1969 in Chile

none February 2024 1969 The following lists events that happened during 1969 in Chile. Incumbents President of Chile: Eduardo Frei Montalvahttps://www.britannica.com/biography/Eduardo-Frei Eduardo Frei Encyclopædia Britannica 8 February 2024 Events February 1 February - The broadcasts of the local Televisión Nacional de Chile station begin in Punta Arenas. March 2 March – Chilean parliamentary election, 1969 9g March - Puerto Montt Massacre 25 March - The La Silla Observatory is inaugurated in the current Coquimbo Region. April 28 April - Crash of LAN Chile Flight 160. A Boeing 727 from Buenos Aires crashed in a field near Colina. There were no deaths or injuries. May 21 May - The transmissions of the third station of National Television of Chile begin, this time in the city of Talca. 26 May - Chile signs the Andean Pact. 29 May - Construction begins on Line 1 of the Santiago Metro, that would unite the Civic District of Santiago with the Barrancas sector. June 15 June - The Huanchaca street scandal occurs, when 9 young homosexuals were detained in a house located at number 352 of said street in the city of Antofagasta and arrested until 2 July, in which they suffered mistreatment and abuse. August A binational commission sets the maritime limits between Chile and Peru through two lighthouses on each side of the border. September 18 September - Official broadcasts of Chile's National Television begin in Santiago. October 21 October – Tacnazo insurrection November 12 November - Flight 87 of LAN Chile was hijacked, considered the first air piracy attack in national history 22 November - The Radical Democracy political party was founded. December 3 December - An Air France Boeing 707 exploded in midair and fell into the sea two minutes after taking off at 7:03 p.m. from Maiquetía bound for Lisbon and Paris. 62 people died. The plane had arrived in Venezuela from Santiago de Chile and the flight was 24 hours late due to strikes in France. Births 7 January – Raimundo Tupper (d. 1995) 28 January – Fernando Cornejo (d. 2009) 15 March – Juan Cristóbal Guarello 10 May – Javier Margas 22 June – Ronald Fuentes 4 July – Alejandra Fosalba 14 July – Carlo de Gavardo (d. 2015) 27 August – Karen Doggenweiler 18 September – Rafael Araneda 15 October – Roberto Artiagoitia 6 December – Rodrigo Vásquez Schroder 24 December – Luis Musrri 27 December – Miguel Cerda Deaths 9 February – Manuel Plaza (b. 1900) References 1969 in Category:Years of the 20th century in Chile Chile