1979 in Italy

Events during the year 1979 in Italy

← 1978 1977 1976 1979 in Italy → 1980 1981 1982
Decades:	1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s
See also:	History of Italy Timeline of Italian history List of years in Italy

Incumbents

• President – Sandro Pertini^[1]
• Prime Minister – Giulio Andreotti (until 5 August); Francesco Cossiga (after 5 August)^[2]

Events

• Tuscia University is founded.^[3]

Births

• 10 January – Francesca Piccinini, volleyball player^[4]
• 16 February– Valentino Rossi, motorcycle racer^[5]
• 17 April – Silvia Bosurgi, water polo player^[6]
• 4 May – Tania Di Mario, water polo player^[7]
• 19 May – Andrea Pirlo, football player and coach^[8]
• 27 June – Fabrizio Miccoli, former professional footballer^[9]
• 13 July – Silvia Weissteiner, long-distance runner^[10]
• 25 September – Michele Scarponi, road racing cyclist^[11]
• 13 November – Riccardo Scamarcio, actor and producer^[12]
• 17 December – Rosaria Console, runner^[13]

Deaths

• 20 February – Nereo Rocco, Italian football player and manager (b. 1912)^[14]
• 2 May – Giulio Natta, Italian chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1903)^[15]
• 21 December – Nino Pavese, Italian actor (b. 1904)^[16]