Events during the year 2019 in Italy.

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 ...

Sergio Mattarella Sergio Mattarella (; born 23 July 1941) is an Italian politician, jurist, academic and lawyer who has served as the president of Italy since 2015. A Christian leftist politician, Mattarella was a leading member of the Christian Democracy par ...

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 ...

Giuseppe Conte Giuseppe Conte (; born 8 August 1964) is an Italian jurist, academic, and politician who served as Prime Minister of Italy, prime minister of Italy from June 2018 to February 2021. He has been the president of the Five Star Movement (M5S) sin ...

Events

*14–17 February – Scheduled date for the

2019 Italian Basketball Cup The 2019 Italian Basketball Cup, known as the 2018 PosteMobile Final Eight for sponsorship reasons, was the 51st edition of Italy's national cup tournament. The competition is managed by the Lega Basket for LBA clubs. The tournament was played fro ...

, to be played in

Florence Florence ( ; it, Firenze ) is a city in Central Italy and the capital city of the Tuscany region. It is the most populated city in Tuscany, with 383,083 inhabitants in 2016, and over 1,520,000 in its metropolitan area.Bilancio demografico an ...

*1 March – 1 September – The 22nd Triennial is scheduled to be held in

Milan Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...

*31 March – Several tens of thousands of people marched in support of the ultra-Conservative

World Congress of Families The World Congress of Families (WCF) is a United States coalition that promotes Christian right values internationally. It opposes same-sex marriage, pornography, and abortion, while supporting a society built on "the voluntary union of a man and ...

on Sunday, on the final day of their conference in northern Italy. *24 June – The

International Olympic Committee The International Olympic Committee (IOC; french: link=no, Comité international olympique, ''CIO'') is a non-governmental sports organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland. It is constituted in the form of an association under the Swiss ...

awards the

2026 Winter Olympics ) , nations = , athletes = , events = 116 in 8 sports , opening = 6 February 2026 , closing = 22 February 2026 , opened_by = , cauldron = , stadium = San Siro Verona Arena , wint ...

and

Cortina d'Ampezzo Cortina d'Ampezzo (; lld, Anpezo, ; historical de-AT, Hayden) is a town and ''comune'' in the heart of the southern (Dolomitic) Alps in the Province of Belluno, in the Veneto region of Northern Italy. Situated on the Boite river, in an alp ...

, beating

Stockholm Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people liv ...

Åre Åre () is a locality and one of the leading Scandinavian ski resorts situated in Åre Municipality, Jämtland County, Sweden with 3,200 inhabitants in 2018. It is, however, not the seat of the municipality, which is Järpen. 25% of the local eco ...

. *24 July – New Mayor of

Predappio Predappio (; rgn, La Pré or ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Forlì-Cesena, in the region of Emilia-Romagna in Italy, with a population of 6,135 as of 1 January 2021. The town is best known for being the birthplace of Benito Mussoli ...

announced plans to open Mussolini crypt to the public all year round. Mr Canali said he wanted to promote the tomb as a tourist attraction to boost the local economy. *9 August – The deputy prime minister and leader of the

League League or The League may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Leagues'' (band), an American rock band * ''The League'', an American sitcom broadcast on FX and FXX about fantasy football Sports * Sports league * Rugby league, full contact footba ...

Matteo Salvini Matteo Salvini (; born 9 March 1973) is an Italian politician who has served as Deputy Prime Minister of Italy and Italian Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, Minister of Infrastructure and Transport since 2022. He has been List of Federal ...

called for new elections, and announced a no-confidence vote on the

government A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is a ...

backed by his party in a coalition with the

Five Star Movement The Five Star Movement ( it, Movimento 5 Stelle , M5S) is a political party in Italy. Its leader and president is Giuseppe Conte, Prime Minister of Italy from 2018 until 2021. The M5S was founded on 4 October 2009 by Beppe Grillo, a comedian an ...

