2019 in Chile
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Incumbents
Events
- January 19 – A magnitude 6.7 earthquake hits Tongoy, Coquimbo Region in Chile, causing two deaths and as many as 200,000 people left without power.[1] Despite its moderate magnitude, since it was an intraplate earthquake, it caused some serious damage in La Serena and nearby cities.
- October 7 – 2019–2022 Chilean protests: The protest begin due to cost of living and inequality.[2]
- October 19 – 2019–2022 Chilean protests: A curfew was declared in the Greater Santiago area.[3][4]
- October 21 – Eye injuries in the 2019–2020 Chilean protests: a record of twenty patients with eye injury arrive at Hospital del Salvador, of these ten arrive in a single hour.[5]
Births
Deaths
- August 8 – Manfred Max-Neef, economist (b. 1932)
See also
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