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Santiago History Timeline

Events in Santiago History

  • 1541-02-12 Santiago, Chile, founded (or Feb 24)
  • 1541-02-24 Santiago, Chile founded by Pedro de Valvidia (or 2/12)
  • 1541-09-11 Santiago, Chile, is destroyed by indigenous warriors, lead by Michimalonko
  • 1643-05-13 Heavy earthquake strikes Santiago, Chile; kills a third of the population
  • 1863-12-08 2,500 reported killed as result of fire at Jesuit Church of La Compana, Santiago, Chile
  • 1962-06-17 FIFA World Cup Final, Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile: Brazil go 1-down early but recover to beat Czechoslovakia, 3-1
  • 1976-12-19 Davis Cup Men's Tennis, Santiago, Chile: Paolo Bertolucci & Adriano Panatta give Italy unassailable 3-0 lead; beat Patricio Cornejo & Jaime Fillol of Chile 6-3, 2-6, 9-7, 6-3; ends, 4-1
  • 1989-06-30 NASA closes down tracking stations in Santiago, Chile & Guam

¿Por qué no te callas?

2007-11-10 ¿Por qué no te callas? ("Why don't you shut up?") incident between Juan Carlos I of Spain and Venezuela's president Hugo Chávez at Ibero-American Summit in Santiago

President of Venezuela Hugo Chávez
King of Spain Juan Carlos I
  • 2015-07-04 Copa América Final, Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, Santiago: Chile defeats Argentina, 4-1 penalties to win their first title; 0-0 after extra time
  • 2018-03-08 Asia-Pacific trade deal signed in Santiago, Chile by 11 countries after US pulled out
  • 2019-11-25 Chilean performance collective Lastesis first perform feminist anthem “Un violador en tu camino” (“A Rapist in Your Path”) outside the Supreme Court in Santiago, Chile

Famous People from Santiago

José Miguel Carrera (1785-1821)

1785-10-15 1st President of Chile (1811-14), born in Santiago, Chile

José Miguel Carrera
  • 1881-06-08 Próspero Bisquertt, Chilean composer, born in Santiago, Chile (d. 1959)
  • 1883-03-08 Manuel Gómez Carrillo, Argentine composer, born in Santiago del Estero, Argentina (d. 1968)
  • 1883-08-10 Carlos Lavín, Chilean composer (Lamentaciones Huiliches), and ethnomusicologist, born in Santiago, Chile (d. 1962)
  • 1884-02-11 Alfonso Leng, Chilean dentist and composer (Doloras), born in Santiago, Chile (d. 1974)
  • 1894-12-14 Joaquin Zamacois Soler, Chilean-Spanish composer, born in Santiago de Chile, Chile (d. 1976)
  • 1911-01-06 Eduardo Frei Montalva, Chilean political leader (President 1964-70), born in Santiago, Chile (d. 1982)
  • 1911-09-02 René Amengual, Chilean pianist, composer and educator, born in Santiago, Chile (d. 1954)
  • 1912-10-04 Alfonso Letelier (-Llona), Chilean composer and educator (El Hombre ante la Ciencia - (Man Before Science)), born in Santiago, Chile (d. 1994)
  • 1915-11-19 Anita Lizana, Chilean tennis player (US Nat C'ships 1937; first Latin American major winner), born in Santiago, Chile (d. 1994)
  • 1917-09-10 Miguel Serrano, Chilean author, diplomat and fascist (Esoteric Hitlerism), born in Santiago, Chile (d. 2009)
  • 1919-01-18 Juan Antonio Orrego-Salas, Chilean composer, born in Santiago, Chile (d. 2019)
  • 1920-03-26 Sergio Livingstone, Chilean soccer goalkeeper who played 52 internationals (CD Universidad Católica) and TV personality (Televisión Nacional de Chile), born in Santiago, Chile (d. 2012)
  • 1924-10-05 Jose Donoso, Chilean writer (The Place Without Limits), born in Santiago (d. 1996)
  • 1925-03-26 Claudio Spies, Chilean American composer, born in Santiago, Chile (d. 2020)
  • 1928-07-09 Raúl Coloma, Chilean soccer goalkeeper (13 caps; Ferrobádminton, Municipal Santiago, Ferroviaros), born in Santiago, Chile (d. 2021)
  • 1928-12-19 Andrés Prieto, Chilean soccer forward (16 caps; Universidad Católica, Español) and manager (Universidad Católica, Liverpool FC, Bolívar, Real Santa Cruz), born in Santiago, Chile (d. 2022)
  • 1931-07-21 León Schidlowsky, Chilean-Israeli composer (Absalom; The Darkest Night; Before Breakfast), graphic artist, and painter, born in Santiago, Chile (d. 2022)
  • 1933-07-20 José Vicente Asuar, Chilean electronic music composer, born in Santiago, Chile (d. 2017)
  • 1933-09-05 Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa, Chilean catholic archbishop, born in Santiago, Chile
  • 1936-04-25 Leonel Sánchez, Chilean soccer striker (85 caps; Club Universidad de Chile 413 games, 167 goals), born in Santiago, Chile (d. 2022)
  • 1937-02-14 Carlos Campos, Chilean soccer striker (39 caps; Universidad de Chile 259 games), born in Santiago, Chile (d. 2020)
  • 1938-10-07 Carlos Contreras, Chilean soccer defender (30 caps; Universidad de Chile), born in Santiago, Chile (d. 2020)
  • 1941-02-18 Herb Santiago, Puerto Rican-American pop vocalist (Frankie Lymon & Teenagers - "Why Do Fools Fall In Love"), born in San Juan, Puerto Rico
  • 1942-02-16 Gabriel Brnčić, Chilean composer, and pedagogue, born in Santiago, Chile
  • 1944-01-16 Juan Rodríguez Vega, Chilean soccer defender (26 caps; Universidad de Chile, Atlético Español), born in Santiago, Chile (d. 2021)
  • 1946-06-28 Jaime Guzmán, Chilean politician (President of the Independent Democratic Union), born in Santiago (d. 1991)
  • 1947-09-24 Jorge Spedaletti, Chilean soccer forward (5 caps; Everton Viña del Mar, Universidad de Chile Santiago, Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata), born in Rosario, Argentina (d. 2022)

