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 on cardiac arrhythmias, is founded.Venice Arrhythmias Web site

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 23 January - Alice Teghil, actress 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; heart attack) 12 August - Olga Villi, model and actress (b. 1922) 2 October - Vittorio Caprioli, actor, director and screenwriter (b. 1921)

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