List of events
The following lists events that happened during 1956 in Chile .
21 April – At least 38 people are killed when a bus plunges off a bridge near Calama .[ 2] 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. 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