Sebastián Piñera (1949-2024)

1949-12-01 Chilean businessman and politician (President of Chile, 2010-14 and 2018-22), born in Santiago, Chile

Sebastián Piñera
  • 1950-06-28 Mauricio Rojas, Chilean-Swedish politician and political economist, born in Santiago, Chile

Michelle Bachelet (72 years old)

1951-09-29 Chilean Socialist Party politician (President of Chile, 2006-10 &, 2014-18; U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, 2018-22), born in Santiago, Chile

Michelle Bachelet
  • 1953-04-28 Roberto Bolaño, Chilean author and poet (2666), born in Santiago, Chile (d. 2003)
  • 1955-06-21 Juan Carlos Orellana, Chilean soccer left winger (11 caps; Deportes Temuco, CSD Colo-Colo, O'Higgins FC), born in Santiago, Chile (d. 2022)
  • 1967-01-18 Iván Zamorano, Chilean footballer, born in Santiago, Chile

Pedro Pascal (49 years old)

1975-04-02 Chilean-American actor (Game of Thrones; Narcos; The Mandalorian), born in Santiago, Chile

Pedro Pascal
  • 1975-12-26 Marcelo Rios, Chilean tennis star (1995 Amsterdam), born in Santiago, Chile
  • 1976-08-19 Pablo Larraín, Chilean filmmaker (El Conde), born in Santiago, Chile
  • 1976-09-01 Sebastián Rozental, Chilean soccer forward (27 caps; Universidad Católica, Rangers, Grasshopper Club Zürich, Unión Española), born in Santiago, Chile
  • 1976-09-06 N.O.R.E. [Victor Santiago, Jr.], American rapper, born in Queens, New York
  • 1978-11-16 Santiago Peña, Paraguayan politician and economist (President of Paraguay 2023-), born in Asunción, Paraguay
  • 1979-11-12 Cote de Pablo, Chilean American actress (NCIS), born in Santiago, Chile
  • 1982-03-23 José Raúl Contreras, Chilean soccer defender (8 caps; Santiago Wanderers; Universidad de Chile; Huachipato), born in Quilpué, Chile
  • 1984-06-01 Jean Beausejour, Chilean soccer left wing-back (107 caps; Birmingham City, Wigan Athletic, Universidad de Chile), born in Santiago, Chile
  • 1986-11-26 Diego Urbano, Chilean jazz vibraphonist, composer, and bandleader ("Begs the Question’’), born in Santiago, Chile
  • 1987-11-23 Snooki [Nicole Polizzi], American reality TV personality (Jersey Shore), born in Santiago, Chile

Famous Chileans

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