User:123uhjsakddsa89321l3/DYK
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- Ross Casino (10 December 2009)
- Did you know... that the Ross Casino in Pichilemu was the first casino in Chile?
- Recaredo Santos Tornero (11 July 2010)
- Did you know... that following his return to Chile in 1880, the newspaper editor Recaredo Santos Tornero established the country's first paper mill?
- Eloísa Díaz (27 August 2010)
- Did you know... that Chilean Eloísa Díaz was the first female doctor in South America?
- Olga Maturana (29 August 2010)
- Did you know... that Olga Maturana was elected the first Mayoress of Pichilemu, Chile, in 1951?
- San Francisco Church, Valparaíso (13 September 2010)
- Did you know... that San Francisco Church in Valparaíso, Chile, was severely affected by a large fire in the middle of its reconstruction after the 2010 Chile earthquake?
- Bicentennial of Chile (18 September 2010)
- Did you know... that Chile is celebrating its Bicentennial on September 18, today?
- 1985 Pichilemu earthquake (19 September 2010)
- Did you know... that the 7.5 Mw 1985 Pichilemu earthquake lasted about three minutes?
- Earthquakes in 1985 (20 September 2010)
- Did you know... that about 67 powerful and destructive earthquakes occurred in 1985?
- 1906 Valparaíso earthquake (20 October 2010)
- Did you know... that the chief of the Chilean Army's meteorological office predicted the 1906 Valparaíso earthquake ten days in advance?
- San José Mine (21 October 2010)
- Did you know... that the San José Mine in Atacama Region, Chile, began to be exploited in 1889?
- Federico Errázuriz Regional Institute (3 November 2010)
- Did you know... that the first Principal of Federico Errázuriz Regional Institute was José Kuhl, a Pallottine priest from Limburg, Germany?
- Fénix capsules (3 November 2010)
- Did you know... that one of the Fénix capsules was used for the rescue of 33 miners trapped underground, in the San José Mine of Copiapó, Chile?
- Pamela Jiles (journalist) (5 November 2010)
- Did you know... that Chilean journalist Pamela Jiles announced her presidential candidacy using the slogan "We are millions, the idiots"?
- Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand / Sie Liebt Dich (10 November 2010)
- Did you know... that The Beatles recorded "Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand" and "Sie Liebt Dich" because the German label Odeon Records insisted that they record their hit songs in German to generate more sales there?
- Roberto Córdova (13 January 2011)
- Did you know... that Roberto Córdova became the mayor of Pichilemu, Chile, after Marcelo Cabrera Martínez was removed permanently as mayor of the city on August 19, 2009?
- Julio Ibarra (14 January 2011)
- Did you know... that Julio Ibarra became Governor of Cardenal Caro Province, in Chile just after two major earthquakes in the country?
- Gervasio (26 January 2011)
- Did you know... that Gervasio won the international competition at the 1983 Viña del Mar International Song Festival?
- 03:34: Earthquake in Chile (28 January 2011)
- Did you know... that the Chilean movie 03:34: Earthquake in Chile will narrate three different stories based on the events that occurred after the 2010 Chile earthquake?
- 2011 Magallanes protests (31 January 2011)
- Did you know... that approximately 1500 tourists were trapped in the Torres del Paine National Park as a result of recent protests against the rising price of natural gas in the Magallanes Region of Chile?
- Mario Moraga (1 February 2011)
- Did you know... that Mario Moraga, former regidor of Pichilemu, Chile, is popularly known as "El Sin Pelos en la Lengua", meaning "The One Without Minced Words"?
- Juan Acevedo Pavez (28 May 2011)
- Did you know... that Juan Acevedo Pavez was elected regidor of San Bernardo, Chile, in 1950 and simultaneously he held office as mayor of the same commune from 1952 until 1953?
- Aníbal Pérez (29 May 2011)
- Did you know... that Aníbal Pérez, a former First Vice President of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile, was also President of the O'Higgins football club?
- Elections in Pichilemu (7 June 2011)
- Did you know... that at least seventeen elections have occurred in the Chilean city of Pichilemu since the country's transition to democracy in 1989?
- Anselmo Sule (14 June 2011)
- Did you know... that shortly after the 1973 Chilean coup d'état, politician Anselmo Sule, along with several supporters of the Unidad Popular, were detained and taken to Dawson Island?
