2001 in Italy
Events from the year 2001 in Italy.
Incumbents
Events
- 21 February -
- * Sicilian Mafia boss Bernardo Provenzano arrested in Sicily after 38 years on the run.
- * Novi Ligure Murder: a mother and child are murdered in Novi Ligure.
- 13 May - a general election is held and is won by Silvio Berlusconi.
- 20 July–22 July - 27th G8 summit held in Genoa.
- 20 July - an anti-globalisation protester at the G8 summit is shot dead by police.
- 8 October - 2001 Linate Airport runway collision: Scandinavian Airlines Flight 686 crashes at Linate Airport in Milan killing 118.
- 15 December - The Leaning Tower of Pisa reopens after 11 years and $27,000,000 spent to fortify it, without fixing its famous lean.
- December - The Fiat Stilo is launched to replace the outdated Brava/Bravo.
Undated
- De-Javu, an Italian house duo is founded.
- Editoria & Spettacolo publishing house is established in Rome.
- MolecularLab, a scientific website, is founded.
Births
- 22 April - Tito Traversa, climber
Deaths
- 27 January - Marie-José of Belgium, last Queen of Italy, consort to Umberto II
- 12 February - Tiberio Mitri, boxer
- 13 February - Ugo Fano, physicist
- 14 February - Piero Umiliani, composer
- 23 February - Sergio Mantovani, racing driver
- 10 March - Massimo Morsello, musician and political activist
- 5 April - Aldo Olivieri, football player
- 12 April - Alberto Erede, conductor
- 20 April - Giuseppe Sinopoli, conductor and composer
- 25 April - Michele Alboreto, racing driver
- 26 April - Renzo Vespignani, painter and illustrator
- May - Armando Nannuzzi, cinematographer
- 14 May - Mauro Bolognini, film director
- 20 May - Renato Carosone, musician
- 21 May – Mario Martinelli, politician
- 23 May - Alessandro Natta, politician
- 26 May - Vittorio Brambilla, racing driver
- 18 June - Paolo Emilio Taviani, politician
- 20 July - Carlo Giuliani, protester shot dead at the G8 summit
- 22 July - Indro Montanelli, journalist and historian
- 26 July - Giuseppe Sensi, Cardinal
- 19 September - Aldo Capitanio, comic book artist
- 11 October - Beni Montresor, artist
- 3 November - Lucio Colletti, philosopher
- 8 November - Paolo Bertoli, Cardinal
- 9 November - Giovanni Leone, Prime Minister
- 5 December - Franco Rasetti, physicist