2024 in Chile
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The following is a list of events in the year 2024 in Chile.
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]February
[edit]- 1-5 February: 2024 Chile wildfire season – Chile declares a state of emergency as wildfires kill at least 131 people across the country. Multiple fires are reported in Valparaíso and Viña del Mar.[1]
- 6 February: Death and state funeral of Sebastián Piñera - Former two-time president Sebastián Piñera dies in a helicopter crash near the town of Lago Ranco.[2]
- 21 February: Venezuelan military refugee Ronald Ojeda is kidnapped and later found dead in Maipú. [1]
March
[edit]- 15–17 March – Lollapalooza Chile 2024 at Parque Cerrillos, Santiago.[3]
April
[edit]- 27 April: Three Carabineros are killed in an ambush in Biobío Region.[4]
May
[edit]- 25 May: 2024 Chile wildfires – A firefighter and a CONAF official are arrested on suspicion of arson in a fire that killed 137 people in Viña del Mar.[5]
June
[edit]- 13 June: One person is killed during heavy rains and storms across central and southern Chile.[6]
- 20 June: A freight train collides with another train conducting a test run in San Bernardo, killing two people and injuring nine others.[7]
July
[edit]- 18 July: A magnitude 7.4 earthquake strikes 45 km east-south-east of San Pedro de Atacama,[8] killing one person in Calama.[9]
August
[edit]- 13-16 August: Workers at the Escondida copper mine go on strike following a breakdown in negotiations with its majority owner BHP over pay.[10]
October
[edit]- 2 October: A total solar eclipse occurs over Easter Island and the Chilean Patagonia.[11]
- 23 October: A molotov cocktail explodes inside a high school in Santiago, injuring 34 students and one teacher.[12]
November
[edit]- 14 November: Former deputy interior minister Manuel Monsalve is arrested on suspicion of raping a female ministry employee at a hotel.[13]
Scheduled
[edit]Art and entertainment
[edit]Holidays
[edit]Source:[14]
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 29 March – Good Friday
- 30 March – Easter Saturday
- 1 May – Labour Day
- 21 May – Navy Day
- 21 June – National Day of Aboriginal Peoples
- 29 June – Feast of Saints Peter and Paul
- 16 July – Our Lady of Mount Carmel
- 15 August – Assumption Day
- 18 September – Independence Day
- 19 September – Army Day
- 14 October – Day of the Race
- 31 October – Reformation Day
- 1 November – All Saints' Day
- 8 December – Immaculate Conception
- 25 December – Christmas Day
Deaths
[edit]- 6 January – Ricardo Gálvez, 90, lawyer, judge and academic, justice of the Supreme Court (1998–2008).[15]
- 6 February - Sebastian Piñera, 74, politician, president and ex-president of Chile (2010 - 2014, 2018 - 2022).
- 15 October - Antonio Skármeta, 83, writer, scriptwriter and director.
References
[edit]- ^ "Forest fires kill 131 in Chile's worst disaster since 2010 earthquake". The Jerusalem Post. 6 February 2024. Archived from the original on 6 February 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ "Former Chilean President Sebastian Pinera Dies in Crash". Atlas News. 2024-02-06. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
- ^ Sandar Estrella Oporto (7 November 2023). "Lollapalooza Chile 2024: conoce el line up con los artistas confirmados" [Lollapalooza Chile 2024: know the line up with the confirmed artists] (in Spanish). Later Cera. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ "Assailants ambush and kill 3 police officers in southern Chile, shaking the country". Associated Press. 28 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "Chile arrests firefighter for allegedly starting deadly blaze in February". Al Jazeera. 2024-05-25. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
- ^ "Storms in Chile damage homes, flood roads and leave at least 1 person dead". Associated Press. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ "Train collision in Chile kills at least 2 people and injures 9 others". Associated Press. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ "M 7.4 - 45 km ESE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
- ^ "Autoridades confirman una persona fallecida durante el sismo magnitud 7.3 en la región de Antofagasta" (in Spanish). Diario Antofagasta. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ "Workers at world's biggest copper mine in Chile call off strike". France 24. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ "South America treated to rare 'ring of fire' eclipse". France 24. 2024-10-03. Retrieved 2024-10-03.
- ^ "Molotov cocktail explodes in a Chilean high school, injuring at least 35". Associated Press. 2024-10-24. Retrieved 2024-10-26.
- ^ "Former top official in Chile is arrested on rape charges in a blow to President Boric". Associated Press. 2024-11-14. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
- ^ "Chile Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ Rubio, Paz (2024-01-06). "Fallece a los 90 años Ricardo Gálvez Blanco, ex ministro de la Corte Suprema y juez del caso Anfruns". La Tercera. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
