Events in the year 1974 in Chile.

Incumbents

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television *'' Præsident ...

Augusto Pinochet Augusto José Ramón Pinochet Ugarte (25 November 1915 – 10 December 2006) was a Chilean military officer and politician who was the dictator of Military dictatorship of Chile, Chile from 1973 to 1990. From 1973 to 1981, he was the leader ...

Commander-in-chief of the Chilean Army This article lists the commanders-in-chief of the Chilean Army. The Chilean Army () is the land force of Chile. The Chilean Army dates back to 1810. The current Commander-in-Chief is Army General Javier Iturriaga del Campo. He was appointed by f ...

: Augusto Pinochet

Events

January

*January 2 - A strong earthquake affected the Province of El Loa. The movement originated at 07:44 hrs. and had a magnitude of 6.8º Richter. The epicenter was recorded in the Salar de Ascotán sector.

February

*February 3 - The XV International Song Festival of

Viña del Mar Viña del Mar (; meaning "Vineyard of the Sea") is a List of cities in Chile, city and Communes of Chile, commune on Zona Central, Chile, central Chile's Pacific coast. Often referred to as ("The Garden City"), Viña del Mar is located withi ...

is held. Hosted by César Antonio Santis and Gabriela Velasco.

March

*March 11 - The Governing Board issues its "Declaration of Principles". *March 16 -

travels to

Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...

to witness the assumption of command by retired general

Ernesto Geisel Ernesto Beckmann Geisel (, ; 3 August 1907 – 12 September 1996) was a Brazilian Army officer and politician, who served as the 29th president of Brazil from 1974 to 1979, during the Brazilian military dictatorship. Born to German Lutheran ...

April

*April 27 - Carabineros de Chile becomes part of the Ministry of National Defense.

May

June

*June 15 - Decree Law 512 formally establishes the

Dirección de Inteligencia Nacional The Dirección de Inteligencia Nacional (DINA; ) was the secret police of Chile during the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet. The DINA has been referred to as "Pinochet's Gestapo". Established in November 1973 as a Chilean Army intelligence unit ...

(DINA). *June 20 - Through Decree Law 527,

becomes "Supreme Chief of the Nation".

July

*July 21 - A group of unknown individuals shoots in

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the Chilean ambassador to

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, Alfredo Canales Márquez.

August

*August 9 –

VLCC Metula oil spill The VLCC ''Metula'' was in a supertanker that was involved in an oil spill in Tierra del Fuego, Chile in 1974. The ship was a Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC), with a length of , draft of and a deadweight ton capacity of 206,000. It was the first ...

*August 18 - The 1974 Oran Earthquake can be felt in the cities of Calama and

Antofagasta Antofagasta () is a port city in northern Chile, about north of Santiago. It is the capital of Antofagasta Province and Antofagasta Region. According to the 2015 census, the city has a population of 402,669. Once claimed by Bolivia follo ...

, stopping the operation of the

Chuquicamata Chuquicamata ( ; referred to as Chuqui for short) is the largest open-pit mining, open pit copper Mining, mine in terms of excavated volume in the world. It is located in the north of Chile, just outside Calama, Chile, Calama, at above sea level. ...

mine.

September

October

*October 3 - An earthquake shakes the Tarapacá Region (

Arica and Parinacota Region The Arica y Parinacota Region ( ) is one of Chile's 16 first order administrative divisions. It comprises two provinces, Arica and Parinacota. It borders Peru's Department of Tacna to the north, Bolivia's La Paz and Oruro departments to the east ...

), with an intensity of 4.5 Richter Scale. This is due to the earthquake that occurred in

Lima Lima ( ; ), founded in 1535 as the Ciudad de los Reyes (, Spanish for "City of Biblical Magi, Kings"), is the capital and largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón River, Chillón, Rímac River, Rímac and Lurín Rive ...

Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...

. *October 16 - The Colegio de Profesores de Chile is created, replacing the Single Union of Education Workers, which functioned between

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and

1973 Events January * January 1 – The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 14 - The 16-0 19 ...

. *October 26 - Decree Law No. 527, which established the Statute of the Governing Board, separating the exercise of constituent and legislative powers from the executive branch, is published in the Official Gazette. The first two were established in the Governing Board and the executive would be exercised by the President of the Governing Board, who would be the Supreme Chief of the Nation.

November

December

Births

*date unknown –

Patricia Pérez Goldberg Patricia Carolina Pérez Goldberg (born 22 February 1974 in Santiago, Chile, Santiago) is a Chilean people, Chilean lawyer and politician. From 2016, she has served as a judge at the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. She was Ministry of Justic ...

