1929 in Italy

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Decades:	1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s
See also:	History of Italy Timeline of Italian history List of years in Italy

Events during the year 1929 in Italy.

Incumbents

• Monarch: Victor Emmanuel III
• Prime Minister: Benito Mussolini

Events

• 11 February – The Lateran Treaty, an agreement between the Kingdom of Italy and the Holy See, is signed in Rome. ^[1] The Concordat of 1929 made Catholicism the sole religion of Italy; this remained the case until 1984. ^{[2] [3]}
• April – The first of the Saccopastore skulls is discovered. ^[4]

Births

• 3 January – Sergio Leone, film director (died 1989)
• 11 January – Nicoletta Orsomando, continuity announcer (died 2021)
• 26 February – Paolo Ferrari, actor (died 2018) ^[5]
• 15 March – Antonietta Stella, operatic soprano (died 2022) ^[6]
• 8 July – Milena Greppi, hurdler (died 2016)
• 23 July – Gaetano Giuliano, politician (died 2023)
• 4 August – Gabriella Tucci, operatic soprano (died 2020) ^[7]
• 6 September – Beppe Menegatti, theatre director (died 2024) ^[8]
• 4 November – Riccardo Ehrman, journalist (died 2021) ^[9]
• 1 December – Valentino Valli, footballer (died 2021) ^[10]
• 19 December – Lorenzo Buffon, footballer (died 2025) ^[11]

Deaths

• 7 January – Eugenio Tosi, Cardinal Archbishop of Milan (born 1864) ^[12]
• 12 April – Enrico Ferri, criminologist (born 1856)
• 9 November – Guido Keller, aviator and political activist (born 1892) ^[13]

References

1. A History of Western Society (Tenth ed.). Bedford/St. Martin's. 2010. p. 900.
2. "Italy loosens some church-state ties". Christian Science Monitor. 11 September 1984.
3. "Pact ends Catholicism as state religion".
4. Janković, Ivor; Benazzi, Stefano et al. (2024). Integrating Neandertal Legacy: From Past to Present CA 19141 - A Catalogue of Neandertal Sites: Technical Report . Institute for Anthropological Research. p. 271. ISBN   9789538092046
5. "È morto Paolo Ferrari: grande attore di teatro, cinema e televisione". Rai News (in Italian). 6 May 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
6. Obituary: Legendary Soprano Antonietta Stella Dies at 92
7. "Gabriella Tucci, Italian soprano who was expert in the work of Verdi and Puccini – obituary". Telegraph. 15 July 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
8. Beppe Menegatti, Esteemed Theatre Director and Husband of Carla Fracci, Passes Away at 95
9. Addio a Riccardo Ehrman, fece cadere il Muro di Berlino (in Italian)
10. Valentino Valli
11. INTER MOURNS THE PASSING OF LORENZO BUFFON
12. "Milestones". Time. 21 January 1929.
13. Viola, Giorgio (2011). "Il Parsifale Tricolore: Guido Keller, l'Argonauta Senza Pace". Aerei nella Storia. No. 77. Parma: West-Ward Edizioni. p. 46. ISSN   1591-1071 . Retrieved 16 August 2019.