The following lists events that happened during 1985 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 r ...

Augusto Pinochet Augusto José Ramón Pinochet Ugarte (, , , ; 25 November 1915 – 10 December 2006) was a Chilean general who ruled Chile from 1973 to 1990, first as the leader of the Military Junta of Chile from 1973 to 1981, being declared President of ...

Events

March

*3 March –

1985 Algarrobo earthquake An earthquake measuring 8.0 struck Santiago Chile on 3 March 1985, and ended up killing 177 people and injuring about 2,575 others. This earthquake was being felt between the northern Antofagasta Region and the southern Los Lagos Region. It was ...

*30 March – Caso Degollados

April

*8 April – 1985 Rapel Lake earthquake

Births

*8 January –

Jorge Aguilar Jorge Roberto Aguilar Mondaca (; born 8 January 1985) is a Chilean former professional tennis player. Tennis career Juniors In 2001 won the U16 world championship with best friend Guillermo Hormazábal and Carlos Rios. Aguilar reached as high ...

*21 January –

Jean Philippe Cretton Jean Philippe Cretton Vásquez (b. Victoria, 21 January 1985) is a Chilean television presenter and journalist. He was the co-host of ''Televisión Nacional de Chile''s program Calle 7 until 31 August 2010, and main host beginning on 26 October ...

*5 February – Guillermo Hormazábal *22 February – José Pedro Fuenzalida *11 April – Gustavo Zamudio *24 April – Rubén Castillo *13 June – Bárbara Muñoz

Deaths

*date unknown – Cristián Huneeus (b. 1935)

References

{{South America topic, 1985 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 ...