1988 in Italy
Events in Italy in 1988:
Incumbents
Events
- 29 May – World's first Pendolino train to enter regular high-speed service between Milan and Rome.
- 28 August – In an air show at the US Ramstein Air Base in Germany, three jets from the Italian air demonstration team, Frecce Tricolori, collide, sending a fireball into the ground. All three pilots and 67 spectators are killed, with a further 346 seriously injured.
Sport
- 1988 Supercoppa Italiana
- 1988 Torneo di Viareggio
- 1988 Italian Grand Prix
- 1988 San Marino Grand Prix
- 1988 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix
- 1988 Giro d'Italia
- 1988 Italian Open (tennis)
Film
Births
- 6 June – Arianna Errigo, fencer
- 5 August – Federica Pellegrini, swimmer
- 11 August – Giulia Manfrini, surfer and snowboarder
- 25 December – Marco Mengoni, singer
Deaths
- 1 May – Paolo Stoppa, actor
- 15 May – Fulvia Franco, actress
- 21 May – Dino Grandi, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Justice, president of the Parliament of Italy, and member of the Grand Council of Fascism.
- 24 June – Marta Abba, actress
- 14 August – Enzo Ferrari, founder of Ferrari
- 9 November – Mario Nasalli Rocca di Corneliano, Roman Catholic cardinal
- 2 December – Tata Giacobetti, singer and lyricist
- 23 December – Carlo Scorza, Fascist politician