1982 in Italy

Incumbents

• President: Sandro Pertini
• Prime Minister: Giovanni Spadolini, Amintore Fanfani

  Events

• 11 July – 1982 World Cup: Italy becomes world champion for the third time in Spain by beating West Germany 3–1.
• 13 September – The Italian parliament approves the Rognoni-La Torre law which introduces the crime of mafia-style criminal association.
• 9 October – Attack on the synagogue in Rome by a group of five Palestinian terrorists: a two-year-old child dies and 35 are seriously injured

  Births

• 25 January – Noemi, singer-songwriter and television personality
• 2 February – Filippo Magnini, swimmer
• 11 February – Christian Maggio, footballer
• 2 May – Valeria Bilello, actress and model
• 12 July – Antonio Cassano, footballer
• 18 June – Marco Borriello, professional footballer
• 5 July – Alberto Gilardino, football manager
• 15 July – Laura Chiatti, actress and singer
• 17 July – Stefania Spampinato, actress
• 9 September – Francesco Gabbani, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
• 27 December – Elisa Isoardi, tv host

  Deaths

• 16 October – Mario Del Monaco, opera singer
• 2 December – Giovanni Ferrari, footballer