2024 in Italy

← 2023 2022 2021 2024 in Italy → 2025 2026 2027
Decades:	2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s
See also:	History of Italy Timeline of Italian history List of years in Italy

Events during the year 2024 in Italy .

Incumbents

Further information: Italian order of precedence

• President – Sergio Mattarella
• Prime Minister – Giorgia Meloni
• President of the Constitutional Court – Silvana Sciarra

Events

February

• 6–10 February: Sanremo Music Festival 2024 ^[1]
• 16 February: Three workers are killed, three are injured and two are missing after a collapse during the construction of a new supermarket in Florence. ^[2]
• 25 February: 2024 Sardinian regional election

March

• 10 March: 2024 Abruzzo regional election

April

• 9 April: Four people are killed in and two others are injured in an explosion at a dam in Lake Suviana, outside Bologna. ^[3]
• 21-22 April: 2024 Basilicata regional election

May

• 4–26 May: 2024 Giro d'Italia ^[4]
• 6 May: Five workers are killed and another is critically injured while carrying out maintenance work on a wastewater lifting tank in Palermo. ^[5]
• 20 May: A magnitude 4.4 earthquake strikes the Phlegraean Fields near Naples, resulting in hundreds being evacuated. ^[6]

June

• 5 June: A court in Florence convicts American journalist Amanda Knox and sentences her to three years' imprisonment over slander charges related to the murder of Meredith Kercher in Perugia in 2007. ^[7]
• 7–12 June: 2024 European Athletics Championships ^[8]
• 8-9 June: 2024 Italian local elections
• 9 June:
  • 2024 European Parliament election in Italy: The Brothers of Italy party led by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni emerges as the largest party in the Italian contingent to the European Parliament. ^[9]
  • 9 June: 2024 Piedmontese regional election
• 12 June: A brawl breaks out in the Chamber of Deputies during a vote on proposals to strengthen regional autonomy, resulting in injuries to M5S deputy Leonardo Donno. ^[10]
• 17 June: Eleven migrants are killed and 64 others are reported missing following sinkings involving two separate vessels off the southern Italian coast. ^[11]
• 19 June –
  • The European Commission reprimands Belgium, France, Hungary, Italy, Malta, Poland, and Slovakia for breaking budget rules. ^[12]
  • The Italian Parliament passes a law granting more autonomy to the country's regions following a night of debate. The opposition Democratic Party and former Prime Minister Matteo Renzi express opposition to the bill, with the latter launching a campaign to force a referendum. ^[13]
• 21 June – Eight workers are critically injured during an explosion at a factory in Bolzano. ^[14]
• 29 June - 21 July: 2024 Tour de France ^[15]

July

• 5 July – Mount Etna and Mount Stromboli erupt, forcing a temporary closure of Catania–Fontanarossa Airport in Sicily. ^[16]
• 13 July – Thirty-three Indian farm workers in Verona Province are rescued by the Guardia di Finanza following reports of "slave-like" working conditions, with two other Indian nationals arrested and charged with labour violations. ^[17]
• 17 July –
  • Two firefighters are killed in a wildfire in Basilicata. ^[18]
  • Authorities place thirteen cities throughout the Italian Peninsula under rare severe heat warnings due to predicted heat indexes reaching as high as 44°C (111.2°F) throughout the week. ^[19]
  • Archaeologists unearth remains of a medieval papal palace in the square outside the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran in Rome. ^[20]
• 18 July – A court convicts journalist Giulia Cortese for "body shaming" Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on social media and sentences her to pay €5,000 in damages. ^[21]
• 23 July – Two people are killed while 12 others are injured after a walkway collapses at a housing complex in Naples. ^[22]

Holidays

Further information: Public holidays in Italy

Source: ^{[23] [24]}

• 1 January - New Year's Day
• 6 January - Epiphany
• 31 March - Easter Sunday
• 1 April - Easter Monday
• 25 April - Liberation Day
• 1 May - International Workers' Day
• 2 June - Republic Day
• 15 August - Assumption Day
• 1 November - All Saints' Day
• 8 December – Immaculate Conception
• 25 December - Christmas Day
• 26 December – Saint Stephen's Day

Art and entertainment

• List of 2024 box office number-one films in Italy
• List of Italian films of 2024
• Sanremo Music Festival 2024
• List of Italian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

