The following lists events that happened during 1956 in Chile.
Incumbents President of Chile: Carlos Ibáñez del Campo
Events January 3 January – Foreign Minister Kaare Olsen Nielsen resigns to return to active service. José Serrano Palma is appointed successor.
February 14 February – 1956 Santiago rail crash
April 21 April – At least 38 people are killed when a bus plunges off a bridge near Calama. June 10 June - At the FIFA congress held in Lisbon, Chile is chosen to host the 1962 FIFA World Cup.
August 2 August - The National Party (1956-1958) is created, product of the merger of the National Independent Movement, the National Agrarian Party and the Agrarian Labor Recoveryist Party.
Births 2 January – Andrés Chadwick, politician 2 January – Eduardo Fournier, footballer 24 January – Samy Benmayor, painter 7 February – Andrés Allamand, politician 19 July – Tomás Hirsch, politician 4 August – Alfredo Moreno Charme, politician 31 August – Cristián Campos, actor 23 September – Juan Núñez, tennis player 4 November – Alberto Espina, politician 8 December – Iván Moreira, politician 30 December – Claudia di Girolamo, actress
Deaths 6 August – Adelqui Migliar (b. 1891)
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