1963 in Italy
overview of Italy-related events during the year of 1963
Events during the year 1963 in Italy
Incumbents
President – Antonio Segni
Prime Minister – Amintore Fanfani (until 21 June), then Giovanni Leone (until 5 December), then Aldo Moro
Events
28 April – General election.
9 June – Sicilian regional election.
30 June – Ciaculli massacre: Seven police and army officers are killed when a car bomb explodes in Ciaculli.
21 September–29 September – The Mediterranean Games are held in Naples.
9 October – Vajont Landslide (Disastro del Vajont) resulted in the overtopping of the Vajont Dam and an estimated death toll of around 2,000.
Births
10 March – Anna Maria Corazza Bildt, politician
14 August – Eugene Scalia, politician and attorney
28 October – Eros Ramazzotti, musician
Deaths
6 February – Piero Manzoni, artist (born 1933)
18 February – Beppe Fenoglio, writer (born 1922)
18 June – Fernando Tambroni, politician and prime minister (born 1901)
Notes
Steinberg, S. (26 December 2016). The Statesman's Year-Book 1964-65: The One-Volume ENCYCLOPAEDIA of all nations. Springer. p. 1162.
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