15 April - The Estadio Carlos Dittborn is inaugurated in the city of Arica.
May[]
15 May - The Floral clock of the city of Viña del Mar is inaugurated.
30 May-17 June – 1962 FIFA World Cup
June[]
2 June - The so-called Battle of Santiago occurs, where Chile faces Italy, Chile wins 2-0.
August[]
8 August - The Sunday Show program begins to be broadcast, which would later become Sábado Gigante , known worldwide in countries with Spanish-speaking people.
September[]
16 September - The Municipal Estadio Ester Roa Rebolledo is inaugurated in the city of Concepción.
18 September - The Chilean rodeo becomes a national sport.
Births[]
12 February – , singer-songwriter
16 February – Alejandro Hisis, footballer
20 February – Klaus von Storch, aerospace engineer
