1879 in Chile

← 1878 1877 1876 1879 in Chile → 1880 1881 1882
Decades:	1850s 1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s
See also:	Other events of 1879 Timeline of Chilean history

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
• 12 February - Juan Esteban Montero, politician
• 1 July - Ignacio Urrutia Manzano, politician

Deaths

• May 21 - Arturo Prat

See also

• War of the Pacific