1982 in Italy

Events from the year 1982 in Italy

Incumbents

 * President: Sandro Pertini
 * Prime Minister: Giovanni Spadolini (until 1 December), Amintore Fanfani (starting 1 December)

Events

 * 11 July – 1982 World Cup: Italy becomes world champion for the third time in Spain by beating West Germany 3–1.
 * 13 September – The Italian parliament approves the Rognoni-La Torre law which introduces the crime of mafia-style criminal association.
 * 9 October – Attack on the synagogue in Rome by a group of five Palestinian terrorists: a two-year-old child dies and 35 are seriously injured

Births

 * 25 January – Noemi, singer-songwriter and television personality
 * 2 February – Filippo Magnini, swimmer
 * 11 February – Christian Maggio, footballer
 * 2 May – Valeria Bilello, actress and model
 * 12 July – Antonio Cassano, footballer
 * 18 June – Marco Borriello, professional footballer
 * 5 July – Alberto Gilardino, football manager
 * 15 July – Laura Chiatti, actress and singer
 * 17 July – Stefania Spampinato, actress
 * 9 September – Francesco Gabbani, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
 * 27 December – Elisa Isoardi, tv host

Deaths

 * 16 October – Mario Del Monaco, opera singer (b. 1915)
 * 2 December – Giovanni Ferrari, footballer (b. 1907)