2011 in Italy

Events of 2011 in Italy:

Incumbents

 * President: Giorgio Napolitano
 * Prime Minister: Silvio Berlusconi (until 16 November), Mario Monti (starting 16 November)

Silvio Berlusconi underage prostitution charges

 * Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is being investigated concerning allegations that he paid a 17-year-old girl for sex and that he lied and misused his power to have her released from police custody after she was arrested for theft.
 * Berlusconi resigns as Prime Minister.

Murder of Meredith Kercher

 * Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito had their murder convictions quashed and were released.

Births
In 2011 there were an estimated 1.44 births (women)

Deaths

 * March 12 – Nilla Pizzi, 91, singer
 * September 4 – Mino Martinazzoli, 79, politician
 * September 13 – Walter Bonatti, 81, mountain climber and journalist
 * September 26 – Sergio Bonelli, 78, publisher
 * October 21 – Antonio Cassese, 74, jurist
 * October 23 – Marco Simoncelli, 24, motorcycle racer
 * December 25 – Giorgio Bocca, 91, essayist and journalist
 * December 30 – Mirko Tremaglia, 85, politician