1956 in Chile

← 1955 1954 1953 1956 in Chile → 1957 1958 1959
Decades:	1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s
See also:	Other events of 1956 Timeline of Chilean history

The following lists events that happened during 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. ^[1]

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.^[2]

Births

• 2 January - Eduardo Fournier
• 24 January - Samy Benmayor
• 7 February - Andrés Allamand
• 19 July - Tomás Hirsch
• 4 August - Alfredo Moreno Charme
• 23 September - Juan Núñez (tennis)

Deaths

• 6 August - Adelqui Migliar

References

1. "Chile's Foreign Minister Quits". New York Times. 4 January 1956. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
2. "38 Die in Chilean Truck Crash". New York Times. 22 April 1956. Retrieved 11 February 2015.