1978 in Italy
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Events during the year 1978 in Italy
Incumbents
- President – Giovanni Leone until 15 June; Sandro Pertini from 9 July[1]
- Prime Minister – Giulio Andreotti[2]
Events
- 26 to 28 January – Sanremo Music Festival 1978: Matia Bazar band wins with the song "...e dirsi ciao".
- 31 January – Third Andreotti government falls after Italian Communist Party withdraws support.[3]
- 13 March – Fourth Andreotti government formed (until March 1979).
- 16 March –
- Former prime minister Aldo Moro kidnapped – the apogee of Italy's Years of Lead.[4]
- New Andreotti government obtains confidence vote.
- 7 May – 1977–78 Serie A ends: Juventus wins 18th title.
- 9 May – Moro's body was found in Rome.
- 13 May – Basaglia Law approved: gradual dismantling of psychiatric hospitals is initiated.[5] The largest asylum was Mombello Psychiatric Hospital.
- 22 May – Law No. 194 is signed: Abortion in Italy becomes legal.
- 11 and 12 June – 1978 Italian referendums.
- 15 June – President Giovanni Leone resigns under pressure from Lockheed bribery scandal.
- 29 June to 8 July – 1978 Italian presidential election: President of the Chamber of Deputies Sandro Pertini was elected with 832 votes out of 1,011. He is president until 1985.
- 6 August – Pope Paul VI dies in Castel Gandolfo.
- 26 August – Cardinal Albino Luciani, the patriarch of Venice, elected pope – John Paul I. So far, 2026, last Italian pope.
- 28 September – Pope John Paul I dies in Apostolic Palace, Vatican City.
- 16 October – Cardinal Karol Wojtyła, the archbishop of Kraków, elected pope – John Paul II (until 2005).
Births
- 28 January – Gianluigi Buffon, goalkeeper
Deaths
- 9 May – Aldo Moro, former Prime Minister (b. 1916)
- 6 August – Pope Paul VI (b. 1897)
- 28 September – Pope John Paul I (b. 1912)
See also
References
- ↑ Cook, Bernard A. (2001). Europe Since 1945: An Encyclopedia. Taylor & Francis. p. 974. ISBN 978-0-8153-4058-4.
- ↑ Gilbert, Sari (5 August 1979). "Italy's Cossiga Forms Coalition Government". Washington Post. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- ↑ Tanner Special, Henry (22 February 1979). "Head of Small‐Italian Party Is Asked to Form Cabinet". The New York Times. p. 2, section A. Archived from the original on 22 January 2025. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
- ↑ Iovene, Franck (15 March 2018). "Remembering Aldo Moro, the former prime minister killed by terrorists during Italy's 'Years of Lead'". The Local. Archived from the original on 7 August 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ↑ De Girolamo; et al. (August 2008). "Franco Basaglia, 1924–1980". American Journal of Psychiatry. 165 (8): 968. doi:10.1176/appi.ajp.2008.07111761. PMID 18676602.