1938 in Italy

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* History of Italy
* Timeline of Italian history
* List of years in Italy

Events from the year 1938 in Italy.

## Incumbents

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* King: Victor Emmanuel III
* Prime Minister: Benito Mussolini

## Events

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* 30 March – Prime minister Benito Mussolini is granted the same level of power over the Italian military as that of King Victor Emmanuel III, taking the title First Marshal of the Empire.[1]
* 19 June – Italy wins the FIFA World Cup by defeating Hungary, 4–2, in the final game at the Stade Olympique de Colombes in Paris, France.[2]

## Births

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* 6 January – Adriano Celentano, singer-songwriter, actor and filmmaker
* 7 February – Franco Testa, cyclist, Olympic champion (1960) (died 2025)
* 8 March – Bruno Pizzul, sports journalist (died 2025)
* 21 March – Luigi Tenco, singer-songwriter (died 1967)
* 8 June – Angelo Amato, cardinal (died 2024)[3]
* 21 June – Mario Minieri, road bicycle racer
* 19 July – Sergio Martino, film director and producer
* 16 August – Cosimo Nocera, footballer (died 2012)
* 23 August – Celestina Casapietra, operatic soprano (died 2024)[4]
* 28 August – Maurizio Costanzo, television news reporter (died 2023)[5]

## Deaths

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* January 4 – Paola Drigo, novelist (born 1876)[6]
* February 9 – Arturo Caprotti, engineer and architect (born 1881)

## References

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1. ^ Dante L. Germino (1959). The Italian Fascist Party in Power: A Study in Totalitarian Rule. U of Minnesota Press. p. 158\. ISBN 978-0-8166-6034-6. `{{cite book}}`: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
2. ^ "World Cup 1938 finals". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
3. ^ Cardinal Angelo Amato, former Vatican official, dies at 86
4. ^ Kutsch, K.-J.; Riemens, Leo (2012). "Casapietra, Celestina". Großes Sängerlexikon (in German) (4th ed.). Walter de Gruyter. p. 749\. ISBN 978-3-59-844088-5.
5. ^ "Maurizio Costanzo, Who Transformed Italian Talk Shows, Dies at 84". New York Times. 1 March 2023.
6. ^ Katharina M. Wilson; M. Wilson (1991). An Encyclopedia of Continental Women Writers. Taylor & Francis. p. 333\. ISBN 978-0-8240-8547-6.

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*   *   *   *   *   * Soviet Union
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*     *     *     * Russian SFSR
* Ukrainian SSR
* Spain
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* Turkey
*   * United Kingdom
*   * Vatican City
*   *   *   * Yugoslavia

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* Åland
* Cyprus
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* Jersey
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