2003 in Italy
Introduction 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 * 4 March - Fedora Barbieri, operatic mezzo-soprano (born 1920)* 7 July – Mario Pedini, politician (born 1918)* 28 October– Sally Baldwin, social sciences professor (born 1940 in Scotland)
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