1989 in Italy

Incumbents

• President of Italy: Francesco Cossiga
• Prime Minister of Italy: Ciriaco De Mita until 22 July; after 22 July Giulio Andreotti

  Events

• 21 February - The Sanremo Music Festival 1989 opens at the Teatro Ariston in Sanremo.
• 24 May - AC Milan win the European Cup for the third time with a 4-0 victory over Romanian league champions Steaua Burcharest of in Barcelona.
• 18 June - The third elections for the European Parliament are held. A non-binding advisory referendum is held on the same day to re-affirm popular support for the process of European integration.

  Sport

• 1989 Supercoppa Italiana
• 1989 Torneo di Viareggio
• 1989 Italian Grand Prix
• 1989 San Marino Grand Prix
• 1989 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix
• 1989 Giro d'Italia
• 1989 Italian Open

  Film

• 53rd Venice International Film Festival

  Births

• 18 March - Francesco Checcucci, footballer
• 11 May - Gianluigi Bianco, footballer
• 22 May - Aurora Ruffino, actress
• 9 August - Stefano Okaka, footballer

  Deaths

• 30 April - Sergio Leone, film director
• 2 October - Vittorio Caprioli, actor, director and screenwriter