Events in Italy in 2003: Incumbents President: Carlo Azeglio Ciampi Prime Minister: Silvio Berlusconi Events January 31: Miss Universo Italia 2003 February 12: The newspaper Europa is founded. February 17: Abu Omar is abducted by the CIA and SISMI. June 17: Wind Jet starts operating. July 31: Sky Italia is founded by Rupert Murdoch. September 28: 2003 Italy blackout Elections Italian regional elections, 2003 Italian referendum, 2003 Friuli-Venezia Giulia regional election, 2003 Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol provincial elections, 2003 Valdostan regional election, 2003 Sport Serie A 2002–03 Serie B 2002–03 2003 Coppa Italia Final 2002 Supercoppa Italiana 2003 UEFA Champions League Final 2003 Italian Grand Prix 2003 San Marino Grand Prix 2003 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix 2003 Italy rugby union tour 2003 Women's Hockey Champions Challenge 2003 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships 2003 European Curling Championships FIVB World Grand Prix 2003 2003 Giro d'Italia 2003 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships 2003 Milan–San Remo 2003 World Rowing Championships 2003 ISSF World Cup 2003 Winter Universiade 2003 World Interuniversity Games Film 60th Venice International Film Festival Music List of number-one hits of 2003 (Italy) Television 2003 in Italian television Deaths 7 July – Mario Pedini, politician (born 1918) 28 October– Sally Baldwin, social sciences professor (born 1940 in Scotland) References Italy Years of the 21st century in Italy 2000s in Italy Italy