2024 in Chile
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The following is a list of events in the year 2024 in Chile.
Incumbents[edit]
Events[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]
- 15–17 March – Lollapalooza Chile 2024 at Parque Cerrillos, Santiago.[3]
- 27 April: Three Carabineros are killed in an ambush in Biobío Region.[4]
- 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]
- 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]
Scheduled[edit]
Art and entertainment[edit]
Holidays[edit]
Source:[8]
- 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).[9]
- 6 February - Sebastian Piñera, 74, politician, president and ex-president of Chile. (2010 - 2014, 2018 - 2022)
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.
- ^ "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.
