23 February – The Confederation of Non-Government Employees labor union strikes in solidarity with the Antofagasta workers. The government responds by alerting the military and seizing the bus system.[4]
18 March – Inez Enriquez Frodden is named as the first Chilean woman Deputy.[6]
April
26 April - The National Association of the Press is founded, the largest association of newspaper and magazine publishing companies in the country.
November
13 November - In Chillán, the Cooperativa de Consumption de Energía Eléctrica de Chillán Ltda was created. Initially it was to regulate the supply of electricity, but today it is the largest company in the Ñuble Province.