Deaths

January

• 1 January:
  • Giancarlo Filini, 85, footballer (Alessandria, Potenza, Pavia). ^[25]
  • Michele Zolla, 91, government official and politician, deputy (1972–1992). ^[26]
• 3 January:
  • Germana Dominici, 77, actress ( Black Sunday , Mi vedrai tornare , Il ragazzo del Pony Express ). ^[27]
  • Mario Crescenzio, 81, politician, senator (1994–2001). ^[28]
• 4 January: Fabio Fabbri, 90, politician, senator (1976–1994), minister of defence (1993–1994) and European affairs (1986–1987). ^[29]
• 5 January:
  • Giulio Santagata, 74, politician, deputy (2001–2013). ^[30]
  • Giuseppe Fimognari, 91, politician, senator (1979–1987).
• 6 January:
  • Felice Besostri, 79, lawyer and politician, mayor of Borgo San Giovanni (1983–1988) and senator (1996–2001). ^[31]
  • Francesco Amirante, 90, magistrate, president of the Constitutional Court (2009–2010). ^[32]
• 7 January:
  • Germana Caroli, 92, singer. ^[33]
  • Alberto Colombo, 77, racing driver. ^[34]
  • Alessandro Argenton, 86, equestrian, Olympic silver medallist (1972). ^[35]
• 8 January: Gian Franco Reverberi, 89, composer ( Django, Prepare a Coffin , A Black Veil for Lisa , Cry Chicago ) and musician. ^[36]
• 10 January: Fernando Gualtieri, 104, painter and footballer (Rimini, Anconitana, Riccione). ^[37]
• 11 January:
  • Tony Iglio, 90, arranger, composer ( La pagella ) and conductor. ^[38]
  • Salvatore Mazzarano, 58, footballer (Taranto, Fasano, AC Ancona). ^[39]
  • Fabio De Felice, 96, politician, deputy (1953–1958). ^[40]
  • Michele Bonatesta, 81, journalist and politician, senator (1996–2006). ^[41]
• 13 January: Enzo Moscato, 75, playwright, actor ( Libera , The Vesuvians , The Remains of Nothing ) and stage director. ^[42]
• 15 January: Dana Ghia, 91, actress (Seven Deaths in the Cat's Eye , Free Hand for a Tough Cop , California ) and singer. ^[43]
• 16 January:
  • Ottavio Dazzan, 66, Argentine-born Italian Olympic cyclist (1980). ^[44]
  • Sergio Sebastiani, 92, Roman Catholic cardinal, apostolic pro-nuncio to Madagascar (1976–1985) and Turkey (1985–1994), head of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See (1997–2008). ^[45]
• 18 January:
  • Giovanni Giudici, 83, Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Milan (1990–2003) and bishop of Pavia (2003–2015). ^[46]
  • Orietta Grossi, 64, Olympic basketball player (1980). ^[47]
  • Giuseppe Ticli, 44, footballer (Monza, Padova, Pro Patria). ^[48]
• 19 January: Attilio Busseti, 90, lawyer and politician, senator (1976–1983, 1987–1992). ^[49]
• 20 January: Pietro Omodeo, 104, biologist. ^[50]
• 22 January: Gigi Riva, 79, footballer (Cagliari, Legnano, national team). ^[51]
• 23 January: Giuliano Musiello, 70, footballer (Atalanta, Roma, Verona). ^[52]
• 24 January: Alberto Tanasini, 78, Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Genoa (1996–2004) and bishop of Chiavari (2004–2021). ^[53]
• 26 January: Emanuele Catarinicchia, 97, Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Cefalù (1978–1987) and Mazara del Vallo (1987–2002). ^[54]
• 27 January:
  • Bruno Segre, 105, lawyer, advocate, partisan and politician. ^[55]
  • Maria Giacobbe, 95, Italian-Danish writer. ^[56]
• 28 January: Albert Mayr, 80, composer. ^[57]
• 29 January:
  • Sandra Milo, 90, actress ( 8½ , Juliet of the Spirits , Vanina Vanini ). ^[58]
  • Delio Lucarelli, 84, Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Rieti (1997–2015). ^[59]
  • Franco Tozzi, 79, singer. ^[60]
• 30 January:
  • Roberto Melgrati, 76, football player (Legnano, Como) and coach (Pro Patria). ^[61]
  • Orazio Schena, 82, Italian-Belgian footballer (Anderlecht, Liège, Tilleur-Saint-Nicolas). ^[62]

February

• 3 February: Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples, 86, royal, disputed head of the House of Savoy, and the last crown prince of Italy (since 1983). ^[63]

March

• 26 March
  • Enrico Giusti, 83, mathematician. ^[64]
  • Giuliano Vangi, 93, sculptor, leukemia. ^[65]

April

• 3 April – Stefano Cherchi, 23, jockey, horse riding accident. ^[66]
• 12 April – Roberto Cavalli, 83, fashion designer. ^[67]

June

• 17 June – Claudio Graziano, 70, general and chair of Fincantieri. ^[68]