- El Fua (11 September 2011)
- Did you know... that El Fua, originally made popular by an alcoholic Mexican man, has been used by Chilean students during the protests for free education in the country?
- Roberto Bruce (16 September 2011)
- Did you know... that, three days before his death in a plane crash, Chilean journalist Roberto Bruce replaced the host of a breakfast programme for the first time?
- Murder of María José Reyes and Juan Duarte (18 August 2012)
- Did you know... that Chilean authorities conducted a "psychological autopsy" to try to explain why an antiquities dealer killed and decapitated two people in the town of Lolol in July?
- Buddy Richard en el Astor (26 August 2012)
- Did you know... that Buddy Richard en el Astor by Buddy Richard was the first live album ever recorded and released by a Chilean artist?
- Colegio de la Preciosa Sangre de Pichilemu (28 August 2012)
- Did you know... that Kick-Ass, Colegio de la Preciosa Sangre de Pichilemu's English debate team, ranked second in a 2011 regional tournament?
- Los Ángeles Negros (11 September 2012)
- Did you know... that Chilean Mexican band Los Ángeles Negros adopted that name after a member's mother said she liked it?
- Daniel Ortúzar (20 April 2013)
- Did you know... that Daniel Ortúzar Cuevas, a former member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile, was also a farmer?
- René Maturana (25 April 2013)
- Did you know... that René Maturana Maldonado was the last Mayor of Pichilemu to be appointed by the military regime of Augusto Pinochet?
- José María Caro Martínez (27 April 2013)
- Did you know... that José María Caro Martínez, the first Mayor of Pichilemu, was the father of José María Caro Rodríguez, the first Chilean Cardinal of the Catholic Church?
- Cheer C.P.S. (4 May 2013)
- Did you know... that Cheer C.P.S., the cheerleading squad of Colegio de la Preciosa Sangre from Pichilemu, Chile, has participated twice in international competitions held in the United States??}}
- Basilio Sánchez (17 May 2013)
- Did you know... that after arriving at Pichilemu, Chile on his holidays in 1933, Basilio Sánchez Berguiristain decided to stay and work there as a doctor because of "the place's beauty"?
- Carlos Echazarreta Iñiguez (21 May 2013)
- Did you know... that Carlos Echazarreta Iñiguez has been a candidate for political offices in Pichilemu, Chile, representing three different parties?
- Mario Bichón (24 May 2013)
- Did you know... that Mario Bichón Cáceres was the president of the Pichilemu Football Association during a time of "football rejuvenation"?
- Carlos Rojas Pavez (28 May 2013)
- Did you know... that Carlos Rojas Pavez, along with José Arraño Acevedo and Miguel Larravide Blanco, founded Periódico Pichilemu in 1944, but only managed to publish nine editions?
- José Lino Vargas (31 May 2013)
- Did you know... that José Lino Vargas was taken as a hostage by an extremist that hijacked a Boeing 727 plane?
- Eduardo Parraguez (04 June 2013)
- Did you know... that Eduardo Parraguez Galarce recalled that he "fought against" the mayors of Marchigüe and Santa Cruz for Pichilemu to become capital of the Chilean province of Cardenal Caro?
- Washington Saldías Fuentealba (04 June 2013)
- Did you know... that, in 1973, Washington Saldías Fuentealba was expelled from the mayorship of Pichilemu, Chile, by the military junta of Augusto Pinochet?
- Gustavo Parraguez (10 June 2013)
- Did you know... that Gustavo Parraguez Galarce has been the interim mayor of Pichilemu three times?
- Orlando Cornejo (12 June 2013)
- Did you know... that Orlando Cornejo Bustamante was the first Mayor of Pichilemu, Chile to be elected in democracy after Augusto Pinochet's regime ended?
- Coat of arms of Pichilemu (13 June 2013)
- Did you know... that the official coat of arms of Pichilemu, Chile, was created by a graphic design student?
- Pedro Pablo Caro (28 July 2013)
- Did you know... that Pedro Pablo Caro celebrated the golden anniversary of his professional career as a lawyer in 1952?
- El Puerto (newspaper) (3 August 2013)
- Did you know... that El Puerto, from 1908, was the first newspaper published in the beach resort of Pichilemu, Chile?
- Rebeca Cofré (1 January 2014 - in the second DYK list of the year!)
- Did you know... that in 2013, mayor of Chépica Rebeca Cofré was named one of the 100 Leading Women of Chile by El Mercurio newspaper?