1979 in Italy
Events during the year '''1979 in Italy'''
Incumbents
- President – Sandro Pertini
- Prime Minister – Giulio Andreotti ; Francesco Cossiga
Events
- Tuscia University is founded.
Births
- 10 January – Francesca Piccinini, volleyball player
- 16 February– Valentino Rossi, motorcycle racer
- 17 April – Silvia Bosurgi, water polo player
- 4 May – Tania Di Mario, water polo player
- 19 May – Andrea Pirlo, football player and coach
- 27 June – Fabrizio Miccoli, former professional footballer
- 13 July – Silvia Weissteiner, long-distance runner
- 25 September – Michele Scarponi, road racing cyclist
- 13 November – Riccardo Scamarcio, actor and producer
- 17 December – Rosaria Console, runner
Deaths
- 20 February – Nereo Rocco, Italian football player and manager
- 2 May – Giulio Natta, Italian chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
- 5 September – Alberto di Jorio, Italian Roman Catholic cardinal
- 24 September – Vasco Bergamaschi, Italian road racing cyclist
- 21 December – Nino Pavese, Italian actor