1940 in Italy

Events from the year 1940 in Italy.

Incumbents

 * King: Victor Emmanuel III
 * Prime Minister: Benito Mussolini

Events

 * 18 March – In a meeting with Adolf Hitler at the Brenner Pass, Benito Mussolini undertakes to bring Italy into World War II.

Literature and culture

 * 16 March – Bernardo Bertolucci, Italian writer and film director
 * 31 July – Fleur Jaeggy, Swiss-Italian fiction writer

Births

 * 3 January – Leo de Berardinis, Italian stage actor, theatre director (d. 2008)
 * 19 January – Paolo Borsellino, judge and magistrate (d. 1992)
 * 17 April – Ira von Fürstenberg, socialite and actress (d. 2024)
 * 26 April – Giorgio Moroder, composer
 * 24 June
 * Augusto Fantozzi, lawyer, tax expert, academic, businessman and politician (d. 2019)
 * Vittorio Storaro, cinematographer
 * 16 October – Ivan Della Mea, singer-songwriter (d. 2009)
 * 24 October – Giacomo Bulgarelli, Italian association football player (d. 2009)
 * 2 November – Gigi Proietti, actor, singer, and comedian (d. 2020)
 * 26 November – Gianni De Michelis, politician (d. 2019)
 * 18 December – Ilario Castagner, footballer and manager

Deaths

 * 28 April – Luisa Tetrazzini, Italian opera singer (b. 1871)
 * 28 June – Italo Balbo, Italian Fascist leader (b. 1896)
 * 10 July – Pietro Frugoni, Italian general (b. 1851)