References

1. Mariani, Cristiana (7 July 2023). "Festival di Sanremo 2024, ecco le date ufficiali" [Sanremo Festival 2024, here are the official dates]. Quotidiano Nazionale (in Italian). Retrieved 3 November 2023.
2. "Crollo al cantiere Esselunga a Firenze: tre operai morti, due ancora sotto le macerie, altri tre estratti vivi. "Un botto fortissimo, poi le grida di aiuto". Il sindaco: "Lutto cittadino"". la Repubblica (in Italian). 16 February 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
3. "Italian explosion: Search after deadly blast at power plant". BBC . 9 April 2024. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
4. "Giro 2024: Route and stages". Cyclingstage.com. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
5. "Incidente sul lavoro a Casteldaccia: morti cinque operai, un sesto è grave". PalermoToday (in Italian). Retrieved 6 May 2024.
6. "Italian women's prison, hundreds of residents evacuated after 4.4 magnitude quake in southern Italy". Associated Press. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
7. "Amanda Knox reconvicted of slander in Italian court". NBC News. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
8. "Roma 2024 European Athletics Championships dates announced". European Athletics . 18 August 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
9. "Italy's Premier Meloni gets domestic, European boost from EU election win". Associated Press. 9 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
10. "Fight breaks out in Italy's Chamber of Deputies during controversial vote". Euronews. 13 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
11. "At least 11 people died and 64 are missing after 2 ships sink off the coast of southern Italy". Associated Press. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
12. "European Commission reprimands France and six countries for breaking budget rules". Le Monde.fr. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
13. "Italy divided by plan to grant more powers to its regions". Reuters . 19 June 2024.
14. "Bolzano, esplosione nella fabbrica di Aluminium: sei operai ustionati, quattro sono gravi". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 21 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
15. "Official route of Tour de France 2024". www.letour.fr. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
16. "Sicily closes airport as Etna and Stromboli volcanoes erupt". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
17. "Italian tax police free 33 Indian workers from 'slave-like' conditions on farms". Associated Press. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
18. "Greece shuts Acropolis, 2 firefighters killed in Italy as southern Europe swelters in a heat wave". Associated Press. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
19. "How hot it is in Greece, Spain, Portugal, France, and other parts of Europe?". Sky News. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
20. "Remains of ancient Papal palace believed to have been found in Rome". Reuters . 17 July 2024.
21. "Journalist told to pay damages for mocking Italian PM's height". BBC. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
22. "Walkway collapses in massive housing project in southern Italy, killing 2 and injuring a dozen". Associated Press. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
23. "Italy Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
24. "Festività e giornate nazionali" [National holidays and days]. Presidenza del Consiglio (in Italian). Retrieved 3 November 2023.
25. "Alessandria Calcio piange Giancarlo Filini" [Alessandria Calcio mourns Giancarlo Filini]. AlessandriaNews (in Italian). 1 January 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
26. "Addio a Michele Zolla, esponente storico della Dc e consigliere di Scalfaro". La Stampa (in Italian). 2 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
27. "IL MONDO DEI DOPPIATORI - La pagina di GERMANA DOMINICI". www.antoniogenna.net. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
28. Randolo, Marco. "Si è spento il senatore Crescenzio". www.polesine24.it (in Italian). Retrieved 18 January 2024.
29. Web, Redazione. "Addio a Fabio Fabbri, fu senatore del Psi e tre volte ministro. Aveva 90 anni". www.gazzettadiparma.it (in Italian). Retrieved 18 January 2024.
30. "Morto l'ex ministro Giulio Santagata, l'inventore delle due campagne elettorali vincenti di Romano Prodi". la Repubblica (in Italian). 5 January 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
31. "Addio a Felice Besostri". La Nuova Savona (in Italian). 6 January 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
32. "Francesco Amirante, morto a 90 anni l'ex presidente della Corte Costituzionale". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 6 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
33. Leoni, Gianni (8 January 2024). "Addio a Germana Caroli, grande voce bolognese". il Resto del Carlino (in Italian).
34. "F1 | Addio ad Alberto Colombo, il capellone che ha sognato i GP". it.motorsport.com (in Italian). 7 January 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
35. Rainews, Redazione di (7 January 2024). "Addio ad Alessandro Argenton, oro alle Olimpiadi di Tokyo nel 1964". RaiNews (in Italian). Retrieved 18 January 2024.
36. "Addio a Gian Franco Reverberi, qualcosa in più di un Maestro". Il Secolo XIX (in Italian). 8 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
