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1976 in Italy

Explore 14 historical events and records for Italy in 1976.

Historical records for Italy in 1976

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January

Resignation of Aldo Moro

Moro, Aldo ยท Prime Minister of Italy ยท Government / Government of Italy

Resigns after a newspaper says the Party Secretary was not consulted about reflation

February

Government

Moro, Aldo ยท Prime Minister of Italy ยท Government / Government of Italy

Forms a caretaker Government

Prime Minister of Italy

Moro, Aldo ยท Prime Minister of Italy ยท Government / Government of Italy

Appointed Prime Minister of Italy, 3rd term

July

Prime Minister of Italy

Andreotti, Giulio ยท Prime Minister of Italy ยท Government / Government of Italy

Appointed Prime Minister of Italy, 2nd term

September

Direct Elections Act

Andreotti, Giulio ยท Brussels ยท Prime Minister of Italy ยท Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

Heads the Italian government as the member states sign the act introducing direct European Parliament elections.

Direct Elections Act

Forlani, Arnaldo ยท Brussels ยท Foreign Minister of Italy ยท Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

Supports the agreement enabling citizens to elect European Parliament representatives directly.

Other events (month unknown)

Giordano Establishes Himself in Lazio Attack

Giordano, Bruno ยท Rome ยท Forward ยท Sport / Football

Bruno Giordano emerged as one of Lazio's principal forwards, delivering the movement and instinctive finishing that defined his career.

Giordano Scores on Senior Debut Against Sampdoria

Giordano, Bruno ยท Rome ยท Forward ยท Sport / Football

Bruno Giordano scores against Sampdoria on his Lazio debut, providing an immediate contribution during a difficult period for the club.

International Socialism

Craxi, Bettino ยท Party Leader of ISP ยท Politics / International Socialist Party

Appointed Party Leader of the Italian Socialist Party

Party Leader

Craxi, Bettino ยท Party Leader of ISP ยท Politics / International Socialist Party

Appointed Party Leader of the Italian Socialist Party

President of Italy

Fanfani, Amintore ยท President of Italy ยท Government / Government of Italy

Appointed President of the Italian Senate, 2nd term

President of Italy

Moro, Aldo ยท President of Christian Democrats ยท Politics / Christian Democratic Party

Appointed President of the Christian Democrats

Savoldi Helps Win Coppa Italia

Savoldi, Giuseppe ยท Naples ยท Forward ยท Sport / Football

Giuseppe Savoldi provided a central scoring presence as Napoli captured the 1975โ€“76 Coppa Italia, defeating Verona in the final.

Semiotics Theory English Edition

Eco, Umberto ยท Arts / Literature

An English-language edition of A Theory of Semiotics disseminated Eco's work to international scholars.

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