1988 in Italy

Events in Italy in 1988:

Incumbents

 * President of Italy: Francesco Cossiga
 * Prime Minister of Italy: Giovanni Goria (until 13 April); Ciriaco De Mita (from 13 April)

Events

 * 29 May – World's first Pendolino train to enter regular high-speed service between Milan and Rome.
 * 28 August – In an air show at the US Ramstein Air Base in Germany, three jets from the Italian air demonstration team, Frecce Tricolori, collide, sending a fireball into the ground. All three pilots and 67 spectators are killed, with a further 346 seriously injured.

Sport

 * 1988 Supercoppa Italiana
 * 1988 Torneo di Viareggio
 * 1988 Italian Grand Prix
 * 1988 San Marino Grand Prix
 * 1988 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix
 * 1988 Giro d'Italia
 * 1988 Italian Open (tennis)

Film

 * 52nd Venice International Film Festival

Births

 * 6 June – Arianna Errigo, fencer
 * 5 August – Federica Pellegrini, swimmer
 * 25 December – Marco Mengoni, singer

Deaths

 * 1 May – Paolo Stoppa, actor (b. 1906)
 * 15 May – Fulvia Franco, actress (b. 1931)
 * 24 June – Marta Abba, actress (b. 1900)
 * 14 August – Enzo Ferrari, founder of Ferrari (b. 1898)
 * 9 November – Mario Nasalli Rocca di Corneliano, Roman Catholic cardinal (b. 1903)
 * 2 December – Tata Giacobetti, singer and lyricist (Quartetto Cetra) (b. 1922)
 * 23 December – Carlo Scorza, Fascist politician (b. 1897)