1963 in Italy
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- President – Antonio Segni[1]
- Prime Minister – Amintore Fanfani (until 21 June), then Giovanni Leone (until 5 December), then Aldo Moro[2]
Events
- 28 April – General election.[3]
- 9 June – Sicilian regional election.[4]
- 30 June – Ciaculli massacre: Seven police and army officers are killed when a car bomb explodes in Ciaculli.[5]
- 21 September–29 September – The Mediterranean Games are held in Naples.[6]
- 9 October – Vajont Landslide (Disastro del Vajont) resulted in the overtopping of the Vajont Dam and an estimated death toll of around 2,000.[7]
Births
- 10 March – Anna Maria Corazza Bildt, politician[8]
- 14 August – Eugene Scalia, politician and attorney[9]
- 28 October – Eros Ramazzotti, musician[10]