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 player 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)
See also
1983 in Italian television List of Italian films of 1983
References