1980 in Italy

Events during the year 1980 in Italy

Incumbents

 * President – Sandro Pertini
 * Prime Minister – Francesco Cossiga (until 18 October); Arnaldo Forlani (after 18 October)

Events

 * 27 June – Ustica Massacre: Itavia Flight 870 crashes into the Tyrrhenian Sea mid-flight from Bologna to Palermo, killing all 81 people on board.
 * 2 August – A terrorist attack at Bologna Centrale railway station kills 85 people and injures over 200.

Birth

 * 19 January – Anna Incerti, runner
 * 17 June – Elisa Rigaudo, race walker
 * 23 June – Francesca Schiavone, tennis player
 * 26 July – Giulia Pignolo, sailor
 * 7 October – Clarissa Claretti, hammer thrower