2024 in Chile explained

See also: 2024 in South America. The following is a list of events in the year 2024 in Chile.

Incumbents

• President: Gabriel Boric (CS)
• Minister of the Interior and Public Security: Carolina Tohá

Events

February

• 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. https://www.mega.cl/programas/mucho-gusto/mejores-momentos/165504-ronald-ojeda-encuentran-cuerpo-maipu.html

March

• 15–17 March – Lollapalooza Chile 2024 at Parque Cerrillos, Santiago.^[3]

April

• 27 April: Three Carabineros are killed in an ambush in Biobío Region.^[4]

May

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 14 November: Former deputy interior minister Manuel Monsalve is arrested on suspicion of raping a female ministry employee at a hotel.^[13]

Scheduled

• 27 October:
  • 2024 Chilean municipal elections
  • 2024 Chilean regional elections

Art and entertainment

• List of Chilean submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

Holidays

^[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

• 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.

External links

• Online calendar

Notes and References

1. News: The Jerusalem Post. 6 February 2024. Forest fires kill 131 in Chile's worst disaster since 2010 earthquake. 6 February 2024. 6 February 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240206032155/https://www.jpost.com/international/article-785347. live.
2. Web site: 2024-02-06 . Former Chilean President Sebastian Pinera Dies in Crash . Atlas News . 2024-02-06 . en-US.
3. Web site: Lollapalooza Chile 2024: conoce el line up con los artistas confirmados. Lollapalooza Chile 2024: know the line up with the confirmed artists. Sandar Estrella Oporto. Later Cera. 7 November 2023. 20 November 2023. es.
4. Web site: 28 April 2024 . Assailants ambush and kill 3 police officers in southern Chile, shaking the country . Associated Press . 28 April 2024 . en-US.
5. Web site: Chile arrests firefighter for allegedly starting deadly blaze in February. 2024-05-25. 2024-05-25. Al Jazeera.
6. Web site: Storms in Chile damage homes, flood roads and leave at least 1 person dead . 14 June 2024 . 14 June 2024 . Associated Press.
7. Web site: Train collision in Chile kills at least 2 people and injures 9 others . 20 June 2024 . 20 June 2024 . Associated Press.
8. Web site: M 7.4 - 45 km ESE of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile . 2024-07-19 . earthquake.usgs.gov.
9. News: Autoridades confirman una persona fallecida durante el sismo magnitud 7.3 en la región de Antofagasta. 19 July 2024. 19 July 2024. Diario Antofagasta. es.
10. News: Workers at world's biggest copper mine in Chile call off strike . 16 August 2024 . 17 August 2024. France 24 . en.
11. Web site: 2024-10-03 . South America treated to rare 'ring of fire' eclipse . 2024-10-03 . France 24 . en.
12. Web site: 2024-10-24 . Molotov cocktail explodes in a Chilean high school, injuring at least 35 . 2024-10-26 . Associated Press . en.
13. Web site: 2024-11-14 . Former top official in Chile is arrested on rape charges in a blow to President Boric . 2024-11-15 . Associated Press . en.
14. Web site: Chile Public Holidays 2024. 20 November 2023 . Public Holidays Global.
15. Web site: Rubio . Paz . 2024-01-06 . Fallece a los 90 años Ricardo Gálvez Blanco, ex ministro de la Corte Suprema y juez del caso Anfruns . 2024-01-09 . La Tercera.