1953 in Chile

Decades:	1930s; 1940s; 1950s; 1960s; 1970s;
See also:	Other events of 1953; Timeline of Chilean history;

The following lists events that happened during 1953 in Chile.

Incumbents

1 January - A fire in a barracks in Valparaíso causes an explosion that kills 50 people, including 36 firefighters. The incident was caused by a flare launched at the New Year's celebrations.

13 February - The Central Unitaria de Traballadores(CUT) is created, which brings together the majority of the country's trade union centrals, and that day it celebrates its constituent congress.^[1]
16 February - The evening newspaper Los Tiempos returns to circulation after 21 years.

15 June – Seven people were killed when a Chilean airliner exploded and crashed at the Copiapo airport.^[2]

24 July - Carlos Ibáñez del Campo signs the DFL 126 of 1953 of the Ministry of Finance that creates the Banco del Estado de Chile.

6 December - The Calama Earthquake occurs. With a magnitude of 7.4 degrees on the Richter scale, it affects the Antofagasta Region. The earthquake leaves 3 dead and 15 injured.

^ "Antecedentes del Movimiento Sindical Chileno" (PDF) (in Spanish). Archivo Chile. p. 7. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
^ "7 Chileans Die in Air Crash". New York Times. 16 June 1953. ProQuest 112760737.