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 11 August – Giulia Manfrini, surfer and snowboarder (d. 2024) 25 December – Marco Mengoni, singer

Deaths 1 May – Paolo Stoppa, actor (b. 1906) 15 May – Fulvia Franco, actress (b. 1931) 21 May – Dino Grandi, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Justice, president of the Parliament of Italy, and member of the Grand Council of Fascism (b. 1895). 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)New York Times. Mario Nasalli Rocca, Cardinal, 85 11 November 1988 2 December – Tata Giacobetti, singer and lyricist (Quartetto Cetra) (b. 1922)Muore Tata Giacobetti. La Republica. 3 December 1988 23 December – Carlo Scorza, Fascist politician (b. 1897)

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