2014 in Italy
# 2014 in Italy

Events in the year 2014 in Italy.

## Incumbents

* President: Giorgio Napolitano
* Prime Minister: Enrico Letta (until 22 February), Matteo Renzi (starting 22 February)

## Events

### January

* 15 January - Italy says that it will use the Italian Army against the mafia who are accused of dumping toxic waste in Naples.
* 25 January - A vial containing drops of late Pope John Paul II's blood is stolen from the Church of San Pietro della Ienca in Abruzzo.

### February

* 14 February – Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta resigns after pressure from his own Democratic Party to step down.

### April

* 12 April – An anti-austerity protest in Rome turns violent: people being injured in clashes between angry protesters and riot police number at least one (according to AP)

### June

* 1 June - The 2014 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix is held at the Mugello Circuit in Scarperia, and is won by Marc Márquez.

### September

* 7 September - The 2014 Italian Grand Prix is held at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza, and is won by Lewis Hamilton.

### October

* 31 October – Italian Interior Minister Angelino Alfano announced the end of Operation Mare Nostrum.

### November

* 15 November - Singer Vincenzo Cantiello wins Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014 for Italy. He was also Italy's debut entrant in the competition, marking the first time since the inaugural contest that a country won in its debut year.

## Deaths

* January 11 – Arnoldo Foà, 97, actor
* January 20 – Claudio Abbado, 80, conductor
* January 22 – Carlo Mazzacurati, 57, director
* January 31 – Giorgio Stracquadanio, 54, politician
* April 6 – Massimo Tamburini, 70, motorcycle designer
* April 13 – Emma Castelnuovo, 100, teacher
* July 4 – Giorgio Faletti, 63, actor
* July 25 - Carlo Bergonzi, 90, operatic tenor
* September 4 – Franca Falcucci, 88, politician
* September 8 – Magda Olivero, 104, operatic soprano
* September 21 – Francesco Fornabaio, 57, aviator
* October 11 - Anita Cerquetti, 83, operatic soprano
* December 8 – Mango, 60, singer
* December 18 – Virna Lisi, 78, actress
