2008 in Italy
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Events during the year 2008 in Italy.
Incumbents
- Romano Prodi (until 8 May)
- Silvio Berlusconi (from 8 May)
Events
- 24 January – Start of the 2008 Italian political crisis
- 8 May – Silvio Berlusconi takes over as prime minister, succeeding Romano Prodi
Deaths
- 5 January – Giovanni Rinaldo Coronas, politician, police chief and Interior Minister (b. 1919).[1]
- 6 January – Vittorio Tomassetti, Bishop of Fano-Fossombrone-Cagli-Pergola (b. 1930).[2]
- 17 January – Giuliana Penzi, dancer and choreographer (b. 1918).[3]
- 18 January –
- Pier Miranda Ferraro, opera tenor (b. 1924).[4]
- Ugo Pirro, screenwriter and novelist (b. 1920).[5]
- 20 January – Duilio Loi, boxer (b. 1929).[6]
- 3 February – Ernesto Illy, food chemist and businessman (b. 1925)
- 11 February – Carolina Tronconi, gymnast, Olympic silver medalist (b. 1913).[7]
- 13 February – Michele Greco, Mafia boss (b. 1924).[8]
- 16 February –
- Vittorio Lucarelli, fencer (b. 1928).[9]
- Fabio Presca, basketball player (b. 1930).[10]
- 17 February – Nicola Agnozzi, Roman Catholic prelate (b. 1911).[11]
- 22 February – Nunzio Gallo, singer (b. 1928).[12]
- 3 March – Giuseppe Di Stefano, operatic tenor (b. 1921).[13]
- 4 March – Tina Lagostena Bassi, lawyer and politician (b. 1926).[14]
- 7 March – Leonardo Costagliola, footballer (b. 1921).[15]
- 12 March – Lazare Ponticelli, Italian-born French veteran of World War I (b. 1897).[16]
- 14 March – Chiara Lubich, Catholic activist (b. 1920).[17]
- 18 March – Oreste Rizzini, voice actor (b. 1940).[18]
- 24 March – Dina Sassoli, actress (b. 1920).[19]
- 14 April – Marisa Sannia, singer (b. 1942).[20]
- 23 July – Anna Maria Cantù, sprinter (b. 1923).[21]
- 27 July – Marisa Merlini, actress (b. 1923).[22]
- 14 August – Luigi Grossi, Olympic sprinter (b. 1925).[23]
- 5 September – Mila Schön, fashion designer (b. 1916).[24]
- 5 October – Leopoldo Elia, politician (b. 1925).[25]
- 20 December – Samuele Bacchiocchi, theologian (b. 1938).[26]
References
- "Morto Rinaldo Coronas, ex capo della polizia e ministro dell'Interno". L'Unità (in Italian). 5 January 2008. Archived from the original on 16 March 2008. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- Cheney, David M. "Vittorio Tomassetti". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- "E' morta Giuliana Penzi". Balletto.net (in Italian). 18 January 2008. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- "Italian Tenor Pier Miranda Ferraro Dies". Newsvine.com. Associated Press. 18 January 2008. Archived from the original on 16 March 2008. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- "Italian scriptwriter Pirro dies". BBC News. 18 January 2008. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- "E' morto Duilio Loi". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Archived from the original on 23 February 2008. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- "Carolina Tronconi". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- "Morto Michele Greco, il "Papa" della mafia, era all'ergastolo". L'Unità (in Italian). 13 February 2008. Archived from the original on 15 February 2008. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- "Vittorio Lucarelli". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- "Fabio Presca". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- "The Funeral of Bishop Nicola Agnozzi, Pioneer Among the Conventuals in Zambia and Australia". Friars Minor Conventual. 19 February 2008. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- Floras, Stella (24 February 2008). "Italy: Nunzio Gallo died at the age of 80". ESC Today.com. Archived from the original on 2 March 2008. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- "Italian tenor Di Stefano dies aged 86". Reuters. 3 March 2008. Archived from the original on 9 March 2008. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- Palandri, Silvia (5 March 2008). "Tina Lagostena Bassi: The lawyer of women". Gender Opportunity/Opportunità di Genere. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- "Fiorentina: Is dead Leonardo Costagliola". Transfermarketweb.com. 7 March 2008. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- "Last French World War I veteran dies at 110". Agence France-Presse. 12 March 2008. Archived from the original on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- Wooden, Cindy (14 March 2008). "Chiara Lubich, founder of Focolare movement, dies at 88". Catholic News Service. Archived from the original on 8 April 2008. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- "E' Morto Il Doppiatore Oreste Rizzini". Film.it (in Italian). 19 March 2008. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- "Morta l'attrice Dina Sassoli". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 24 March 2008. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- Celi, Rita (15 April 2008). "Addio alla cantante Marisa Sannia da 'Casa bianca' a Garcia Lorca". la Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- "Anna Maria Cantù". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- Morgoglione, Claudia (28 July 2008). "E' morta Marisa Merlini Una vita per lo spettacolo". la Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- "Luigi Grossi". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- "Mila Schön". The Daily Telegraph. 7 September 2008. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- "Consulta, è morto Leopoldo Elia". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 6 October 2008. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- Kellner, Mark A. (2008). "Noted Sabbath Scholar Samuele Bacchiocchi Dies". Adventist Review. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
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