. *21 August – Prime Minister

resigns. *3 September – The Five Star Movement members voted in favor of a coalition with the Democrats, under the premiership of Conte. *4 September – The

Conte II Cabinet The second Conte government was the 66th government of the Italian Republic and the second government led by Giuseppe Conte. The government was sworn in on 5 September 2019 to 13 February 2021. The government was supported by the anti-establish ...

was sworn in. *8 September –

Charles Leclerc Charles Marc Hervé Perceval Leclerc (; born 16 October 1997) is a Monégasque racing driver, currently racing in Formula One for Scuderia Ferrari. He won the GP3 Series championship in 2016 and the FIA Formula 2 Championship in . Leclerc ma ...

wins the

Italian Grand Prix The Italian Grand Prix ( it, Gran Premio d'Italia) is the fifth oldest national Grand Prix motor racing, Grand Prix (after the French Grand Prix, the United States Grand Prix, the Spanish Grand Prix and the Russian Grand Prix), having been he ...

, marking Ferrari's winning return at

Monza Monza (, ; lmo, label=Lombard language, Lombard, Monça, locally ; lat, Modoetia) is a city and ''comune'' on the River Lambro, a tributary of the Po River, Po in the Lombardy region of Italy, about north-northeast of Milan. It is the capit ...

after nine years. * 19 September- an anti-piracy blitz occurs, most of the servers illegally broadcasting the signal of the main pay TVs in Italy, Belgium, France, the Netherlands and Spain. *27 October – The centre-right coalition composed of mr Salvini's League, far-right Brothers of Italy and Berlusconi's Forza Italia wins 2019 Umbrian regional election. becoming the first centre right government in Umbria in more than 50 years. *12 – 21 December – 2019 Winter Deaflympics held in

Province of Sondrio The Province of Sondrio ( it, provincia di Sondrio) is in the Lombardy region of northern Italy. Its provincial capital is the city of Sondrio. As of 2017, it has a population of 181,403. History The Province was established in 1815, within ...

for nine days.

Deaths

January

* 2 January –

Michele Caccavale Michele Caccavale (13 July 1947 – 2 January 2019) was an Italian politician who served as a Deputy Deputy or depute may refer to: * Steward (office) * Khalifa, an Arabic title that can signify "deputy" * Deputy (legislator), a legislator in m ...

, politician,

Deputy Deputy or depute may refer to: * Steward (office) * Khalifa, an Arabic title that can signify "deputy" * Deputy (legislator), a legislator in many countries and regions, including: ** A member of a Chamber of Deputies, for example in Italy, Spai ...

(b. 1947). * 6 January – Angelo Ziccardi, politician,

Senator A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...

(b. 1928). * 7 January – Alfredo Arpaia, politician,

(b. 1940). * 9 January ** Fernando Aiuti, immunologist and politician (b. 1935). **

Paolo Paoloni Paolo Paoloni (24 July 1929 – 9 January 2019) was an Italian actor. Biography A close friend of director Luciano Salce, Paoloni is best known for portraying the role of the Galactic Mega-director in the ''Fantozzi'' film saga. Despite being ...

, actor (b. 1929). * 10 January –

Erminio Boso Erminio Enzo Boso (Pieve Tesino, 9 July 1945 – Pieve Tesino, 10 January 2019) was an Italian politician. Also known under the pseudonym of Obelix, for his massive build and stature, he was one of the founders of the Northern League in the pro ...

, politician,

(b. 1945). * 19 January –

Mario Bertoncini Mario Bertoncini (27 September 1932, in Rome – 19 January 2019, in Siena) was an Italian composer, pianist, and music educator. In 1962 he was awarded the Nicola d'Atri Prize by the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia for his ''Sei Pezzi per ...

, composer, pianist, and music educator (b. 1932). * 20 January – Evloghios, Orthodox bishop, Primate of the

Holy Synod of Milan The Holy Synod of Milan is an autocephalous True Orthodox jurisdiction. This church originated as a diocese for Western Europe of the Old Calendarist Greek Orthodox church of the and proclaimed itself independent at some point. The church is not ...

