2015 in Italy
The following lists events have happened in 2015 in the Italian Republic.
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Incumbents
- President: Giorgio Napolitano (until 14 January), Sergio Mattarella (starting 3 February)
- Prime Minister: Matteo Renzi
Events
January
- January 14 – President of Italy Giorgio Napolitano announces his resignation.[1]
March
April
May
- May 1 – October 31 – Expo 2015 is held in Milan, Italy.
July
- July 11 – Bombing of the Italian Consulate in Cairo.
Deaths
- January 4 – Pino Daniele, 59, singer
- January 10 – Francesco Rosi, 92, director
- February 14 – Michele Ferrero, 89, entrepreneur and owner of the chocolate manufacturer Ferrero SpA
- April 5 – Francesco Smalto, 87, fashion designer
- April 6 – Giovanni Berlinguer, 90, politician, MEP (2004–09)[6]
- April 14 – Roberto Tucci, 93, Roman Catholic prelate, President of Vatican Radio (1985–2001), Cardinal-Priest of S. Ignazio di Loyola a Campo Marzio since 2001[7]
- April 17 – Renato Altissimo, 74, politician
- April 19 – Elio Toaff, 99, rabbi, Chief Rabbi of Rome (1951–2002)
- May 15 – Renzo Zorzi, 68, racing driver[8]
- May 21 – Annarita Sidoti, 44, race walker, 1997 World Champion
- June 12 – Micol Fontana , 101, fashion designer
- July 14 – Willer Bordon, 66, politician
- July 20 – Elio Fiorucci, 80, fashion designer
- September 17 – Valeria Cappellotto, 45, racing cyclist.[9]
- September 27 – Pietro Ingrao, 100, politician, President of the Chamber of Deputies (1976–79)
- November 15 – Moira Orfei, 82, actress and owner of Circus Orfei
- November 16 – Nando Gazzolo, 87, actor and voice actor
- November 27 – Luca De Filippo, 67, director, son of Eduardo
- December 6 – Mariuccia Mandelli , 90, fashion designer, founder of Krizia fashion house
- December 14 – Armando Cossutta, 89, politician
- December 15 – Licio Gelli, 96, financer and Venerable Master of the clandestine lodge Propaganda Due (P2)
References
- "Italy's President Leaves Renzi Down One Ally by Resigning". Bloomberg. 14 January 2015. Archived from the original on January 18, 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- "Italy rescues more than 1,000 migrants at sea; 10 perish". Archived from the original on 2015-03-06. Retrieved 2015-03-04.
- Cerimonia interreligiosa per 13 migranti. «Legalizzare le partenze dai Paesi d'origine» – MeridioNews
- "Lombardy bans the burqa and niqab". 10 December 2015.
- "Italy's Lombardy bans burqas after terror attacks".
- Addio a Giovanni Berlinguer, una vita nel Pci (in Italian)
- E' deceduto oggi a Roma il cardinale italiano Roberto Tucci (in Italian)
- Addio a Renzo Zorzi, un campione incompreso (in Italian)
- Vicenza Today. "Morta la ciclista vicentina Valeria Cappellotto per un male incurabile". geosnews.com (in Italian).
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