1940 in Italy

Decades:	1920s; 1930s; 1940s; 1950s; 1960s;
See also:	History of Italy; Timeline of Italian history; List of years in Italy;

Events from the year 1940 in Italy.

Incumbents

18 March – In a meeting with Adolf Hitler at the Brenner Pass, Benito Mussolini undertakes to bring Italy into World War II.^[1]

3 January – Leo de Berardinis, Italian stage actor, theatre director (d. 2008)^[2]
19 January – Paolo Borsellino, judge and magistrate (d. 1992)^[3]
17 April – Ira von Fürstenberg, socialite and actress (d. 2024)^[4]
26 April – Giorgio Moroder, composer
24 June
- Augusto Fantozzi, lawyer, tax expert, academic, businessman and politician (d. 2019)^[5]
- Vittorio Storaro, cinematographer^{[citation needed]}
16 October – Ivan Della Mea, singer-songwriter (d. 2009)
24 October – Giacomo Bulgarelli, Italian association football player (d. 2009)
2 November – Gigi Proietti, actor, singer, and comedian (d. 2020)^[6]
26 November – Gianni De Michelis, politician (d. 2019)^[7]
5 December – Paolo Pillitteri, politician (d. 2024)^[8]
18 December – Ilario Castagner, football player and manager (d. 2023)

^ Burgwyn, H (1997). Italian foreign policy in the interwar period, 1918-1940. Westport, Conn: Praeger. p. 211. ISBN 9780275948771.
^ (in Italian) Leo de Berardinis on the Italian Encyclopedia Treccani
^ "Obituary: Paolo Borsellino". Independent.co.uk. 20 July 1992. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01.
^ Princess Ira Von Fürstenberg, icon of Marbella's jet set, dies at 83
^ "Augusto Fantozzi, morto a Roma il tributarista che fu ministro e commissario di Alitalia". Il Fatto Quotidiano (in Italian). 13 July 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
^ Gigi Proietti (13 November 2013). Tutto sommato: Qualcosa mi ricordo. Rizzoli. ISBN 978-8858662687.
^ "Biographies" (PDF). The World Politics Forum. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
^ Milan: Former Mayor Paolo Pillitteri Dies at 84