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)

See also War of the Pacific

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