1989 in Italy

Events in Italy in 1989:

Incumbents

 * President of Italy: Francesco Cossiga
 * Prime Minister of Italy: Ciriaco De Mita until 22 July; after 22 July Giulio Andreotti

Events

 * 21 February - The Sanremo Music Festival 1989 opens at the Teatro Ariston in Sanremo.
 * 24 May - AC Milan win the European Cup for the third time with a 4–0 victory over Romanian league champions Steaua Burcharest of in Barcelona.
 * 18 June - The third elections for the European Parliament are held. A non-binding advisory referendum is held on the same day to re-affirm popular support for the process of European integration.
 * Date unknown
 * VeniceArrhythmias, a biannual international workshop is founded.

Sport

 * 1989 Supercoppa Italiana
 * 1989 Torneo di Viareggio
 * 1989 Italian Grand Prix
 * 1989 San Marino Grand Prix
 * 1989 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix
 * 1989 Giro d'Italia
 * 1989 Italian Open (tennis)

Film

 * 53rd Venice International Film Festival

Births

 * 21 January - Matteo Pelucchi, cyclist
 * 18 March - Francesco Checcucci, footballer
 * 11 May - Gianluigi Bianco, footballer
 * 22 May - Aurora Ruffino, actress
 * 9 August - Stefano Okaka, footballer

Deaths

 * 30 April - Sergio Leone, film director (b. 1929)
 * 2 October - Vittorio Caprioli, actor, director and screenwriter (b. 1921)