1956 in Chile

The following lists events that happened during 1956 in Chile.

Incumbents

 * President of Chile: Carlos Ibáñez del Campo

January

 * 3 January – Foreign Minister Kaare Olsen Nielsen resigns to return to active service. José Serrano Palma is appointed successor.

February

 * 14 February – 1956 Santiago rail crash

April

 * 21 April – At least 38 people are killed when a bus plunges off a bridge near Calama.

June

 * 10 June - At the FIFA congress held in Lisbon, Chile is chosen to host the 1962 FIFA World Cup.

August

 * 2 August - The National Party (1956-1958) is created, product of the merger of the National Independent Movement, the National Agrarian Party and the Agrarian Labor Recoveryist Party.

Births

 * 2 January – Andrés Chadwick, politician
 * 2 January – Eduardo Fournier, footballer
 * 24 January – Samy Benmayor, painter
 * 7 February – Andrés Allamand, politician
 * 19 July – Tomás Hirsch, politician
 * 4 August – Alfredo Moreno Charme, politician
 * 31 August – Cristián Campos, actor
 * 23 September – Juan Núñez, tennis player
 * 4 November – Alberto Espina, politician
 * 8 December – Iván Moreira, politician
 * 30 December – Claudia di Girolamo, actress

Deaths

 * 6 August – Adelqui Migliar (b. 1891)