1923 in Italy
overview of Italy-related events during the year of 1923
Events from the year 1923 in Italy.
Incumbents
King – Victor Emmanuel III
Prime Minister – Benito Mussolini
Events
28 March – Regia Aeronautica, the air force of Italy, is founded.
18 June – Mount Etna erupts in Italy, making 60,000 homeless
18 November – The Acerbo Law goes into effect giving Mussolini's fascist party a majority of deputies. The law was used only in the 1924 general election, which was the last competitive election held in Italy until 1946.
1 December – In Italy, the Gleno Dam on the Gleno River, in the Valle di Scalve in the northern province of Bergamo bursts, killing at least 356 people
Births
1 January – Valentina Cortese, actress
10 February – Cesare Siepi, opera singer
12 February – Franco Zeffirelli, filmmaker
7 June – Giorgio Belladonna, bridge player
15 October – Italo Calvino, writer and journalist
Deaths
19 August – Vilfredo Pareto, polymath (b.
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