to 2003. The airline suspended operations due to bankruptcy on 25 October 2003. It had operated eight Dornier 328-110 aircraft partly under a codeshare agreement wit ...

. *January 23: 11 people die in the Secondigliano district, in

Naples Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...

, due to the

Secondigliano tragedy The Secondigliano tragedy, better known as the Secondigliano abyss, was a disaster in January 1996 involving gas leak explosion that occurred in Naples, in the Secondigliano district, where a total of 11 people lost their lives. Background For ...

. * February 26: The Democratic Alliance dissolves and is succeeded by the Democratic Union. * February 27: The political party Italian Renewal is founded. * August 10: a little girl named Angela Celentano, who disappeared near

, the little girl was never found again.

Elections

* Italian general election, 1996 * Italian Senate election in Lombardy, 1996 * Sicilian regional election, 1996

Sport

1995–96 Serie A The 1995–96 Serie A title was won by Milan (15th title for the Milan-based club), with Juventus finishing as runners-up. Fourth placed Fiorentina tasted glory in the Coppa Italia, while seventh-placed Internazionale only narrowly managed to qu ...

1995–96 Serie B The Serie B 1995–96 was the sixty-fourth tournament of this competition played in Italy since its creation. Teams Bologna, Pistoiese, Reggina and Avellino had been promoted from Serie C, while Genoa, Foggia, Reggiana and Brescia had been r ...

1995–96 Coppa Italia The 1995–96 Coppa Italia, the 49th staging of the major domestic tournament in Football in Italy, Italian football, won by ACF Fiorentina, Fiorentina, took place from 20 August 1995 to 18 March 1996. First round ''p=after penalty shoot-out'' ...

1996 Supercoppa Italiana The 1996 Supercoppa Italiana was a match played by the 1995–96 Serie A winners Milan and 1995–96 Coppa Italia winners Fiorentina. It took place on 25 August 1996 at the San Siro in Milan, Italy. Fiorentina won the match 2–1 to earn th ...

* 1996 Torneo di Viareggio * 1995–96 Serie A (ice hockey) season * 1995–97 FIRA Trophy *

1996 Italian Grand Prix The 1996 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 8 September 1996 at Monza. It was the fourteenth race of the 1996 Formula One World Championship. The 53-lap race was won by Michael Schumacher, driving a Ferrari, after he started f ...

1996 San Marino Grand Prix The 1996 San Marino Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 5 May 1996 at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. It was the fifth round of the 1996 Formula One season. The 63-lap race was won by Damon Hill driving ...

1996 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix The 1996 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix was the fifth race of the 1996 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 26 May 1996 at the Mugello Circuit. 500 cc classification 250 cc classification 125 cc classification References { ...

* 1996 Giro d'Italia * Italy at the 1996 Summer Olympics * Italy at the 1996 Summer Paralympics

Film

53rd Venice International Film Festival The 53rd annual Venice International Film Festival was held between 28 August to 7 September 1996. Jury The following people comprised the 1996 jury: * Roman Polanski (head of jury) * Paul Auster * Souleymane Cissé * Mrinal Sen * Callisto ...

Births

*1 February – Gianluigi Quinzi, Italian tennis player *17 February –

Erika Fasana Erika Fasana (born 17 February 1996) is an Italian artistic gymnast. She competed for her country at the 2012 Summer Olympics and the 2016 Summer Olympics. She is the first Italian gymnast to accomplish the "Chusovitina" on floor (full twisting ...

, Italian artistic gymnast

Deaths

*February 29 –

Mario Zagari Mario Zagari (14 September 1913–29 February 1996) was an Italian socialist politician, who served in the Italian Parliament and in the European parliament as well as in the Italian governments in various capacities. Early life and education Za ...

, 82, politician *March 31 –

Nino Borsari Nino Borsari (14 December 1911 – 31 March 1996) was an Italian cyclist who won a gold medal in the 4000 metres team pursuit event at the 1932 Summer Olympics. In 1934, Borsari traveled to Australia to compete in the Centenary 1000, one-w ...

, 84, cyclist *May 25 –

Renzo De Felice Renzo De Felice (8 April 1929 – 25 May 1996) was an Italian historian, who specialized in the Fascist era, writing, among other works, a 6000-page biography of Mussolini (4 volumes, 1965–1997). He argued that Mussolini was a revolutionary m ...

, 67, historian *May 31 –

Luciano Lama Luciano Lama (14 October 1921 – 31 May 1996) was an Italian trade unionist and politician, General Secretary of Italian General Confederation of Labour from 1970 to 1986. Biography Role in the resistance Lama graduated in Political Science ...

, 74, syndicalist *June 14 – Gesualdo Bufalino, 75, writer *June 18 –

Gino Bramieri Gino Bramieri (; 21 June 1928 – 18 June 1996) was an Italian comedian and actor. He was especially known as a television comedian, but also performed in theatres, on radio, and in about thirty movies. He was nicknamed "Il Re della barzelletta ...

, 69, comedian *December 8 –

Prince Eugenio, Duke of Genoa , title = Duke of GenoaDuke of Ancona , image = Eugenio di savoia, quinto duca di genova.jpg , caption = , reign = , coronation = , predecessor = , successor = , succession = , spouse ...

, 90, member of House of Savoy *December 15 –

Giuseppe Dossetti Giuseppe Dossetti (13 February 1913 – 15 December 1996) was an Italian jurist, a politician, and from 1958 onward, a Catholic priest. Political career Dossetti was born in Genoa, the son of a piedmontese pharmacist and a mother from Regg ...

, 83, politician and priest *December 19 –

Marcello Mastroianni Marcello Vincenzo Domenico Mastroianni (28 September 1924 – 19 December 1996) was an Italian film actor, regarded as one of his country's most iconic male performers of the 20th century. He played leading roles for many of Italy's top di ...

, 72, actor

References

{{Year in Europe, 1996

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