1982 in Italy
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Events from the year 1982 in Italy
Incumbents
- President: Sandro Pertini
- Prime Minister: Giovanni Spadolini (until 1 December), Amintore Fanfani (starting 1 December)
Events
- 11 July – 1982 World Cup: Italy becomes world champion for the third time in Spain by beating West Germany 3–1.[1]
- 13 September – The Italian parliament approves the Rognoni-La Torre law which introduces the crime of mafia-style criminal association.[2]
- 9 October – Attack on the synagogue in Rome by a group of five Palestinian terrorists: a two-year-old child dies and 35 are seriously injured
Births
- 25 January – Noemi, singer-songwriter and television personality
- 2 February – Filippo Magnini, swimmer
- 11 February – Christian Maggio, footballer
- 2 May – Valeria Bilello, actress and model
- 12 July – Antonio Cassano, footballer[3]
- 18 June – Marco Borriello, professional footballer[4]
- 5 July – Alberto Gilardino, football manager
- 15 July – Laura Chiatti, actress and singer
- 17 July – Stefania Spampinato, actress
- 9 September – Francesco Gabbani, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
- 27 December – Elisa Isoardi, tv host
Deaths
- 16 October – Mario Del Monaco, opera singer (b. 1915)
- 2 December – Giovanni Ferrari, footballer (b. 1907)