2001 in Italy

Events from the year 2001 in Italy.

Incumbents

• President: Carlo Azeglio Ciampi
• Prime Minister: Giuliano Amato (until 11 June), Silvio Berlusconi (starting 11 June)

Events

• 21 February -
• Sicilian Mafia boss Bernardo Provenzano arrested in Sicily after 38 years on the run.
• Novi Ligure Murder: a mother and child are murdered in Novi Ligure.
• 13 May - a general election is held and is won by Silvio Berlusconi.
• 20 July–22 July - 27th G8 summit held in Genoa.
• 20 July - an anti-globalisation protester at the G8 summit is shot dead by police.
• 8 October - 2001 Linate Airport runway collision: Scandinavian Airlines Flight 686 crashes at Linate Airport in Milan killing 118.
• 15 December - The Leaning Tower of Pisa reopens after 11 years and $27,000,000 spent to fortify it, without fixing its famous lean.
• December - The Fiat Stilo is launched to replace the outdated Brava/Bravo.

Undated

• De-Javu, an Italian house duo is founded.
• Editoria & Spettacolo publishing house is established in Rome.
• MolecularLab, a scientific website, is founded.

Births

• 22 April - Tito Traversa, climber (died 2013)

Deaths

• 27 January - Marie-José of Belgium, last Queen of Italy, consort to Umberto II (born 1906)
• 12 February - Tiberio Mitri, boxer (born 1926)
• 13 February - Ugo Fano, physicist (born 1912)
• 14 February - Piero Umiliani, composer (born 1926)
• 23 February - Sergio Mantovani, racing driver (born 1929)
• 10 March - Massimo Morsello, musician and political activist (born 1958)
• 5 April - Aldo Olivieri, football player (born 1910)
• 12 April - Alberto Erede, conductor (born 1909)
• 20 April - Giuseppe Sinopoli, conductor and composer (born 1946)
• 25 April - Michele Alboreto, racing driver (born 1956)
• 26 April - Renzo Vespignani, painter and illustrator (born 1924)
• May - Armando Nannuzzi, cinematographer (born 1925)
• 14 May - Mauro Bolognini, film director (born 1922)
• 20 May - Renato Carosone, musician (born 1920)
• 21 May – Mario Martinelli, politician (born 1906)
• 23 May - Alessandro Natta, politician (born 1918)
• 26 May - Vittorio Brambilla, racing driver (born 1937)
• 18 June - Paolo Emilio Taviani, politician (born 1912)
• 20 July - Carlo Giuliani, protester shot dead at the G8 summit (born 1978)
• 22 July - Indro Montanelli, journalist and historian (born 1909)
• 26 July - Giuseppe Sensi, Cardinal (born 1907)
• 19 September - Aldo Capitanio, comic book artist (born 1952)
• 11 October - Beni Montresor, artist (born 1926)
• 3 November - Lucio Colletti, philosopher (born 1924)
• 8 November - Paolo Bertoli, Cardinal (born 1908)
• 9 November - Giovanni Leone, Prime Minister (born 1908)
• 5 December - Franco Rasetti, physicist (born 1901)

See also

• 2001 in Italian television
• List of Italian films of 2001

References