1879 in Chile

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Events in the year 1879 in Chile.

Incumbents

President: Aníbal Pinto

Events

March 23 – Battle of Topáter
April 12 – Battle of Chipana
May 21 – Battle of Iquique and Battle of Punta Gruesa
October 8 – Battle of Angamos
November 2 – Battle of Pisagua
November 23 – Battle of San Francisco
November 27 – Battle of Tarapacá

Births

6 February – Pedro Aguirre Cerda, thirtieth president of Chile (d. 1941)^[1]
12 February – Juan Esteban Montero, politician (d. 1948)
1 July – Ignacio Urrutia Manzano, politician (d. 1951)

Deaths

May 21 – Arturo Prat, lawyer and navy officer (b. 1848)

See also

War of the Pacific

References

^ "Pedro Aguirre Cerda" (in Spanish). Library of the National Congress of Chile. Retrieved 8 February 2024.

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