1942 in Chile

none February 2022 1942 The following lists events that happened during 1942 in Chile. Incumbents President of Chile: Jerónimo Méndez (until 2 April), Juan Antonio Ríos Events February 1 February – Chilean presidential election, 1942 is held giving Juan Antonio Rios elected as President of the Republic. March 7–17 March – The 1942 South American Basketball Championship is held in Santiago. May 12 May - The Catholic University rugby team of the city of Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan Region, is founded.April 2022 July 24 July - The College of Pharmacists of Chile is founded under Law No. 7,205, constituting itself as a Trade association. September 6 September - At 9:43 p.m. there was an Earthquake of 7.3 degrees on Richter magnitude scale and whose epicenter was located in the vicinity of Caldera, Atacama Region . It left a balance of 5 dead, 16 injured and 705 homeless; It also caused a medium intensity Tsunami between Lima, Peru and Puerto Saavedra in the Araucania Region. November 20 November - The National Prize of Literature the country's largest literature award, is created; This under Law No. 7,368, which also creates the National Prize of Art of Chile that begins to be awarded since 1944. December 18 December - the Quinta Normal Fire Department is founded in the Commune of Quinta Normal in Santiago. Births October 2022 23 January – Pedro Araya Toro 1 May – Carlos Cardoen 1 June – Honorino Landa (d. 1987) 24 June – Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle 9 August – Miguel Littín 10 August – Augusto Parra Muñoz, diplomathttp://www.udec.cl/historiaudec/rectores.html Rectores University of Concepción 2009-03-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20090307003731/http://www.udec.cl/historiaudec/rectores.html 7 March 2009 dead es 8 September – Beatriz Allende (d. 1977) 6 December – Rubén Marcos (d. 2006) 27 December – Juan Inostroza Deaths 9 August – Juan Subercaseaux (b. 1896) References 1942 in Category:Years of the 20th century in Chile Chile