2014 in Italy
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Events in the year 2014 in Italy.
Incumbents
- President: Giorgio Napolitano
- Prime Minister: Enrico Letta (until 22 February), Matteo Renzi (starting 22 February)
Events
January
- 15 January - Italy says that it will use the Italian Army against the mafia who are accused of dumping toxic waste in Naples.
- 25 January - A vial containing drops of late Pope John Paul II's blood is stolen from the Church of San Pietro della Ienca in Abruzzo.
February
- 14 February – Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta resigns after pressure from his own Democratic Party to step down.[1][2]
April
June
- 1 June - The 2014 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix is held at the Mugello Circuit in Scarperia, and is won by Marc Márquez.[5]
September
- 7 September - The 2014 Italian Grand Prix is held at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza, and is won by Lewis Hamilton.[6]
October
- 31 October – Italian Interior Minister Angelino Alfano announced the end of Operation Mare Nostrum.[7]
December
Deaths
- January 11 – Arnoldo Foà, 97, actor
- January 20 – Claudio Abbado, 80, conductor
- January 22 – Carlo Mazzacurati, 57, director
- January 31 – Giorgio Stracquadanio, 54, politician
- April 6 – Massimo Tamburini, 70, motorcycle designer
- April 13 – Emma Castelnuovo, 100, teacher
- July 4 – Giorgio Faletti, 63, actor
- September 4 – Franca Falcucci, 88, politician
- September 8 – Magda Olivero, 104, operatic soprano
- December 8 – Mango, 60, singer
- December 18 – Virna Lisi, 78, actress
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References
- Laura Smith-Spark; Barbie Latza Nadeau; Hada Messia (14 February 2014). "Italy's Prime Minister Enrico Letta resigns". CNN.
- "Enrico Letta to resign: Italy faces its third administration in a year". Euronews. 14 February 2014.
- "Violence as thousands march in Rome against austerity". RT. 12 April 2014.
- "Anti-austerity protest in Rome, Italy turns violent". CTV News. 12 April 2014.
- "MotoGP Official Website". Archived from the original on 2014-05-19. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- "FIA Formula One calendar". FIA.com. Fedération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- Ella Ide (31 October 2014). "Italy ignores pleas, ends boat migrant rescue operation". Yahoo! News. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
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