The following is a list of events in the year 2019 in Chile.
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- January 19 – A magnitude 6.7 earthquake hits Tongoy, Coquimbo Region in Chile, causing two deaths and as many as 200,000 people left without power.[1] Despite its moderate magnitude, since it was an intraplate earthquake, it caused some serious damage in La Serena and nearby cities.
- October 7 – 2019–2022 Chilean protests: The protest begin due to cost of living and inequality.[2]
- October 19 – 2019–2022 Chilean protests: A curfew was declared in the Greater Santiago area.[3][4]
- October 21 – Eye injuries in the 2019–2020 Chilean protests: a record of twenty patients with eye injury arrive at Hospital del Salvador, of these ten arrive in a single hour.[5]
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edit- August 8 – Manfred Max-Neef, economist (b. 1932)
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References
edit- ^ "2 Killed As Magnitude-6.7 Earthquake Strikes Chile". January 20, 2019. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
- ^ Baeza, Angélica (2019-10-11). "Evasión masiva de alumnos del Instituto Nacional en el Metro termina con denuncia en Fiscalía y medidas de contención". La Tercera. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
- ^ "General Iturriaga decreta toque de queda en Santiago para afrontar graves disturbios". Radio Bío-Bío. 19 October 2019. Archived from the original on 19 October 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- ^ "Decretan inédito toque de queda en Santiago tras fracaso del gobierno en contener ola de protestas". El Desconcierto (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 20 October 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- ^ "Médicos de la U. de Chile analizan 182 casos de heridos en los ojos: 24 personas presentaron "estallido ocular"". 24horas.cl (in Spanish). TVN. January 2, 2020. Retrieved June 30, 2020.