1968 in Chile

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The following lists events that happened during 1968 in Chile.

Incumbents

President of Chile: Eduardo Frei Montalva

Events

January

22 January – a fire in Viña del Mar destroyed 600 hectares of vegetation and more than 200 houses in the upper sector of the city.

February

1 February – The newspaper El Mercurio de Calama is founded.

Law 16744 is published, which establishes regulations on work accidents and professional illnesses

2–12 February – The ninth version of the Viña del Mar International Song Festival is held.

March

12 March – A bomb explodes in the women's restroom on the second floor of the United States Embassy in Santiago. The room was empty at the time of the explosion.^[1]

May

19 May – Despite the fact that the country is in autumn, there is a heavy snowfall that affects from La Serena to Puerto Montt.
24 May – Through the publication of Law 16840, the holidays of Saint Peter and Saint Paul (restored in 1985), Ascension of the Lord and Corpus Christi (restored in 1987) are eliminated.

June

June 28 – The first heart transplant in Chile and Latin America, and the second in the world, is performed by surgeon Jorge Kaplán at the Almirante Nef Naval Hospital in Viña del Mar to patient María Elena Peñaloza.

August

11 August – A group of 9 priests, 3 nuns and 200 lay people identified with the Christians for Socialism current take over the Metropolitan Cathedral of Santiago as a protest against the visit of Pope Paul VI to the International Eucharistic Congress in Bogotá (Colombia), the prohibition of contraceptives and the construction of the Votive Temple of Maipú. On the altar, the group places posters of Che Guevara and Camilo Torres, while outside they display a canvas with the legend "For a church next to the people and their struggle"

The latest edition of the newspaper El Regional de Coquimbo circulates.

November

11 November – Queen Elizabeth starts a state visit to República de Chile.^[2]

December

12 December – The broadcasts of the first local station of National Television of Chile begin, in Arica.^[3]

Births

11 January – Sergio Cortés
19 May – Javiera Parra
22 May – Gabriel Mendoza
14 September – Jorge Gómez
18 September – Cristián Castañeda
5 October – Fabián Estay
5 December – José Luis Sierra

Deaths

10 September – Pablo de Rokha (b. 1894)

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References

↑ "Bomb Blast in U.S. Consulate". New York Times. 13 March 1968. ProQuest 118201056.
↑ Royalcollection.org.uk
↑ "Arica reiteró afecto a Frei" (PDF). La Nación (in Spanish). 13 December 1968. p. 3. Retrieved 31 July 2023.

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[1] "Bomb Blast in U.S. Consulate". New York Times. 13 March 1968. ProQuest 118201056.

[2] Royalcollection.org.uk

[3] "Arica reiteró afecto a Frei" (PDF). La Nación (in Spanish). 13 December 1968. p. 3. Retrieved 31 July 2023.

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