1955 in Chile
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The following lists events that happened during 1955 in Chile.
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]February
[edit]- 18 February - In Antarctica, the Chilean Aguirre Cerda Research Station is inaugurated on Deception Island.
- 27 February - The 1955 South American Championship begins.
March
[edit]- 30 March - The 1955 South American Championship ends. The first place was obtained by Argentina and the second place, Chile.
April
[edit]- 7 April - The O'Higgins Sports Club is founded in the city of Rancagua.
June
[edit]- 12 June - closes the evening newspaper Los Tiempos.
July
[edit]- 17 July – San Bernardo train crash
October
[edit]- 1 October – Finance minister Abraham Perez resigns due to disagreements with President Campo. [1]
November
[edit]- 19 November - The Deportes Linares soccer team is founded in the city of Linares.
Births
[edit]- 13 January – Eduardo Bonvallet (d. 2015)
- 27 February – Belus Prajoux
- 20 April – René Valenzuela
- 23 April – Juan Giha
- 15 June – Iván Flores
- 21 June – Juan Carlos Orellana
- 10 August – Gustavo Moscoso
- 5 November – Oscar Wirth
- 19 December – Alfredo Castro (actor)
Deaths
[edit]- 13 October – Alberto Cabero (b. 1874)
- 19 October – Carlos Dávila (b. 1887)
- 27 October – Tulio Manuel Cestero (b. 1877)
