1879 in Chile

Events in the year 1879 in Chile.

Incumbents

 * President: Aníbal Pinto

Events

 * March 23 – Battle of Topáter
 * April 12 – Battle of Chipana
 * May 21 – Battle of Iquique and Battle of Punta Gruesa
 * October 8 – Battle of Angamos
 * November 2 – Battle of Pisagua
 * November 23 – Battle of San Francisco
 * November 27 – Battle of Tarapacá

Births

 * 6 February – Pedro Aguirre Cerda, thirtieth president of Chile (d. 1941)
 * 12 February – Juan Esteban Montero, politician (d. 1948)
 * 1 July – Ignacio Urrutia Manzano, politician (d. 1951)

Deaths

 * May 21 – Arturo Prat, lawyer and navy officer (b. 1848)