(b. 1935). * 21 January –

Giuseppe Minardi Giuseppe Minardi (18 March 1928 – 21 January 2019) was an Italian racing cyclist.Vigilio Mario Olmi, Roman Catholic prelate, Auxiliary Bishop of

Brescia Brescia (, locally ; lmo, link=no, label= Lombard, Brèsa ; lat, Brixia; vec, Bressa) is a city and ''comune'' in the region of Lombardy, Northern Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, a few kilometers from the lakes Garda and Iseo. ...

1986–2003 (b. 1927) ** Renzo Pigni, politician (b. 1925).

February

* 4 February –

Giampiero Artegiani Giampiero Artegiani (14 May 1955 – 4 February 2019)
was an Italian singer-so ...

, Italian singer-songwriter, lyricist and producer (b. 1955) * 9 February – Mario Gerla, Italian computer scientist and engineer (b. 1943) * 10 February ** Mario Bernardo, Italian cinematographer (b. 1919) **

Maura Viceconte Maura Viceconte (3 October 1967 – 10 February 2019) was an Italian long-distance runner who represented her native country twice (1996 and 2000) at the Summer Olympics. Biography Viceconte is best known for winning the bronze medal at the 1 ...

, Italian Olympic long-distance runner (b. 1967) * 13 February –

Miranda Bonansea Miranda Bonansea (31 October 1926 – 10 February 2019) was an Italian actress and voice actress. Life Born in Mondovì, Bonansea's father, Piero Bonansea was a photographer for the House of Savoy. At a young age, Bonansea moved to Rome wit ...

, Italian actress (b. 1926) * 15 February – Adriano Ossicini, Italian politician (b. 1920) * 19 February –

Giulio Brogi Giulio Brogi (3 May 1935 – 19 February 2019)

, Italian actor (b. 1935) * 21 February – Maurizio Clerici, Italian Olympic rower (b. 1929) * 23 February –

Marella Agnelli Marella Agnelli (; born Donna Marella Caracciolo dei Principi di Castagneto ; 4 May 1927 – 23 February 2019)''Almanach de Gotha''. Gotha: Justus Perthes. 1942. pp. 398–399. was an Italian noblewoman, art collector, socialite, style icon an ...

, Italian art collector and socialite (b. 1927) * 24 February – Giovanni Piana, Italian philosopher (b. 1940)

March

* 9 March – Anna Costanza Baldry

April

* 5 April –

Gianfranco Leoncini Gianfranco Leoncini (; 25 September 1939 – 5 April 2019) was an Italian footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career During his club career, Leoncini played for Juventus, Atalanta and Mantova. He won three Serie A titles with Juventus. ...

, Italian footballer (b. 1939) * 19 April –

Massimo Marino Massimo Marino (born 4 June 1954) is an Italian former cyclist. He competed at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * ...

, television presenter and actor (b. 1960)

May

* 11 May –

Gianni De Michelis Gianni De Michelis (26 November 1940 – 11 May 2019) was an Italian politician, prominent member of the Italian Socialist Party (PSI), who served as minister in many Italian governments in the 1980s and early 1990s. Biography De Michelis was bo ...

, Italian politician (b. 1940)

June

* 5 June – Elio Sgreccia, Italian cardinal (b. 1928) * 7 June – Nello Governato, Italian footballer (b. 1938) * 8 June – Renzo Patria, Italian politician (b. 1933) * 10 June – Mario Mangiarotti, Italian fencer (b. 1920) * 11 June **

Domenico De Simone Domenico de Simone (29 November 1768–9 November 1837) was an Italian cardinal. He was part of the Roman Curia. He was born in Benevento and died in Rome. He was made a cardinal in March 1830 by Pope Pius VIII and took part in the 1 ...

