1959 in Chile

Incumbents

• President of Chile: Jorge Alessandri

  Events

January

• 19 January – Interior Minister Enrique Ortuzar resigns on health grounds.

  Births

• 1 January – Cecilia Serrano
• 13 February – Luis Hormazábal
• 20 May – Juan Carlos Letelier
• 30 June – Rodrigo Jordan
• 30 July – Sergio Pacheco
• 1 October – Leo Caprile
• 3 October – Luis Mosquera
• 20 October – Ricardo J. Caballero
• 1 December – Omar Aguilar

  Deaths

• 14 June – Jerónimo Méndez