1996 Cesar Mendoza, general of Military junta of Chile (1973-85), dies
1996 Jose Toribio Merino, admiral/milt junta of Chile (1973-80), dies at 80
1994 Erich Honecker, president of German DR (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
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
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/Charles Darwin leave Valdivia Chile
1835 Concepcion, Chile destroyed by earthquake; 5,000 die
1834 Charles Darwins celebrates Christmas on Beagle at Tres Montes, Chile
1834 HMS Beagle anchors at Bay of San Carlos, Chile
1834 Charles Darwins company passes Tagua-tagua-more Chile
1834 Charles Darwins reaches top of Campana Chile
1834 Charles Darwin climbs Mt. 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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