2014 in Italy

Events in the year 2014 in Italy.

Incumbents

• President: Giorgio Napolitano
• Prime Minister: Enrico Letta (until 22 February), Matteo Renzi (starting 22 February)

Events

January

• 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

• 14 February – Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta resigns after pressure from his own Democratic Party to step down.

April

• 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)

June

• 1 June - The 2014 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix is held at the Mugello Circuit in Scarperia, and is won by Marc Márquez.

September

• 7 September - The 2014 Italian Grand Prix is held at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza, and is won by Lewis Hamilton.

October

• 31 October – Italian Interior Minister Angelino Alfano announced the end of Operation Mare Nostrum.

November

• 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.
• 29 November - The murder of Lorys Stival in Sicily.

December

• 12 December - general strike

Deaths

• January 11 – Arnoldo FoÃÂ, 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
• September 21 – Francesco Fornabaio, 57, aviator
• October 11 - Anita Cerquetti, 83, operatic soprano
• December 8 – Mango, 60, singer
• December 18 – Virna Lisi, 78, actress

See also

• 2014 in Italian television
• List of Italian films of 2014

References