1996 in Chile

The following lists events that happened during 1996 in Chile.

Incumbents

 * President of Chile: Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle

December

 * 5 December – The Canada–Chile Free Trade Agreement is signed.

Deaths

 * 4 January – Ramón Vinay (born 1911)
 * 18 March – Osvaldo Rodríguez (Chilean) (born 1943)
 * 30 August – José Toribio Merino (born 1915)
 * 13 September – César Mendoza (born 1918)
 * 7 December – José Donoso (born 1924)