The following lists events that happened during 1926 in Chile.

Incumbents

President of Chile The president of Chile ( es, Presidente de Chile), officially known as the President of the Republic of Chile ( es, Presidente de la República de Chile), is the head of state and head of government of the Republic of Chile. The president is re ...

: Emiliano Figueroa

Events

June

* An exceptionally stormy and unsettled month in Central Chile produces the wettest and cloudiest month for which reliable records exist in Santiago,Navarrete, J. Bustos; ‘Meteorological Summary for Southern South America’; ''

Monthly Weather Review The ''Monthly Weather Review'' is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the American Meteorological Society. It covers research related to analysis and prediction of observed and modeled circulations of the atmosphere, including technique ...

''; 54 (1926), p. 300 where a total of falls (more than the average annual rainfall) and no more than 51 sunny hours occur all month.

October

*12 October to 3 November – The

1926 South American Championship The tenth edition of the South American Championship was held in Santiago, Chile, from 12 October to 3 November 1926. Overview The participating countries were Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Brazil withdrew for the secon ...

is held in

Santiago Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile as well as one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is the center of Chile's most densely populated region, the Santiago Metropolitan Region, whose ...

Births

*14 April –

George Robledo Jorge "George" Robledo Oliver (14 April 1926 – 1 April 1989) was a Chilean professional footballer. He played as a striker, and is most notable for his time spent with Newcastle United. He was the first non-British-registered foreign player ...

(d. 1989) *26 May – Antonio Prieto (actor) (d. 2011) *20 August – Augusto Barcia (d. 2001) *20 December – Misael Escuti (d. 1995) *29 December –

Lautaro Murúa Lautaro Murúa (; 29 December 1926 in Tacna, Chile – 3 December 1995 in Madrid) was a Chilean-Argentine actor, film director, and screenwriter. He is one of the best known actors in the cinema of Argentina. Born in Chile, Murúa moved to ...

(d. 1926)

Deaths

*20 October –

Agustín Ross Agustín Ross Edwards (February 5, 1844 – October 20, 1926) was a Chilean politician, diplomat, and banker. He was son of David Ross and Carmen Edwards Ossandon; both were of British ancestry. He was married to Susana De Ferari. Biography Ro ...

(b. 1844) *16 December –

Hernán Trizano Hernán Trizano Avezzana (Valparaíso, 1860 - Temuco, 1926) was a Chilean Army officer who led the Gendarmes para las Colonias an army regiment that acted as rural police in Southern Chile Southern Chile is an informal geographic term for any pl ...

(b. 1860)

References

{{South America topic, 1926 in Years of the 20th century in Chile

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...