13 January - Costa Concordia disaster – a cruise liner capsized, killing at least 32 people on board.
13 January - Italy's credit rating is downgraded to BBB+ by Standard & Poor's.
15 February - Several Indian fishermen are killed in a firefight between riflemen of the Italian Navy and pirates off the coast of the Kerala, India. The soldiers involved are being held by the authorities in New Delhi.
29 May - Emilia-Romagna and Lombardy are again affected by three new strong earthquakes with a magnitude greater than 5 (5.8, 5.3, 5.2).
27 September - Italian newspaper editor Alessandro Sallusti is sentenced to 14 months in prison for publishing libelous remarks, in a landmark case that significantly limits free speech in Italy.
26 September - Former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi is sentenced to 4 years in the first degree (including 3 condoned) in the process of tax fraud on the acquisition of television rights group Mediaset.
31 September - The Monti administration endorses the reorganizing of the Provinces, which will start in 2014. The provinces will drop from 86 to 51. Among the most discussed mergers are Livorno with Pisa, Pescara with Chieti and Avellino with Benevento. The Provincial Administration instead will disappear in January 2013.
2012, italy, events, from, year, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015decades, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, 2030ssee, also, history, italy, timeline, italian, history, list, years, italy, contents, incumbents, events, music, television, literature, sport, deaths, . Events from the year 2012 in Italy 2011 2010 2009 2012 in Italy 2013 2014 2015Decades 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 2030sSee also History of Italy Timeline of Italian history List of years in Italy Contents 1 Incumbents 2 Events 2 1 Music 2 2 Television 2 3 Literature 3 Sport 4 Deaths in 2012 5 See alsoIncumbents editPresident Giorgio Napolitano Prime Minister Mario MontiEvents edit13 January Costa Concordia disaster a cruise liner capsized killing at least 32 people on board 13 January Italy s credit rating is downgraded to BBB by Standard amp Poor s 15 February Several Indian fishermen are killed in a firefight between riflemen of the Italian Navy and pirates off the coast of the Kerala India The soldiers involved are being held by the authorities in New Delhi 18 February Pope Benedict XVI creates 22 new cardinals during his fourth consistory 12 May 85th National Gathering of the Alpini in Bolzano 19 May Brindisi school bombing 20 May 2012 Northern Italy earthquakes The regions of Emilia Romagna Lombardy and Veneto are hit by an earthquake of magnitude 6 0 with the epicenter in the provinces of Modena Mantua Ferrara Rovigo Bologna and Reggio Emilia 29 May Emilia Romagna and Lombardy are again affected by three new strong earthquakes with a magnitude greater than 5 5 8 5 3 5 2 27 September Italian newspaper editor Alessandro Sallusti is sentenced to 14 months in prison for publishing libelous remarks in a landmark case that significantly limits free speech in Italy 26 September Former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi is sentenced to 4 years in the first degree including 3 condoned in the process of tax fraud on the acquisition of television rights group Mediaset 31 September The Monti administration endorses the reorganizing of the Provinces which will start in 2014 The provinces will drop from 86 to 51 Among the most discussed mergers are Livorno with Pisa Pescara with Chieti and Avellino with Benevento The Provincial Administration instead will disappear in January 2013 21 December Prime Minister Mario Monti hands in his resignation to President Giorgio Napolitano Music edit Main article 2012 in Italian music 18 February Emma Marrone wins the 62nd edition of Sanremo with the song non e l inferno Television edit Main article 2012 in Italian television Literature editSport edit2011 12 Serie A 2011 12 Serie B 2011 12 Coppa Italia 2012 Supercoppa Italiana 2012 Giro d Italia 2012 Giro di Lombardia 1 July Italy loses the UEFA Euro 2012 Final to SpainDeaths in 2012 editJanuary 29 Oscar Luigi Scalfaro 93 politician and former President February 19 Renato Dulbecco 97 virologist and Nobel Prize laureate March 1 Lucio Dalla 68 singer and songwriter Germano Mosconi 79 television presenter March 21 Tonino Guerra 92 poet March 25 Antonio Tabucchi 68 writer July 3 Sergio Pininfarina 85 car designer and politician August 31 Carlo Maria Martini 85 prelate and former archbishop of Milan December 30 Rita Levi Montalcini 103 scientist and Nobel Prize laureateSee also edit2012 in Italian television List of Italian films of 2012 nbsp nbsp This Italian history article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This year in Europe article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2012 in Italy amp oldid 1217152605, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
