The following lists events that happened during 1801 in Chile. Incumbents Royal Governors - Joaquín del Pino (-March 31), José de Santiago Concha Jiménez Lobatón (April 1-December), Francisco Tadeo Diez de Medina Vidanges (December-)

Events January January 1 – a large earthquake strongly affected the city of La Serena and surrounding areas, causing considerable structural damage.

Births May 6 - José Joaquín Pérez, seventh president of Chile. (d. 1889)

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