1925 in Italy

Incumbents

• King – Victor Emmanuel III
• Prime Minister – Benito Mussolini

  Events

November

• November 4 – Italian socialist deputy and expert marksman Tito Zaniboni took a hotel room opposite the Palazzo Chigi with the intent of shooting Benito Mussolini with a telescopic rifle when he came out to the balcony to make a speech. Police had been tipped off by an intercepted phone call and stopped the would-be assassin.
• November 7 – Several Italian opposition leaders were arrested in connection with the assassination attempt on Benito Mussolini.
• November 12 – The Italian government agreed to repay its war debt to the United States with a fixed interest rate of 0.4 percent.

  Births

• 1 January – Mario Merz, artist
• 4 January – Enrico Perucconi, athlete
• 5 January – Marcello Costalunga, Italian Roman Catholic prelate

  Companies Founded

• The house of Fendi was launched in 1925 by Adele and Edoardo Fendi