2014 in Italy

Incumbents

• President: Giorgio Napolitano
• Prime Minister: Enrico Letta, Matteo Renzi

  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, 80 people being injured in clashes between angry protesters and riot police.

  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.

  December

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
• September 4 – Franca Falcucci, 88, politician
• September 8 – Magda Olivero, 104, operatic soprano
• December 8 – Mango, 60, singer
• December 18 – Virna Lisi, 78, actress