1928 in Italy
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Events during the year 1928 in Italy.
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Incumbents
Events
- 12 April â A bomb, directed against Italian Fascist leader Benito Mussolini, kills 18 people at the Milan Trade Fair.[1]
- 24 May â The airship Italia reaches the North Pole, with expedition leader Umberto Nobile on board. The ship crashes on its return journey.[2]
- 24 June â Umberto Nobile and survivors of the crash of the airship Italia are rescued by the crew of a Swedish aeroplane.
- 2 August â Italy and Ethiopia sign the Italo-Ethiopian Treaty.
Births
- 2 January â Alberto Zedda, conductor and musicologist (died 2017)[3]
- 9 January â Domenico Modugno, singer, songwriter, actor and politician (died 1994)[4]
- 5 June â Umberto Maglioli, racing driver (died 1999)
- 6 June â Elio Sgreccia, cardinal (died 2019)[5]
- 29 June â Alfredo Biondi, politician and lawyer (died 2020)
- 4 July â Giampiero Boniperti, footballer (died 2021)[6]
- 26 July â Francesco Cossiga, 8th President of Italy (died 2010)[7]
- 13 September â Franzo Grande Stevens, lawyer (died 2025)
- 16 October â Nando Gazzolo, actor (died 2015)
- 22 December
- Piero Angela, writer, journalist and television presenter[8]
- Luisa Massimo, pediatrician (died 2016)
Deaths
- 28 February â Armando Diaz, 66, general, Marshal of Italy
- 31 March â Medardo Rosso, 70, sculptor
- 25 May (lost in the crash of the airship Italia)[2]
- Aldo Pontremoli, 32, physicist
- Renato Alessandrini, 37, explorer
- 17 July â Giovanni Giolitti, 85, 13th Prime Minister of Italy[9]