1959 in Chile
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Events
January
- 16 January - The 1959 FIBA World Championship is held in the country. The tournament takes place in the cities of Antofagasta, Valparaíso, Santiago, Concepción and Temuco.
- 19 January – Interior Minister Enrique Ortuzar resigns on health grounds.[1]
March
- 6 March - It is inaugurated St.Matthew's College in the city of Osorno.
June
- 13 June - The IANSA Linares plant is inaugurated.
July
- 31 July - The D.F.L. No. 2. It is established as the deadline in which the building can be regularized as old according to the General Ordinance of Urban Planning and Construction.
August
- August 21 - The Television Corporation of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, the second Chilean television channel, currently known as Canal 13, begins its transmissions.
- August 22 - Regular broadcasts of UCV Television begin in the city of Valparaíso.
November
- November 7 - Radio Andrés Bello begins its broadcasts.
December
- December 1 - In Washington D.C. (United States), Chile signs the Antarctic Treaty. Through its provisions, the treaty prevents the denial or affirmation of sovereignty over the white continent.
