1942 in Italy
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Events from the year 1942 in Italy. This year was dominated by Italy's participation in the Second World War, where Italy strove to establish a new Roman Empire.
Incumbents
Events
- 8 November – World War II – North African campaign – Operation Torch is launched; Allied forces invade French North Africa under axis-aligned Vichy France, threatening Italian Libya.[3]
Literature and culture
Cinema
Births
- 5 January – Maurizio Pollini, pianist and conductor (d. 2024)[4]
- 28 February – Oliviero Toscani, photographer (d. 2025)[5]
- 18 July – Giacinto Facchetti, footballer (d. 2006)[6]
Deaths
- 9 August – Aldo Ovigilo, politician who served as Minister of Justice (b. 1873)[7]
See also
References
- ↑ "Victor Emmanuel III". Encyclopedia Britannica. 4 June 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ↑ Foot, John (27 May 2026). "Benito Mussolini". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
- ↑ "The struggle for North Africa, 1940-43". National Army Museum. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
- ↑ Zampano, Giada (23 March 2024). "Acclaimed Italian pianist Maurizio Pollini dies at age 82". AP News. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
- ↑ "Oliviero Toscani, photographer famed for Benetton ads, dies aged 82". Le Monde. 13 January 2025. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
- ↑ di Salvatore, La Presti (2002). "FACCHETTI, Giacinto". Treccani. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
- ↑ "OVIGLIO, Aldo". Treccani (in Italian). Retrieved 22 June 2026.
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