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The following lists events have happened in 2015 in the Italian Republic.

## Incumbents

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* President: Giorgio Napolitano (until 14 January), Sergio Mattarella (starting 3 February)
* Prime Minister: Matteo Renzi

## Events

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### January

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* January 14 – President of Italy Giorgio Napolitano announces his resignation.[1]

### March

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* March 3 – South of Sicily, Italy's Coast Guard saves 941 trafficked migrants aboard five motorized dinghies and two larger vessels near southern Italian ports. Ten people are unaccounted for.[2]

### April

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* April 9 – A man shot and killed three people and wounded two others at a Milan courthouse.
* April 18 – shipwreck in the Sicilian channel of a boat loaded with 887 migrants off the Libyan coast, accidentally impacted with the King Jacob ship. Over 800 deaths, the highest number of victims ever recorded.[3]

### May

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* May 1 – October 31 – Expo 2015 is held in Milan, Italy.
* May 15 – A man fired from the balcony of his home in Secondigliano, Calabria, killing five people (including two relatives and a police officer) and wounding five others before being arrested.

### July

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* July 11 – Bombing of the Italian Consulate in Cairo.

### October

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* October 7 – Murder of Giordana Di Stefano.[4]

### December

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* December – Lombardy Bans the Burka.[5][6]

## Deaths

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* January 4 – Pino Daniele, 59, singer
* January 10 – Francesco Rosi, 92, director
* February 14 – Michele Ferrero, 89, entrepreneur and owner of the chocolate manufacturer Ferrero SpA
* April 5 – Francesco Smalto, 87, fashion designer
* April 6 – Giovanni Berlinguer, 90, politician, MEP (2004–09)[7]
* April 14 – Roberto Tucci, 93, Roman Catholic prelate, President of Vatican Radio (1985–2001), Cardinal-Priest of S. Ignazio di Loyola a Campo Marzio since 2001[8]
* April 17 – Renato Altissimo, 74, politician
* April 19 – Elio Toaff, 99, rabbi, Chief Rabbi of Rome (1951–2002)
* May 15 – Renzo Zorzi, 68, racing driver[9]
* May 21 – Annarita Sidoti, 44, race walker, 1997 World Champion
* June 12 – Micol Fontana, 101, fashion designer
* July 14 – Willer Bordon, 66, politician
* July 20 – Elio Fiorucci, 80, fashion designer
* August 29 – Antonio Ceccarini, 65, footballer
* September 17 – Valeria Cappellotto, 45, racing cyclist.[10]
* September 27 – Pietro Ingrao, 100, politician, President of the Chamber of Deputies (1976–79)
* November 15 – Moira Orfei, 82, actress and owner of Circus Orfei
* November 16 – Nando Gazzolo, 87, actor and voice actor
* November 27 – Luca De Filippo, 67, director, son of Eduardo
* December 6 – Mariuccia Mandelli, 90, fashion designer, founder of Krizia fashion house
* December 14 – Armando Cossutta, 89, politician
* December 15 – Licio Gelli, 96, financer and Venerable Master of the clandestine lodge Propaganda Due (P2)

## See also

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* 2015 in Italian television
* List of Italian films of 2015

## References

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1. ^ "Italy's President Leaves Renzi Down One Ally by Resigning". Bloomberg. 14 January 2015. Archived from the original on January 18, 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
2. ^ "Italy rescues more than 1,000 migrants at sea; 10 perish". Archived from the original on 2015-03-06. Retrieved 2015-03-04.
3. ^ Cerimonia interreligiosa per 13 migranti. «Legalizzare le partenze dai Paesi d'origine» – MeridioNews
4. ^ "Giovane mamma massacrata a coltellate in auto". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 2015-10-07.
5. ^ "Lombardy bans the burqa and niqab". 10 December 2015.
6. ^ "Italy's Lombardy bans burqas after terror attacks". 11 December 2015.
7. ^ Addio a Giovanni Berlinguer, una vita nel Pci (in Italian)
8. ^ E' deceduto oggi a Roma il cardinale italiano Roberto Tucci (in Italian)
9. ^ Addio a Renzo Zorzi, un campione incompreso (in Italian)
10. ^ Vicenza Today. "Morta la ciclista vicentina Valeria Cappellotto per un male incurabile". geosnews.com (in Italian).

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