1953 in Chile

Incumbents

• President of Chile: Carlos Ibáñez del Campo

  Events

March

• 1 March – Chilean parliamentary election, 1953

  May

• 6 May – 1953 Concepción earthquake

  June

• 15 June – Seven people were killed when a Chilean airliner exploded and crashed at the Copiapo airport.

  Births

• 3 January – Nicolás Eyzaguirre
• 2 June – Osvaldo Andrade
• 6 June- Mauricio Redolés
• 28 April – Roberto Bolaño
• 16 August – Sebastián Edwards
• 11 September – Rodolfo Dubó
• 23 October – Joaquín Lavín
• 11 November – Evelyn Matthei
• 18 December – José Antonio Gómez
• 22 December – Coca Guazzini

  Deaths

• 7 March – Juan Brüggen