1889 in Chile

Events in the year 1889 in Chile.

← 1888 1887 1886 1889 in Chile → 1890 1891 1892
Decades:	1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s
See also:	Other events of 1889 Timeline of Chilean history

Incumbents

• President: Jose Manuel Balmaceda
• President of the Senate of Chile: Domingo Santa Maria, Adolfo Eastman

Events

• founding of Enersis
• founding of Falabella (retail store)
• founding of S.A.C.I. Falabella

Births

• January 10 - Gabriela Mistral, poet (died 1957)^[1]

Deaths

• July 1 - Domingo Santa Maria

References

1. Gazarian-Gautier, Marie-Lise (2003). "The Walking Geography of Gabriela Mistral". In Agosín, Marjorie (ed.). Gabriela Mistral: The Audacious Traveler. Athens: Ohio University Press. p. 270. ISBN 978-0-89680-230-8.