1950 in Chile

← 1949 1948 1947 1950 in Chile → 1951 1952 1953
Decades:	1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s
See also:	Other events of 1950 Timeline of Chilean history

The following lists events that happened during 1950 in Chile.

Incumbents

• President of Chile: Gabriel González Videla

Events

January

• 24 January – The Chilean Government orders troops to their garrisons in response to strikes.^[1]

March

• 18 March – The Chilean Government abolishes 'emergency zones' created around vital economic areas created in 1947 to deter strikes.^[2]

June

• 19 June – Empresa Nacional del Petróleo is created.

July

• 7 July - The newspaper La Tercera de La Hora, edited in Santiago and owned by Copesa, is founded.

December

• 9 December - An intraplate earthquake of magnitude 8.2 occurs inside the Department of Loa, near Calama
• 29 December – Admiral Carlos Torres accepts the transfer of USS Brooklyn and USS Nashville to the Chilean Navy under the Mutual Defense Assistance Act.^[3]

Births

• 4 February – Teresita Reyes
• 9 March – Jorge Marchant Lazcano
• 21 March – Julio Crisosto
• 24 April – Rafael González (Chilean footballer)
• 25 June – Paco Saval
• 5 July – Carlos Caszely
• 11 July – Hernán Rivera Letelier
• 14 July – Mario Osbén (d. 2021)
• 17 September – Patricia Maldonado Aravena
• 26 October – Jorge Socías

Deaths

• 27 January – Augusto d'Halmar (b. 1882)
• 24 August -Arturo Alessandri (b. 1868)

References

1. "A State of Alert in Chile". New York Times. 25 January 1950. ProQuest 111535326.
2. "Chile Ends Emergency Zones". New York Times. 19 March 1950. ProQuest 111496438.
3. "CHILE ACCEPTS 2 CRUISERS: Names Admiral to Transfer U.S. Craft to Valparaiso". New York Times. 30 December 1950. ProQuest 111461787.