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]

Deaths

• 7 January – Eugenio Tosi, Cardinal Archbishop of Milan (born 1864) ^[10]
• 12 April – Enrico Ferri, criminologist (born 1856)
• 9 November – Guido Keller, aviator and political activist (born 1892) ^[11]

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. "Milestones". Time. 21 January 1929.
11. 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.