The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Santiago, Santiago Province, Chile.
Prior to 19th century
19th century
20th century
- 1902 - Population: 322,059. (estimated)
- 1905 â Parque Forestal inaugurated.
- 1908 â December: Pan-American Scientific Congress held.
- 1911 â Chilean National History Museum founded.
- 1925 â Chilean National Zoo opens.
- 1926 â Teatro Carrera opens.
- 1927 â Santiago Metropolitan Park laid out.
- 1935
- Teatro Oriente (theatre) built.
- Plaza de la Constitución (Santiago de Chile) laid out (approximate date).
- 1936 â Cine Metro (cinema) opens.
- 1945 â Chilean National Ballet founded.
- 1948 â headquartered in Santiago.
- 1950 â 3ra de la Hora newspaper begins publication.
- 1952 â Population: 664,575 city; 1,348,283 urban agglomeration.
- 1960 â Arboretum Frutillar founded.
- 1962 â 1962 FIFA World Cup held; Battle of Santiago occurs.
- 1967 â Pudahuel Airport commissioned.
- 1972
- Centro Cultural Gabriela Mistral inaugurated.
- United Nations Conference on Trade and Development held.
- 1973 â 11 September: Chilean coup d'état.
- 1974 â Torre Entel built.
- 1975
- Santiago Metro begins operating.
- Population: 3,186,000 city; 3,262,990 urban agglomeration.
- 1976 - July: Lowest temperature of -6.8 recorded in Santiago
- 1978
- Santiago Metro Line 2 begins operating.
- Paseo Ahumada pedestrianized.
- 1980 â Santiago Metropolitan Region established.
- 1981 â Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino established.
- 1984 â La Cuarta newspaper begins publication.
- 1985 â 3 March: Earthquake.
- 1990
- Metrotrén begins operating (San Fernando-Santiago).
- Jaime Ravinet becomes mayor.
- National Congress of Chile relocated to ValparaÃÂso from Santiago.
- 1991 â July 21: 1991 Copa América final football tournament held.
- 1995 â Population: 4,229,970 (estimate).
- 1997 â Santiago Metro Line 5 begins operating.
- 1998 â 2nd Summit of the Americas held.
21st century
See also
References
This article incorporates information from the Spanish Wikipedia.
Bibliography
in English
Published in the 18thâÂÂ19th centuries
Published in the 20th century
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