37. "Addio Fernando Gualtieri, artista che ha dato lustro a Talamello". altarimini.it (in Italian). 11 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
38. "Addio al compositore Tony Iglio, era stato anche il portiere del Napoli di Jeppson e Pesaola". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 12 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
39. Sebastio, Dante (11 January 2024). "Calcio pugliese in lutto, è morto Salvatore Mazzarano". Antenna Sud (in Italian). Retrieved 18 January 2024.
40. "A 97 anni è morto Fabio De Felice: dai Figli del Sole alla accuse di strage una vita da leader nero". FascinAzione.info. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
41. "È morto Michele Bonatesta giornalista e politico". Tusciaweb.eu (in Italian). 11 January 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
42. "Il mondo del teatro dice addio a Enzo Moscato, autore e attore della drammaturgia post Eduardo". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 13 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
43. "il necrologio dei giusti - se ne va dana ghia, 92 anni, attrice di una trentina di film negli anni." www.dagospia.com. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
44. "Lutto - Il ciclismo piange Octavio Dazzan". Federazione Ciclistica Italiana (in Italian). 17 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
45. "Morto il cardinale Sebastiani. Il Papa: una vita al servizio del Vangelo - Vatican News". www.vaticannews.va (in Italian). 16 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
46. "È morto monsignor Giovanni Giudici – Chiesa di Milano" (in Italian). Retrieved 18 January 2024.
47. Pecci, Enrico (18 January 2024). "È morta l'ex azzurra Orietta Grossi. Le condoglianze del presidente Petrucci". Tuttobasket (in Italian). Retrieved 3 February 2024.
48. Pederzoli, Chiara (18 January 2024). "Calcio, è morto Giuseppe Ticli: giocò nel Monza in C2, anche senza stipendio". Il Cittadino di Monza e Brianza (in Italian). Retrieved 3 February 2024.
49. Redazione (20 January 2024). "E' morto Attilio Busseti, ex Sindaco di Andria". Andria Barletta Trani News - Notizie e Video sulla BAT, Cultura, Cronaca, Eventi (in Italian). Retrieved 3 February 2024.
50. "Muore a 104 anni il biologo Pietro Omodeo". la Repubblica (in Italian). 21 January 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
51. "Gigi Riva, è morto il mito del calcio italiano: nessuno ha segnato tanto come lui in azzurro". Calcio - La Repubblica (in Italian). 22 January 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
52. Ideawebtv.it, Redazione (23 January 2024). "Calcio della Granda in lutto: addio a Giuliano Musiello". www.ideawebtv.it - Quotidiano on line della provincia di Cuneo (in Italian). Retrieved 3 February 2024.
53. "Lutto nell'episcopato - L'Osservatore Romano". www.osservatoreromano.va (in Italian). Retrieved 3 February 2024.
54. "Chiesa,morto a Mazara vescovo emerito Emanuele Catarinicchia - Notizie - Ansa.it". Agenzia ANSA (in Italian). 26 January 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
55. "È morto a 105 anni Bruno Segre, partigiano e monumento dell'antifascismo". la Repubblica (in Italian). 27 January 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
56. "Maria Giacobbe è morta, scrisse "Diario di una maestrina" sulla passione per l'insegnamento". la Repubblica (in Italian). 27 January 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
57. Longo, Caterina (30 January 2024). ""Un suono può farti diventare un'altra persona". Albert Mayr (1943-2024)". Alto Adige Innovazione (in Italian). Retrieved 3 February 2024.
58. "Sandra Milo, morta a 90 anni l'attrice musa di Fellini". la Repubblica (in Italian). 29 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
59. Redazione (29 January 2024). "E' morto il Vescovo Emerito Delio Lucarelli. Aveva 84 anni". Rietinvetrina (in Italian). Retrieved 3 February 2024.
60. "Franco Tozzi, fratello di Umberto Tozzi, è morto: il cantante lo ricorda con una foto". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 30 January 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
61. "Como in lutto: è morto Roberto Melgrati". www.laprovinciadicomo.it (in Italian). 30 January 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
62. "La RUS Binche est en deuil, Orazio Schena s'en est allé: «Une grande figure du football de la région du Centre»". sudinfo.be (in French). 30 January 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
63. Roddolo, Enrica (2 March 2024). "Morto Vittorio Emanuele di Savoia. Quando diceva: «Io re? Rimpiango solo di non essere cresciuto in Italia»". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 3 February 2024.
64. Lutto nel mondo scientifico: è morto il grande matematico Enrico Giusti (in Italian)
65. È morto Giuliano Vangi, un gigante della scultura. Ai Musei Vaticani la sua statua di Wojtyla (in Italian)
66. "Jockey Stefano Cherchi, 23, dies after fall at Canberra racetrack last month". The Guardian. 3 April 2024. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 4 April 2024.
67. "Italiaanse modeontwerper Roberto Cavalli (83) overleden". nos.nl (in Dutch). 12 April 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
68. "Chairman of Italy's state-controlled shipbuilder dies". France 24. 3 April 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.

External links

• Online calendar