*January 2 –

Rossana Dinamarca Rossana Dinamarca (born 2 January 1974) is a Chilean exile and Swedish Left Party politician. She served as member of the Riksdag from 30 September 2002 to 24 September 2018. References External linksRossana Dinamarcaat the Riksdag Th ...

*January 12 – Claudia Conserva *February 27 –

Carolina Fadic Carolina Fadic Maturana (Santiago, February 27, 1974 – ibid, October 12 of 2002) was an actress and television presenter from Chile. She started her career when she was only 19 years old, when she was chosen by the director Vicente Sabatini ...

(d. 2002) *March 3 –

Álvaro Espinoza Álvaro Alberto Espinoza Ramírez s-pe-noh'-zah/small> (born February 19, 1962) is a Venezuelan former shortstop in Major League Baseball. He batted and threw right-handed. Early life Born in Valencia, Carabobo, he graduated from Pedro Gual H ...

*March 10 –

Cristián de la Fuente Cristián Andrés de la Fuente Sabarots (; born March 10, 1974) is a Chilean actor, presenter, model and producer. He began his career appearing in the Chilean telenovelas before moving to United States for starring in television series ''Family ...

*April 8 –

Luis Fernando Sepúlveda Luis Fernando Sepúlveda Villar (born April 8, 1974) is a male professional track and road racing cyclist from Chile. He won a gold medal for his native country at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He also competed at the ...

*April 13 – Moisés Ávila *May 7 – Ricardo Francisco Rojas *May 26 –

Enrique Osses Enrique Roberto Osses Zencovic (born May 26, 1974) is a football referee from Chile for Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Chile (ANFP) and CONMEBOL. Osses has officiated international matches which include the 2011 Copa América, Co ...

*June 17 –

Javiera Contador Javiera Contador (born June 17, 1974 in Santiago) is a Chilean actress, comedian and television hostess. She played ''Quena Gómez de Larraín'' on the television show Casado con Hijos. She studied theatre at Pontificia Universidad Católica de ...

*June 18 –

Sigrid Alegría Sigrid Alegría Conrads (born 18 June 1974) is a Chilean film and television actress. Alegría began her acting debut in the Televisión Nacional de Chile, TVN soap opera ''Borrón y cuenta nueva (TV series), Borrón y cuenta nueva'' in 1998, pl ...

*June 26 – Pablo Galdames *July 22 – Francisco Rojas Rojas *September 14 – Marlen Olivari *November 26 – José Miguel Viñuela *November 28 – Ena von Baer *December 24 –

Marcelo Salas José Marcelo Salas Melinao (; born 24 December 1974), nicknamed ''Bullfighter, Matador'' (due to his Goal celebration, goalscoring celebrations), ''El Fenómeno'' and ''Shileno'', is a Chilean former association football, footballer who play ...

Deaths

*March 12 –

Alberto Bachelet Alberto Arturo Miguel Bachelet Martínez (; 27 April 1923 – 12 March 1974)Chilean Air Force The Chilean Air Force () is the air force of Chile and branch of the Chilean military. History The first step towards the current FACh is taken by Lieutenant Colonel, Teniente Coronel training as a pilot in France. Although a local academy was c ...

Brigadier General, father of

Michelle Bachelet Verónica Michelle Bachelet Jeria (; born 29 September 1951) is a Chilean politician who served as President of Chile from 2006 to 2010 and again from 2014 to 2018, becoming the first woman to hold the presidency. She was re-elected in December ...

, heart attack (b. 1923) *March 15 –

José Tohá José Tohá González (February 6, 1927 – March 15, 1974) was a Chilean journalist, lawyer, and politician of the Socialist Party (PS). Biography Tohá was born in Chillán, the son of Spanish immigrant José Tohá Soldavilla and of Brunilda G ...

, former

Minister of the Interior An interior minister (sometimes called a minister of internal affairs or minister of home affairs) is a cabinet official position that is responsible for internal affairs, such as public security, civil registration and identification, emergency ...

(b. 1927) *September 30 –

Carlos Prats Carlos Prats González (; February 24, 1915 – September 30, 1974) was a Chilean Army officer and politician. He served as a minister in Salvador Allende's government while Commander-in-chief of the Chilean Army. He resigned in August 1973 am ...

, former

Minister of National Defense A ministry of defence or defense (see spelling differences), also known as a department of defence or defense, is the part of a government responsible for matters of defence and military forces, found in states where the government is divided ...

, car bomb in

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(b. 1915) *October 5 – Miguel Enríquez (politician), shot (b. 1944)

References

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