1931 in Italy

← 1930 1929 1928 1931 in Italy → 1932 1933 1934
Decades:	1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s
See also:	History of Italy Timeline of Italian history List of years in Italy

Events from the year 1931 in Italy.

Incumbents

• King: Victor Emmanuel III.
• Prime Minister: Benito Mussolini

Events

• July 1 – The rebuilt Milano Centrale railway station officially opens in Italy.

Births

• 1 January – Furio Colombo, politician and journalist (d. 2025) ^[1]
• 4 January – Guido Messina, road and track cyclist (d. 2020) ^[2]
• 28 January – Lucia Bosè, actress (d. 2020)
• 6 February – Paolo Violi, Italian-Canadian mobster (d. 1978) ^[3]
• 19 February – Camillo Ruini, cardinal
• 13 April – Anita Cerquetti, operatic soprano (d. 2014)
• 3 May – Aldo Rossi, architect and designer (d. 1997)
• 7 June – Andrea Gemma, bishop (d. 2019)
• 24 June – Emilio Fede, newsreader, journalist and writer
• 14 July – Maria Musso, sprinter and pentathlete (d. 2024)
• 6 September – Bassano Staffieri, bishop (d. 2018) ^[4]
• 1 October – Sylvano Bussotti, composer (d. 2021) ^[5]
• 11 October – Calcedonio Di Pisa, criminal (d. 1962) ^[6]
• 29 October – Franco Interlenghi, actor (d. 2015) ^[7]
• 20 November – Rosita Missoni, knitwear designer (d. 2025) ^[8]
• 23 December – Maria Tipo, pianist (d. 2025) ^[9]

Deaths

• 24 January – Alice Schiavoni Bosio, journalist and suffragette (b. 1871) ^[10]
• 23 May – Luigi Arcangeli, motor racer (car racing accident) (b. 1902) ^[11]
• 17 September – Marcello Amero D'Aste, admiral and politician (b. 1853) ^[12]

References

1. Furio Colombo, Italian Journalist and Cultural Icon, Dies at 94
2. Guido Messina
3. Schneider, Iced: The Story of Organized Crime in Canada, pp. 258
4. E' morto il vescovo emerito Bassano Staffieri (in Italian)
5. Addio al compositore Sylvano Bussotti (in Italian)
6. Lewis, Normann (1964/2003). The Honoured Society: The Sicilian Mafia Observed , London: Eland, ISBN   0-907871-48-8 pages 234-236
7. John Francis Lane (23 September 2015). "Franco Interlenghi obituary". Guardian. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
8. Rosita Missoni obituary
9. Celebrated Neapolitan pianist Maria Tipo dies at 93
10. Rahtz, Sebastian (2 May 2014). "Protestant Cemetery, Rome: Stone 1278". databank.ora.ox.ac.uk. Oxford, England: University of Oxford IT Services. Archived from the original on 3 February 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
11. "Luigi Arcangeli". Motorsport Memorial. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
12. Gabriele, Mariano (1960). "Amero D'Aste Stella, Marcello". Dizionario biografico degli italiani. Treccani. Retrieved 24 August 2024.