1996 in Italy

Events in Italy in 1996:

Incumbents

• President – Oscar Luigi Scalfaro
• Prime Minister – Lamberto Dini (until 17 May), Romano Prodi (starting 17 May).

Events

• Vulcanair is founded, as did airline company Minerva Airlines.
• January 23: 11 people die in the Secondigliano district, in Naples, due to the Secondigliano tragedy.
• February 26: The Democratic Alliance dissolves and is succeeded by the Democratic Union.
• February 27: The political party Italian Renewal is founded.
• May 6: Murder of Nada Cella.
• August 10: a little girl named Angela Celentano, who disappeared near Naples, the little girl was never found again.
• November 19: Buonvicino massacre.

Elections

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

Sport

• 1995–96 Serie A
• 1995–96 Serie B
• 1995–96 Coppa Italia
• 1996 Supercoppa Italiana
• 1996 Torneo di Viareggio
• 1995–96 Serie A (ice hockey) season
• 1995–97 FIRA Trophy
• 1996 Italian Grand Prix
• 1996 San Marino Grand Prix
• 1996 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix
• 1996 Giro d'Italia
• Italy at the 1996 Summer Olympics
• Italy at the 1996 Summer Paralympics

Film

• 53rd Venice International Film Festival

Births

• 1 February – Gianluigi Quinzi, Italian tennis player
• 17 February – Erika Fasana, Italian artistic gymnast
• 18 December – Giordano Mazzocchi, Italian Musical artist

Deaths

• January 4 - Tino Bianchi, 90, actor
• February 29 – Mario Zagari, 82, politician
• March 31 – Nino Borsari, 84, cyclist
• May 25 – Renzo De Felice, 67, historian
• May 31 – Luciano Lama, 74, syndicalist
• June 14 – Gesualdo Bufalino, 75, writer
• June 18 – Gino Bramieri, 69, comedian
• December 8 – Prince Eugenio, Duke of Genoa, 90, member of House of Savoy
• December 15 – Giuseppe Dossetti, 83, politician and priest
• December 19 – Marcello Mastroianni, 72, actor

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