1996 in Italy

Events in Italy in 1996:

Incumbents

 * President – Oscar Luigi Scalfaro
 * Prime Minister – Lamberto Dini (until 17 May), Romano Prodi (starting 17 May).

Events

 * Vulcanair is founded, as did airline company Minerva Airlines.
 * January 23: 11 people die in the Secondigliano district, in Naples, due to the Secondigliano tragedy.
 * February 26: The Democratic Alliance dissolves and is succeeded by the Democratic Union.
 * February 27: The political party Italian Renewal is founded.
 * August 10: a little girl named Angela Celentano, who disappeared near Naples, the little girl was never found again.

Elections

 * Italian general election, 1996
 * Italian Senate election in Lombardy, 1996
 * Sicilian regional election, 1996

Sport

 * 1995–96 Serie A
 * 1995–96 Serie B
 * 1995–96 Coppa Italia
 * 1996 Supercoppa Italiana
 * 1996 Torneo di Viareggio
 * 1995–96 Serie A (ice hockey) season
 * 1995–97 FIRA Trophy
 * 1996 Italian Grand Prix
 * 1996 San Marino Grand Prix
 * 1996 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix
 * 1996 Giro d'Italia
 * Italy at the 1996 Summer Olympics
 * Italy at the 1996 Summer Paralympics

Film

 * 53rd Venice International Film Festival

Births

 * 1 February – Gianluigi Quinzi, Italian tennis player
 * 17 February – Erika Fasana, Italian artistic gymnast
 * 18 December – Giordano Mazzocchi, Italian Musical artist

Deaths

 * February 29 – Mario Zagari, 82, politician
 * March 31 – Nino Borsari, 84, cyclist
 * May 25 – Renzo De Felice, 67, historian
 * May 31 – Luciano Lama, 74, syndicalist
 * June 14 – Gesualdo Bufalino, 75, writer
 * June 18 – Gino Bramieri, 69, comedian
 * December 8 – Prince Eugenio, Duke of Genoa, 90, member of House of Savoy
 * December 15 – Giuseppe Dossetti, 83, politician and priest
 * December 19 – Marcello Mastroianni, 72, actor