, Italian politician (b. 1926) ** Enrico Nascimbeni, Italian singer (b. 1959) **

Valeria Valeri Valeria Valeri (born Valeria Tulli; 8 December 1921 – 11 June 2019) was an Italian actress and voice actress. Biography On stage A student of actress Elsa Merlini, Valeri began her professional acting career in 1948, working on stage with fel ...

, Italian actress (b. 1921) * 13 June – Rosario Parmegiani, Italian water polo player (b. 1937) * 15 June –

Franco Zeffirelli Gian Franco Corsi Zeffirelli (12 February 1923 – 15 June 2019), was an Italian stage and film director, producer, production designer and politician. He was one of the most significant opera and theatre directors of the post-World War II era, ...

, film director and politician (b. 1923) * 17 June ** Salvatore Senese, Italian politician (b. 1935) ** Remo Vigni, Italian footballer (b. 1938) * 20 June **

Emanuele Crestini Emanuele Crestini (24 June 1972 – 20 June 2019) was an Italian politician, who served as the mayor of the municipality of Rocca di Papa from 2016 until his death in 2019. Biography Having graduated in Political Science at the Libera Università ...

, Italian politician (b. 1972) ** Gino Pasqualotto, Italian ice hockey player (b. 1955) * 25 June – Giuseppe Fabiani, Italian Roman Catholic bishop (b. 1926) * 26 June – Loredana Simioli, Italian actress (b. 1978) * 30 June – Giovanni Giavazzi, Italian politician (b. 1920)

July

* 1 July ** Osvalda Giardi, Italian high jumper and pentathlete (b. 1932) **

Ennio Guarnieri Ennio Guarnieri (12 October 1930 – 1 July 2019) was an Italian cinematographer. He was a frequent contributor to the films of Mauro Bolognini and Franco Zeffirelli, and worked on many occasions with Vittorio De Sica, Marco Ferreri and Lina We ...

, Italian cinematographer (b. 1930) * 2 July – Francesco Pontone, Italian politician (b. 1927) * 3 July – Vasco Tagliavini, Italian professional football player and coach (b. 1937) * 5 July **

Ugo Gregoretti Ugo Gregoretti (28 September 1930 – 5 July 2019) was an Italian film, television and stage director, actor, screenwriter, author and television host. He directed 20 films during his career. Biography Born in Rome, Gregoretti entered RAI ...

, Italian film director, actor, screenwriter, author and television host (b. 1930 **

Paolo Vinaccia Paolo Vinaccia (Camerino, 27 March 1954 – Oslo, 5 July 2019) was an Italian jazz drummer who lived in Norway. He died on July 5, 2019 after almost ten years of living with pancreatic cancer. Career Vinaccia worked with Terje Rypdal, Bendik ...

, Italian composer, jazz drummer, and percussionist (b. 1954) * 7 July – Salvatore Angerami, Italian Roman Catholic prelate (b. 1956) * 9 July – Domenico Bova, Italian politician (b. 1946) * 10 July –

Valentina Cortese Valentina Cortese (1 January 1923 – 10 July 2019) was an Italian actress. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in François Truffaut's ''Day for Night'' (1973). Personal life Cortese was bor ...

, Italian actress (b. 1923). * 13 July ** Augusto Fantozzi, Italian lawyer and politician (b. 1940) **

Paolo Sardi Paolo Sardi (1 September 1934 – 13 July 2019) was an Italian cardinal of the Catholic Church who spent his career in the Roman Curia. He was patron of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta from 2009 to 2014. Early life and priesthood Sardi wa ...

, Italian cardinal (b. 1934) * 14 July –

Nereo Laroni Nereo Laroni (2 September 1942 – 14 July 2019) was an Italian politician. Career A long-time member of the Italian Socialist Party and close ally of Bettino Craxi and Gianni De Michelis, he was the mayor of Venice from 1985 to 1987 and a memb ...

, Italian politician (b. 1942) * 17 July **

Andrea Camilleri Andrea Calogero Camilleri (; 6 September 1925 – 17 July 2019) was an Italian writer. Biography Originally from Porto Empedocle, Girgenti, Sicily, Camilleri began university studies in the Faculty of Literature at the University of Palermo, b ...

