1879 in Chile

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Decades:
  • 1850s
  • 1860s
  • 1870s
  • 1880s
  • 1890s
See also:
  • Other events of 1879
  • Timeline of Chilean history

Events in the year 1879 in Chile.

Incumbents[]

Events[]

  • March 23 – Battle of Topáter
  • April 12 – Battle of Chipana
  • May 21 – Battle of Iquique and Battle of Punta Gruesa
  • October 8 – Battle of Angamos
  • November 2 – Battle of Pisagua
  • November 23 – Battle of San Francisco
  • November 27 – Battle of Tarapacá

Births[]

  • 6 February – Pedro Aguirre Cerda, thirtieth president of Chile (d. 1941)
  • 12 February – Juan Esteban Montero, politician (d. 1948)
  • 1 July – Ignacio Urrutia Manzano, politician (d. 1951)

Deaths[]

  • May 21 – Arturo Prat, lawyer and navy officer (b. 1848)

See also[]

  • War of the Pacific
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