1940 in Chile

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← 1939 1938 1937 1940 in Chile → 1941 1942 1943
Decades:	1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s
See also:	Other events of 1940 Timeline of Chilean history

The following lists events that happened during 1940 in Chile.

Incumbents

• President of Chile: Pedro Aguirre Cerda

Events

August

• 20 August – The Deportes Luis Matte Larraín football club is founded.

Births

• date unknown – Catalina Parra
• 14 April – Hugo Lepe (d. 1991)
• 11 May – Juan Downey (d. 1993)
• 12 August – Fernando Alarcón
• 7 November – Antonio Skármeta^[1]
• 22 November – Alberto Fouilloux (d. 2018)
• 28 December – Don Francisco

Deaths

• 29 February – Fernando Irarrázaval Mackenna

References