1977 in Italy
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Events during the year 1977 in Italy
Incumbents
Events
- 18 January – Footballer Luciano Re Cecconi killed during prank robbery of jewelry shop in Rome.
- January – Abortion in Italy: Chamber of Deputies passes, 310 to 296 votes, an abortion bill.[1]
- 17 February – Movement of 1977: Luciano Lama, secretary-general of the CGIL, the trade union closest to the Italian Communist Party, gave a speech inside the occupied Sapienza University of Rome; there was a clash with members of Autonomia Operaia and Lama was chased away ("The expulsion of Lama from La Sapienza university").
- 3 to 5 March – Sanremo Music Festival 1977, first one held in Teatro Ariston; group Homo Sapiens wins with the song "Bella da morire"
- 8 March – Emilio Colombo is president of the European Parliament (until July 1979).
- 11 March – Violent street clashes in Bologna: Francesco Lorusso of far-left militant organisation Lotta Continua was shot dead by carabinieri. (→ Years of Lead)
- 28 April – Fulvio Croce, a lawyer appointed to defend leaders of Red Brigades, was killed by The Red Brigades in Turin.
- 12 May – Death of Giorgiana Masi during a protest in Rome.
- 22 May – 1976–77 Serie A ends: Juventus wins 17th title.
- August – Herbert Kappler, a war criminal, escapes from a prison hospital with the help of his wife - she carried him out in a large suitcase.[3]
- Disability in Italy: Law 517/1977 closes schools containing only children with disabilities (called "special schools").
Births
- 15 January – Giorgia Meloni, Prime Minister of Italy
- 26 April – Samantha Cristoforetti, first Italian woman in space
- 26 May – Luca Toni, footballer
- 13 October – Antonio Di Natale, footballer, football coach
- 19 December – Elisa, singer, songwriter and record producer
Deaths
- 3 June – Roberto Rossellini, film director, screenwriter and producer (b. 1906)
See also
References
- ↑ THE WORLD THIS WEEK 'ABORTION ON DEMAND' SHOCKS THE VATICAN, The Cayman Compass, January 25, 1977
- ↑ Italian Senate Defeats Bill to Legalize Abortion, The Washington Post, June 7, 1977
- ↑ "Nazi Killer Escapes in Suitcase". News-Press. Fort Myers, FL. August 16, 1977. pp. 1, 2. Retrieved March 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
