1983 in Italy

none August 2026 July 2026 1983 The following lists events from the year 1983 in Italy. Incumbents President: Sandro Pertini Prime Minister: Amintore Fanfani until 4 August (→ Fifth Fanfani government), then Bettino Craxi (→ First Craxi government). Events 3 to 5 February – Sanremo Music Festival 1983: winner of the festival was Tiziana Rivale with the song "Sarà quel che sarà". 13 February – Cinema Statuto fire in Turin: 64 deaths, 20 injuries. 15 May – 1982–83 Serie A ends: 2nd title for AS Roma. 22 June – Disappearance of Emanuela Orlandi in Rome. 26 June – 1983 Italian general election. Christian Democrats are significantly weakened. June - November – 1983 Italian regional elections. 12 July – Legislature IX of Italy founded (until 1987). 29 July – Rocco Chinnici, anti-Mafia magistrate, killed by the Sicilian Mafia's car bomb in Palermo. (→ Second Mafia War) 4 August – Bettino Craxi is first Prime Minister from Italian Socialist Party (until 1987). 23 October – Tommaso Buscetta arrested in Brazil (extradited to Italy next year). Births 31 January – Fabio Quagliarella, football playerItaly - F. Quagliarella - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway https://us.soccerway.com/players/fabio-quagliarella/4164/ dead https://web.archive.org/web/20231223234921/https://us.soccerway.com/players/fabio-quagliarella/4164/ 2023-12-23 2026-08-01 Soccerway en 24 July – Daniele De Rossi, football player and manager Deaths 18 March – Umberto II of Italy, former and the last king of Italy (b. 1904)Umberto II Italian Monarch, Last King & Exile Britannica https://www.britannica.com/biography/Umberto-II 2026-08-01 Britannica.com en See also 1983 in Italian television List of Italian films of 1983 References 1983 Category:1983 in Italy Category:1980s in Italy Category:Years of the 20th century in Italy Category:1983 by country Category:1983 in Europe