15 June - The
Huanchaca street scandal occurs, when 9 young homosexuals were detained in a house located at number 352 of said street in the city of
Antofagasta and arrested until 2 July, in which they suffered mistreatment and abuse.
August
A binational commission sets the maritime limits between
Chile and
Peru through two lighthouses on each side of the border.
September
18 September - Official broadcasts of Chile's National Television begin in
Santiago.
12 November - Flight 87 of LAN Chile was hijacked, considered the first air piracy attack in national history
22 November - The Radical Democracy political party was founded.
December
3 December - An Air France Boeing 707 exploded in midair and fell into the sea two minutes after taking off at 7:03 p.m. from Maiquetía bound for
Lisbon and
Paris. 62 people died. The plane had arrived in
Venezuela from
Santiago de Chile and the flight was 24 hours late due to strikes in
France.
15 June - The
Huanchaca street scandal occurs, when 9 young homosexuals were detained in a house located at number 352 of said street in the city of
Antofagasta and arrested until 2 July, in which they suffered mistreatment and abuse.
August
A binational commission sets the maritime limits between
Chile and
Peru through two lighthouses on each side of the border.
September
18 September - Official broadcasts of Chile's National Television begin in
Santiago.
12 November - Flight 87 of LAN Chile was hijacked, considered the first air piracy attack in national history
22 November - The Radical Democracy political party was founded.
December
3 December - An Air France Boeing 707 exploded in midair and fell into the sea two minutes after taking off at 7:03 p.m. from Maiquetía bound for
Lisbon and
Paris. 62 people died. The plane had arrived in
Venezuela from
Santiago de Chile and the flight was 24 hours late due to strikes in
France.