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Events in the year 2014 in Italy.
Incumbents
[edit]- President: Giorgio Napolitano
- Prime Minister: Enrico Letta (until 22 February), Matteo Renzi (starting 22 February)
Events
[edit]January
[edit]- 15 January - Italy says that it will use the Italian Army against the mafia who are accused of dumping toxic waste in Naples.
- 25 January - A vial containing drops of late Pope John Paul II's blood is stolen from the Church of San Pietro della Ienca in Abruzzo.
February
[edit]- 14 February – Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta resigns after pressure from his own Democratic Party to step down.[1][2]
April
[edit]- 12 April – An anti-austerity protest in Rome turns violent: people being injured in clashes between angry protesters and riot police number at least one (according to AP)[3]
June
[edit]- 1 June - The 2014 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix is held at the Mugello Circuit in Scarperia, and is won by Marc Márquez.[4]
September
[edit]- 7 September - The 2014 Italian Grand Prix is held at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza, and is won by Lewis Hamilton.[5]
October
[edit]- 31 October – Italian Interior Minister Angelino Alfano announced the end of Operation Mare Nostrum.[6]
November
[edit]- 15 November - Singer Vincenzo Cantiello wins Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014 for Italy. He was also Italy's debut entrant in the competition, marking the first time since the inaugural contest that a country won in its debut year.
December
[edit]Deaths
[edit]- January 11 – Arnoldo Foà, 97, actor
- January 20 – Claudio Abbado, 80, conductor
- January 22 – Carlo Mazzacurati, 57, director
- January 31 – Giorgio Stracquadanio, 54, politician
- April 6 – Massimo Tamburini, 70, motorcycle designer
- April 13 – Emma Castelnuovo, 100, teacher
- July 4 – Giorgio Faletti, 63, actor
- July 25 - Carlo Bergonzi, 90, operatic tenor
- September 4 – Franca Falcucci, 88, politician
- September 8 – Magda Olivero, 104, operatic soprano[7]
- September 21 – Francesco Fornabaio, 57, aviator[8]
- October 11 - Anita Cerquetti, 83, operatic soprano
- December 8 – Mango, 60, singer
- December 18 – Virna Lisi, 78, actress
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Laura Smith-Spark; Barbie Latza Nadeau; Hada Messia (14 February 2014). "Italy's Prime Minister Enrico Letta resigns". CNN.
- ^ "Enrico Letta to resign: Italy faces its third administration in a year". Euronews. 14 February 2014.
- ^ "Anti-austerity protest in Rome, Italy turns violent". CTV News. 12 April 2014.
- ^ "MotoGP Official Website". Archived from the original on 2014-05-19. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- ^ "FIA Formula One calendar". FIA.com. Fedération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 7 September 2014.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Ella Ide (31 October 2014). "Italy ignores pleas, ends boat migrant rescue operation". Yahoo! News. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
- ^ "Magda Olivero obituary". the Guardian. 14 September 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ "Cade aereo durante uno show Muore campione di volo acrobatico". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 2014-09-21. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
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