The 1889 Italian Penal Code, commonly known as
Zanardelli Code enters into force. It was named after
Giuseppe Zanardelli, then
Minister of Justice, who promoted the approval of the code.[1] It unified penal legislation in Italy, abolished capital punishment and recognised the right to strike.[2]
9 December The Finance Minister,
Giovanni Giolitti, and the Minister of Public Works,
Gaspare Finali, resign over a contrast on the Ministry of Public Works expenses.
Births
10 January –
Pina Menichelli, Italian silent film actress (d. 1984)
19 January –
Ferruccio Parri, Italian partisan and Prime Minister (d. 1981)
^Lacche, Luigi. "A Criminal Code for the Unification of Italy: the Zanardelli Code (1889) – The genesis, The debate, The legal project". Sequência. 2014, n.68. pp. 37–57.
^Seton-Watson, Christopher (1967). Italy from liberalism to fascism, 1870–1925. Taylor & Francis.,
ISBN0-416-18940-7.