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2007 7.7 Earthquake in northern Chile
1996 Cesar Mendoza, general of Military junta of Chile (1973-85), dies 1996 Jose Toribio Merino, admiral/military junta of Chile 1973 - 1980, dies at 80 1994 Erich Honecker, president of East Germany (1971-89), dies in Chile at 81 1994 Eduardo Frei succeeds Patricio Aylwin as president of Chile 1993 Eduardo Frei elected president of Chile 1991 Mud storm in Antofagasta Chile, kills 80 1989 Chile amends its constitution 1989 NASA closes down tracking stations in Santiago, Chile and Guam 1987 Michael Pruffer of France skis 135.26 MPH at Portillo, Chile 1987 Cecilia Bolocco, 22, of Chile, crowned 36th Miss Universe 1986 General strike against Pinochet regime in Chile 1982 Eduardo Frei Montalva, president of Chile (1964-70), dies at 71 1981 10,000 copper workers in Chile strike 1981 Chile constitution takes effect, Augusto Pinochet 2nd term begins 1980 Chile adopts its constitution 1979 Argentina and Chile sign Beagle Canal accord 1977 Claudia Delpin, Miss Chile Universe 1997 1977 Chile president Pinochet bans Christian-Democratic Party 1976 Soviet dissident Viktor Bukovskiexchanged for Chile CP-leader Corvalan 1976 Orlando Letelier, minister Chile, dies 1975 Marcelo Rios, Santiago Chile, tennis star, 1995 Amsterdam 1974 General Pinochet becomes president of Chile 1973 Chile's President, Salvador Allende, deposed in a military coup 1973 Salvador Allende Gossens, president Chile (1970-73), dies at 65 1972 Uruguay to Chile plane crashes in Andes Mountain, (12 of 23 rescue) 1972 Chile president Allende forms new government 1971 Chile president Allende nationalizes banks/copper mines 1970 Salvador Allende inaugurated as president of Chile 1970 Salvador Allende Gossens elected president of Chile 1970 Salvador Allende wins presidential election in Chile 1965 Christian-democrats win parliament in Chile 1964 Eduardo Frei elected president of Chile 1958 Ricardo Acuna, Chile, tennis star 1953 Record 537-kg swordfish is caught by LE Marron, in Chile 1952 General Carlos Ibanez elected president of Chile 1947 Brazil and Chile break diplomatic relations with U.S.S.R. 1945 Peru, Paraguay, Chile and Ecuador joins UN 1943 Chile breaks contact with Germany and Japan 1941 Raul Ruiz, born in Puerto Mott, Chile, actor, Lexot, Capitolo 66 1939 Heavy aftershocks destroy some of Chile 1939 Earthquake hits Chillan Chile, 10,000 killed 1939 30,000 killed by earthquake in Concepcion Chile 1938 Ricardo Lagos, born in Santiago, Chile, politician, lawyer, Socialist Party, Party for Democracy, 33rd President of Chile, professor, Brown University 1932 Arturo Alessandri wins presidental election in Chile 1932 Military coup in Chile under Arturo Alessandri 1932 Carlos Davila coup against President Juan Montero of Chile 1931 Juan Esteban Montero becomes president of Chile 1929 Chile, Peru and Bolivia sign accord about Tacna-Arica-area 1924 Jose Donoso, born in Chile, writer, born Jose Donoso Yanez, part of Latin American literary boom, Magical Realism literary movement, wrote Coronacion, El lugar sin limites (The Place Without Limits) 1919 Juan Antonio Orrego-Salas, Santiago Chile, composer 1918 Patricio Aylwin, president of Chile, 1990-94 1915 Augusto Pinochet, general/president, Chile 1915 German cruiser Dresden blows itself up near coast of Chile 1914 German-British fleet battle at Coronel, Chile 1911 Eduardo Frei Montalva, president of Chile, 1964-70 1909 Kenneth W. Howell, English Anglican bishop, Chile/Bolivia/Peru 1908 Salvador Allende Gossens, Chile's last elected president, 1970-73 1906 8.6 earthquake destroys Valparaiso Chile, fire kills 20,000 1904 Pablo Neruda, born in Chile, poet, Residence on Earth-Nobel 1971 1903 Vincente F Lopez, historian (Historia the Chile), dies at 87 1903 Claudio Arrau, Chile, composer/pianist, Boston Symphony Orchestra 1896 David Alfaro Siqueiros, Mexico, painter/muralist, Lib of Chile 1896 Manuel Rojas Sepulveda, Chile, writer, Men of the South 1884 Eduardo Barrios, Chile, novelist, The Love-Crazed Boy 1883 Treaty of Ancon, Peru cedes Tarapaca to Chile 1868 Quake destroyes Arica, Chile 1863 2,500 reported killed at Church of La Compana, Santiago Chile 1863 Jesuit church in Chile catches fire, 2,500 die in panic 1836 Chile declares war on Bolivia and Peru 1835 Charles Darwin reaches Coquimbo in Northern Chile 1835 Charles Darwin visits copper mines in North Chile 1835 Charles Darwin returns to Santiago, Chile 1835 Charles Darwin departs Santiago Chile on his way to Portillo Pass 1835 HMS Beagle anchors off Valparaiso, Chile 1835 HMS Beagle and Charles Darwin leave Valdivia Chile 1835 Concepcion, Chile destroyed by earthquake; 5,000 die 1834 Charles Darwin celebrates Christmas on Beagle at Tres Montes, Chile 1834 HMS Beagle anchors at Bay of San Carlos, Chile 1834 Charles Darwin's company passes Tagua-tagua-more Chile 1834 Charles Darwin reaches top of Campana, Chile 1834 Charles Darwin climbs Mount Campana in Chile 1818 Chile gains independence from Spain 1810 Chile declares independence from Spain (National Day) 1785 Jose Miguel Carrera, president of Chile, 1811-14 1778 Bernardo O'Higgins, won independence for Chile 1778 Jose Francisco de San Martin, liberated Argentina, Chile and Peru 1643 Heavy earthquake strikes Santiago, Chile; kills 1/3 of population 1577 Sir Francis Drake aboard Pelican travels from Chile to Washington 1541 Santiago, Chile founded by Pedro de Valvidia (or 2/12) 1541 Santiago, Chile founded (or Feb 24) 1538 Diego de Almagro, Spanish conquistador (Chile/Peru), dies at about 63 |
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