1972 in Chile

Incumbents

• President of Chile: Salvador Allende

  Events

March

• 11 March – Cuban packages

  October

• 13 October – Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571

  Births

• 8 January – Esteban Valencia
• 5 February – Tamara Acosta
• 9 February – Álvaro Véliz
• 31 March – Alejandro Amenábar
• 6 April – Daniel Alcaíno
• 30 April – Oscar Villalón
• 11 May – Angélica Castro
• 29 May – Cristián Sánchez
• 24 July – Julián Elfenbein
• 22 September – Paris Inostroza
• 12 November – Sergio Lagos
• 13 November – Pedro Reyes
• 20 December – Carolina Goić

  Deaths

• 19 September – Luciano Kulczewski