Events from the year 1938 in Italy.
Incumbents
King: Victor Emmanuel III
Prime Minister: Benito Mussolini
Events
19 June – Italy wins the FIFA World Cup by defeating Hungary, 4–2, in the final game at the Stade Olympique de Colombes in Paris, France.
Births
8 March – Bruno Pizzul, sports journalist
21 March – Luigi Tenco, singer-songwriter (died 1967) 21 June – Mario Minieri, road bicycle racer 19 July – Sergio Martino, film director and producer 16 August – Cosimo Nocera, footballer (died 2012) 28 August – Maurizio Costanzo, television news reporter
Deaths
January 4 – Paola Drigo, novelist (born 1876) February 9 – Arturo Caprotti, engineer and architect (born 1881)