Events during the year 1980 in Italy
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Incumbents
edit- President – Sandro Pertini[1]
- Prime Minister – Francesco Cossiga (until 18 October); Arnaldo Forlani (after 18 October)[2]
Events
edit- 27 June – Ustica Massacre: Itavia Flight 870 crashes into the Tyrrhenian Sea mid-flight from Bologna to Palermo, killing all 81 people on board.[3]
- 2 August – A terrorist attack at Bologna Centrale railway station kills 85 people and injures over 200.[4]
Birth
edit- 19 January – Anna Incerti, runner[5]
- 17 June – Elisa Rigaudo, race walker[6]
- 23 June – Francesca Schiavone, tennis player[7]
- 26 July – Giulia Pignolo, sailor[8]
- 7 October – Clarissa Claretti, hammer thrower[9]
References
edit- ^ Cook, Bernard A. (2001). Europe Since 1945: An Encyclopedia. Taylor & Francis. p. 974. ISBN 978-0-8153-4058-4.
- ^ Lomellini, Valentine (8 January 2024). The Italian State and International Terrorism, 1969–1986: The Lodo Moro. Springer Nature. p. 240. ISBN 978-3-031-43160-9.
- ^ McMahon, Barbara (21 July 2006). "The mystery of flight 870". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ Giuffrida, Angela (7 August 2023). "Italian official rebuked for proclaiming innocence of Bologna terrorists". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ "Anna Incerti". www.eurosport.com. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ "Elisa Rigaudo". www.eurosport.com. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ "Francesca Schiavone". www.eurosport.com. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ "Olympedia – Giulia Pignolo". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ "IAAF World Championships | Results | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 16 January 2024.