2005 in Italy

Incumbents

• President: Carlo Azeglio Ciampi
• Prime Minister: Silvio Berlusconi

Events

• 7 January – Crevalcore train crash.
• 1 August – Murders of Aldo Donegani and Luisa De Leo.
• 24 October – Eurostar 9410 derailment.

Deaths

• 9 January – Artidoro Berti, long-distance runner.
• 10 January – Margherita Carosio, soprano.
• 11 January – Fabrizio Meoni, off-road and rallying motorcycle racer.
• 1 February – Franco Mannino, composer.
• 3 February – Corrado Bafile, Italian Catholic cardinal.
• 1 March – Sergio Campanato, mathematician.
• 15 March – Renzo Alverà, bobsledder.
• 17 June – Susanna Javicoli, actress.
• 13 August – Wladimiro Calarese, fencer.
• 16 August – Tonino Delli Colli, cinematographer.
• 1 October Renzo Nostini, fencer.
• 16 December – Enzo Stuarti, tenor.