, Italian writer (b. 1925) **

Giuseppe Merlo Giuseppe "Beppe" Merlo (11 October 1927 – 17 July 2019) was an Italian tennis player. Merlo reached the semifinals of French Championships in 1955 (losing to Sven Davidson) and 1956 (losing to Lew Hoad). In the final of Rome in 1955, Merlo ...

, Italian tennis player (b. 1927) * 18 July –

Luciano De Crescenzo Luciano De Crescenzo (; 18 August 1928 – 18 July 2019) was an Italian writer, film actor, director and engineer. Biography Born in Naples, he grew up with actor Bud Spencer. De Crescenzo graduated in engineering and worked for IBM Italy un ...

, Italian writer, film actor, director and engineer (b. 1928) * 20 July **

Marisa Merz Marisa Merz (23 May 1926 – 20 July 2019) was an Italian artist and sculptor."M ...

, Italian artist (b. 1926) **

Ilaria Occhini Ilaria Occhini (28 March 1934 – 20 July 2019) was an Italian stage, television and film actress. She appeared in more than 30 films.Giuliana Morandini Giuliana Morandini (1938 – 22 July 2019) was an Italian writer. She was born in Udine and lived in Rome and Venezia. Her first book ''E allora mi hanno rinchiusa: testimonianze dal manicomio femminile'' (And so I was locked up: Testimony from a ...

, Italian writer and literary critic (b. 1938) * 24 July – Sergio Di Giulio, Italian actor (b. 1945)

August

* 16 August –

Felice Gimondi Felice Gimondi (; 29 September 1942 – 16 August 2019) was an Italian professional racing cyclist. With his 1968 victory at the Vuelta a España, only three years after becoming a professional cyclist, Gimondi, nicknamed "The Phoenix", was the ...

, Italian racing cyclist (b. 1942) * 29 August –

Achille Silvestrini Achille Silvestrini (25 October 1923 – 29 August 2019) was an Italian cardinal of the Catholic Church. He served in the Vatican diplomatic corps, either in Rome or abroad, from 1953 to 1990, and later as Prefect of the Congregation for the Ori ...

, Italian cardinal (b. 1923)

September

* 2 September – Andrea Gemma, Italian Roman Catholic prelate (b. 1930) * 7 September – Alberto Cerreti, Italian politician (b. 1939) * 10 September **

Stefano Delle Chiaie Stefano Delle Chiaie (13 September 1936, Caserta – 10 September 2019, Rome) was an Italian neo-fascist terrorist. He was the founder of ''Avanguardia Nazionale'', a member of '' Ordine Nuovo'', and founder of Lega nazionalpopolare. He went on ...

, Italian neofascist activist (b. 1936) ** Salvatore Mannuzzu, Italian writer, politician, and magistrate (b. 1930) * 13 September –

Bruno Grandi Bruno Grandi (9 May 1934 – 13 September 2019) was an Italian sportsman who served as president of the FIG (Federation Internationale de Gymnastique) from 1996 to 2016 and was a member of the International Olympic Committee from 2000 to 2004. He ...

, Italian sports executive (b. 1934) * 15 September – Roberto Villetti, Italian politician (b. 1944) * 17 September –

Fabio Buzzi Fabio Buzzi (28 January 1943 – 17 September 2019) was an Italian motorboat builder and racer. Biography Fabio Buzzi was born in Lecco in 1943, from a family tied for centuries to the art of building and design. His powerboat racing career sta ...

, Italian motorboat builder and racer (b. 1943) * 19 September – Luigi Bommarito, Italian Roman Catholic archbishop (b. 1926) * 23 September – Walter Nicoletti, Italian football manager (b. 1952) * 27 September – Dante Bernini, Italian Roman Catholic prelate (b. 1922)

November

* 22 November – Cecilia Seghizzi, composer, painter and teacher (b. 1908)

References

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