2024 in Chile

See also: 2024 in South America

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The following is a list of events in the year 2024 in Chile .

Incumbents

• President: Gabriel Boric (CS)
• Minister of the Interior and Public Security: Carolina Tohá

Events

February

• 1-5 February: 2024 Chile wildfire season – Chile declares a state of emergency as wildfires kill at least 131 people across the country. Multiple fires are reported in Valparaíso and Viña del Mar. ^[1]
• 6 February: Death and state funeral of Sebastián Piñera - Former two-time president Sebastián Piñera dies in a helicopter crash near the town of Lago Ranco. ^[2]
• 21 February: Venezuelan military refugee Ronald Ojeda is kidnapped and later found dead in Maipú. ^[3]

March

• 15–17 March – Lollapalooza Chile 2024 at Parque Cerrillos, Santiago. ^[4]

April

• 27 April: Three Carabineros are killed in an ambush in Biobío Region. ^[5]

May

• 25 May: 2024 Chile wildfires – A firefighter and a CONAF official are arrested on suspicion of arson in a fire that killed 137 people in Viña del Mar. ^[6]

June

• 13 June: One person is killed during heavy rains and storms across central and southern Chile. ^[7] In connection to the rainfall the mines of Grupo Minero Las Cenizas in the Cabildo district suffered a tailings-mush spill impacting the waters of Ligua River and in the ravine of Quebrada Chincorro. ^{[8] [9]}

• 20 June: A freight train collides with another train conducting a test run in San Bernardo, killing two people and injuring nine others. ^[10]

July

• 18 July: A magnitude 7.4 earthquake strikes 45 km east-south-east of San Pedro de Atacama, ^[11] killing one person in Calama. ^[12]

August

• 13-16 August: Workers at the Escondida copper mine go on strike following a breakdown in negotiations with its majority owner BHP over pay. ^[13]

October

• 2 October: A total solar eclipse occurs over Easter Island and the Chilean Patagonia. ^[14]
• 23 October: A molotov cocktail explodes inside a high school in Santiago, injuring 34 students and one teacher. ^[15]

November

• 8 November: Julia Chuñil goes missing. ^[16]
• 14 November: Former deputy interior minister Manuel Monsalve is arrested on suspicion of raping a female ministry employee at a hotel. ^[17]

Scheduled

• 27 October:
  • 2024 Chilean municipal elections
  • 2024 Chilean regional elections

Art and entertainment

• List of Chilean submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

Holidays

Further information: Public holidays in Chile

Source: ^[18]

• 1 January – New Year's Day
• 29 March – Good Friday
• 30 March – Easter Saturday
• 1 May – Labour Day
• 21 May – Navy Day
• 21 June – National Day of Aboriginal Peoples
• 29 June – Feast of Saints Peter and Paul
• 16 July – Our Lady of Mount Carmel
• 15 August – Assumption Day
• 18 September – Independence Day
• 19 September – Army Day
• 14 October – Day of the Race
• 31 October – Reformation Day
• 1 November – All Saints' Day
• 8 December – Immaculate Conception
• 25 December – Christmas Day

Deaths

• 6 January – Ricardo Gálvez, 90, lawyer, judge and academic, justice of the Supreme Court (1998–2008). ^[19]
• 6 February - Sebastian Piñera, 74, politician, president and ex-president of Chile (2010 - 2014, 2018 - 2022).
• 15 October - Antonio Skármeta, 83, writer, scriptwriter and director.

References

1. "Forest fires kill 131 in Chile's worst disaster since 2010 earthquake". The Jerusalem Post. 6 February 2024. Archived from the original on 6 February 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
2. Meinzinger, Mason (6 February 2024). "Former Chilean President Sebastian Pinera Dies in Crash". Atlas News. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
3. Mega.cl (4 March 2024). "Los detalles del secuestro y posterior muerte de Ronald Ojeda: Detenido será formalizado este lunes". www.mega.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 February 2025.
4. Sandar Estrella Oporto (7 November 2023). "Lollapalooza Chile 2024: conoce el line up con los artistas confirmados" [Lollapalooza Chile 2024: know the line up with the confirmed artists] (in Spanish). Later Cera. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
5. "Assailants ambush and kill 3 police officers in southern Chile, shaking the country". Associated Press. 28 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
6. "Chile arrests firefighter for allegedly starting deadly blaze in February". Al Jazeera . 25 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
7. "Storms in Chile damage homes, flood roads and leave at least 1 person dead". Associated Press . 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
8. "DGA cursa multa a Minera Las Cenizas por emergencia en relave de Peñablanca: empresa anunció que apelara a la resolución". La Ligua Noticias (in Spanish). 13 June 2025. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
9. "Minera Las Cenizas se refiere a incidente provocado por sistema frontal extremo". Minería Chilena (in Spanish). 14 June 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
10. "Train collision in Chile kills at least 2 people and injures 9 others". Associated Press . 20 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
11. "M 7.4 - 45 km ESE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
12. "Autoridades confirman una persona fallecida durante el sismo magnitud 7.3 en la región de Antofagasta" (in Spanish). Diario Antofagasta. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
13. "Workers at world's biggest copper mine in Chile call off strike". France 24. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
14. "South America treated to rare 'ring of fire' eclipse". France 24. 3 October 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
15. "Molotov cocktail explodes in a Chilean high school, injuring at least 35". Associated Press. 24 October 2024. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
16. "¿Quién es Julia Chuñil, la líder mapuche de Putreguel que se encuentra desaparecida?". radio.uchile.cl (in European Spanish). 13 December 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
17. "Former top official in Chile is arrested on rape charges in a blow to President Boric". Associated Press. 14 November 2024. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
18. "Chile Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
19. Rubio, Paz (6 January 2024). "Fallece a los 90 años Ricardo Gálvez Blanco, ex ministro de la Corte Suprema y juez del caso Anfruns". La Tercera. Retrieved 9 January 2024.

External links

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