1837 in Chile
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Incumbents
Events
June
- 3 June - Chilean Army officer Jose Antonio Vidaurre attempts to overthrow the Prieto government. The coup fails and Vidaurre is later executed.
November
- 17 November - The Treaty of Paucarpata is signed, temporarily ending the War of the Confederation.
- 17 November - The 1837 Valdivia earthquake is felt from Concepción to Chonos Archipelago.
Births
- 24 February â Delfina de la Cruz, pianist and First Lady of Chile (died 1905)[2]
- 18 April â Eleuterio RamÃrez, lieutenant colonel (died 1879)
Deaths
- 4 October - José Antonio Vidaurre (b. 1798)
- 19 July - AgustÃn Eyzaguirre (b. 1768)