1953 in Chile

← 1952 1951 1950 1953 in Chile → 1954 1955 1956
Decades:	1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s
See also:	Other events of 1953 Timeline of Chilean history

The following lists events that happened during 1953 in Chile.

Incumbents

• President of Chile: Carlos Ibáñez del Campo

Events

March

• 1 March - Chilean parliamentary election, 1953

May

• 6 May - 1953 Concepción earthquake

June

• 15 June - Seven people were killed when a Chilean airliner exploded and crashed at the Copiapo airport. ^[1]

Births

• 3 January - Nicolás Eyzaguirre
• 2 June - Osvaldo Andrade
• 6 June- Mauricio Redolés
• 28 April - Roberto Bolaño
• 16 August - Sebastián Edwards
• 11 September - Rodolfo Dubó
• 23 October - Joaquín Lavín
• 11 November - Evelyn Matthei
• 18 December - José Antonio Gómez
• 21 December - Coca Guazzini

Deaths

• 7 March - Juan Brüggen

References

1. ↑ "7 Chileans Die in Air Crash". New York Times. 16 June 1953.