1878 in Chile

The following lists events that happened during 1878 in Chile.

Incumbents

 * President of Chile: Aníbal Pinto

December

 * December - Chile dispatches a warship to Antofagasta.

Births

 * 17 June - Agustín Edwards Mac-Clure (d. 1941)
 * 6 July - Marmaduke Grove (d. 1954)

Deaths

 * 8 June - Rafael Valentín Valdivieso (b. 1804)