1981 in Italy

Events during the year 1981 in Italy

Incumbents President – Sandro Pertini Prime Minister – Arnaldo Forlani (until 27 June); Giovanni Spadolini (after 28 June)

Events 28 June – First Spadolini government is formed. 13-20 September – EuroBasket Women 1981 takes place in Senigallia. Primo Nebiolo is president of the International Association of Athletics Federations (until death in 1999).

Births 28 June – Mara Santangelo, tennis player 3 July – Carmela Auriemma, politician 20 July – Chiara Brancati, water polo player 23 July – Irene Franchini, archer 24 July – Elisa Cusma, runner 2 September – Alessio Sakara, mixed martial artist 11 September – Andrea Dossena, footballer and coach Marco Panzetti, photographer

Deaths 11 February – Gianfranco Faina, professor involved with Azione Rivoluzionaria 2 June – Rino Gaetano, musician and singer-songwriter (b. 1950) 5 August – Corradino D'Ascanio, designer of helicopter and scooter (b. 1891) 12 September – Eugenio Montale, poet, prose writer, editor and translator, Nobel prize winner (b. 1896)

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