1979 in Italy

Events during the year 1979 in Italy

Incumbents

 * President – Sandro Pertini
 * Prime Minister – Giulio Andreotti (until 5 August); Francesco Cossiga (after 5 August)

Events

 * Tuscia University is founded.

Births

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

Deaths

 * 2 May – Giulio Natta, Italian chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1903)