2014 in Italy explained

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.^{[1] [2]}

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)^[3]

June

• 1 June - The 2014 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix is held at the Mugello Circuit in Scarperia, and is won by Marc Márquez.^[4]

September

• 7 September - The 2014 Italian Grand Prix is held at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza, and is won by Lewis Hamilton.^[5]

October

• 31 October – Italian Interior Minister Angelino Alfano announced the end of Operation Mare Nostrum.^[6]

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.

December

• 12 December - general strike

Deaths

• January 11 – Arnoldo Foà, 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^[7]
• September 21 – Francesco Fornabaio, 57, aviator^[8]
• 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

Notes and References

1. News: Italy's Prime Minister Enrico Letta resigns . CNN . Laura Smith-Spark . Barbie Latza Nadeau . Hada Messia . 14 February 2014.
2. News: Enrico Letta to resign: Italy faces its third administration in a year . Euronews . 14 February 2014.
3. News: Anti-austerity protest in Rome, Italy turns violent . CTV News . 12 April 2014.
4. Web site: MotoGP Official Website . 18 May 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140519024133/http://www.motogp.com/en/events/Italy/2014/ . 2014-05-19 . dead .
5. Web site: FIA Formula One calendar . FIA.com . Fedération Internationale de l'Automobile . 7 September 2014 .
6. Web site: Italy ignores pleas, ends boat migrant rescue operation. Yahoo! News. Ella Ide. 31 October 2014. 16 April 2015.
7. Web site: Magda Olivero obituary . the Guardian . 20 March 2021 . en . 14 September 2014.
8. Web site: 2014-09-21 . Cade aereo durante uno show Muore campione di volo acrobatico . 2022-08-22 . Corriere della Sera . it.