1999 in Italy explained

Events in the year 1999 in Italy.

Incumbents

• President – Oscar Luigi Scalfaro
• Prime Minister – Massimo D'Alema^[1]

Events

• 1 January - The Euro Currency entered circulation in the digital transaction in the European Union (EU) Eurozone member area countries.
• 24 June–4 July: The 1999 IFAF World Cup is held in Palermo
• 1-11 September - 56th Venice International Film Festival^{[2] [3]}

1999 European Parliament election in Italy

1999 European Parliament election in Veneto

Sport

Athletics

• 1999 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships

Canoeing

• 1999 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships

Cycling

• 1999 Giro d'Italia
• 1999 UCI Road World Championships

Football

• Serie A 1999–2000
• Serie B 1998–99
• Serie B 1999–2000
• 1999 Supercoppa Italiana

Motor racing

• 1999 Italian Grand Prix

Volleyball

• 1999 Women's European Volleyball Championship

Water Polo

• 1999 Women's European Water Polo Championship
• 1999 Men's European Water Polo Championship

Deaths

• 26 September – Giuseppe Ballerio, footballer (born 1909)
• 23 December – Silvio Gava, politician (born 1901)

See also

• 1999 in Italian television
• List of Italian films of 1999

Notes and References

1. Book: Gino Moliterno. Encyclopedia of Contemporary Italian Culture. 11 September 2002. Routledge. 978-1-134-75877-7. 215.
2. Web site: VENICE – 1999 – A GONDOLA IN TIME. 6 October 2013.
3. Web site: The 1990s. 19 April 2010 . 8 October 2013.