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See also:	History of Italy Timeline of Italian history List of years in Italy

Events in the year 1998 in Italy.

Incumbents

• President - Oscar Luigi Scalfaro
• Prime Minister – Romano Prodi (until 21 October) / Massimo D'Alema (starting 21 October)

Events

January

• 3 January - The public debt is diminished by nearly 50 billions.

Full date unknown

• FIGD Italian Golf Federation For Disabled is founded.^[1]

Births

• January 8 – Manuel Locatelli, footballer

Deaths

• September 26 – Giovanni Barbini, Italian naval officer (b. 1901)