1957 in Chile

none 1957 The following lists events that happened during 1957 in Chile. Incumbents President of Chile: Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Events March 3 March – Chilean parliamentary election, 1957 April 2 April and 3 April - The so-called "battle of Santiago" takes place. Due to the economic crisis in the country, protests took place that left more than 20 dead and serious clashes with the police. In the last hours of April 3, President Carlos Ibáñez del Campo is forced to declare a state of siege and take the army out into the streets July 24 July - Influenza outbreak in the port of Valparaíso. Between August and September it would expand to all of Chile. 28 July - Christian Democratic Party is founded. October 5 October - In Valparaíso, UCV Televisión, the first Chilean television channel, begins its transmissions. December 22 December – Two buses collide near San Antonio, killing 21.Chilean Buses Collide, 21 Die New York Times 22 December 1957 113932044 Births date unknown – Roberto Brodsky 3 January – Héctor Hoffens 13 July – Benedicto Villablanca 8 August – Roberto Rojas 25 August – Lizardo Garrido 2 November – Osvaldo Heriberto Hurtado Galeguillo 5 December – Raquel Argandoña 21 December – Roberto Cifuentes Deaths 10 January – Gabriela Mistral, poet (born 1889)Marie-Lise Gazarian-Gautier The Walking Geography of Gabriela Mistral Marjorie Agosín Gabriela Mistral: The Audacious Traveler Athens Ohio University Press 2003 270 978-0-89680-230-8 9 April – Pedro Opaso (born 1876) 12 May – Guillermo Saavedra (born 1903) 10 July – Ernesto Chaparro (born 1901) 25 September – Max Westenhöfer (born 1871) References 1957 in Category:Years of the 20th century in Chile Chile