1958 in Chile
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The following lists events that happened during 1958 in Chile.
Incumbents
[edit | edit source]- President of Chile: Carlos Ibáñez del Campo (until 3 November), Jorge Alessandri
Events
[edit | edit source]- January–June – Snipe incident
March
[edit | edit source]- 3 March - The national identity card is created. To avoid fraud, the document must always bear all the names (they can be 1, 2, 3, or even 4), the surnames of both parents (in the old days, if the father did not recognize the child, he or she had to bear the mother's first surname as both surnames), nationality (Chile or another country), date of birth (any) and the Unique National Role or RUN.
August
[edit | edit source]- 5 August – The Law of Permanent Defense of Democracy is repealed.[1]
September
[edit | edit source]- 4 September – Chilean presidential election, 1958 and The Las Melosas earthquake occurs in Cajón del Maipo, with an intensity of 7.3 degrees on the Richter scale. There were 4 people dead, 35 injured and 175 homeless.
November
[edit | edit source]- 1 November - Ladeco, an airline established at the Los Cerrillos Airport, in Santiago, is inaugurated.
- 3 November - Assumes as President of Chile, Jorge Alessandri, whose term will last until November 3, 1964.
Births
[edit | edit source]- 10 January – Fernando Santis
- 13 January – Ricardo Acuña
- 22 April – Jorge Orlando Aravena Plaza
- 29 April – Carlos Ramos (Chilean footballer)
- 21 June – Raúl Ormeño
- 28 July – Alejandro Silva (athlete)
- 12 August – Pablo Longueira
- 18 August – Edgardo Fuentes
- 12 September – Sergio Salgado
- 15 November – Oscar Rojas (Chilean footballer)
- 8 December – Alejandra Ramos
Deaths
[edit | edit source]- 11 November – Germán Ignacio Riesco (b. 1888)
References
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