1956 in Chile

Incumbents

• President of Chile: Carlos Ibáñez del Campo

  Events

January

• 3 January – Foreign Minister Kaare Olsen Nielsen resigns to return to active service. José Serrano Palma is appointed successor.

  February

• 14 February – 1956 Santiago rail crash

  April

• 21 April – At least 38 people are killed when a bus plunges off a bridge near Camala.

  Births

• 2 January – Andrés Chadwick, politician
• 2 January – Eduardo Fournier, footballer
• 24 January – Samy Benmayor, painter
• 7 February – Andrés Allamand, politician
• 19 July – Tomás Hirsch, politician
• 4 August – Alfredo Moreno Charme, politician
• 31 August – Cristián Campos, actor
• 23 September – Juan Núñez, tennis player
• 4 November – Alberto Espina, politician
• 8 December – Iván Moreira, politician
• 30 December – Claudia di Girolamo, actress

  Deaths

• 6 August – Adelqui Migliar