title: 1947 in Chile
text: # 1947 in Chile
  
  The following lists events that happened during 1947 in Chile.
  
  ## Incumbents
  
  * President of Chile: Gabriel González Videla
  
  ## Events
  
  ### February
  
  * 6 February - The Captain Arturo Prat Base is inaugurated, the oldest in the country in Antarctica.
  
  ### April
  
  * 9 April - Through decree 1831 of 1947 of the Ministry of Education, the Universidad Técnica del Estado is created.
  
  ### June
  
  * 23 June - The President of the Republic Gabriel González Videla makes an official statement on maritime jurisdiction.
  
  ### August
  
  * 15 August – The Santiago Museum of Contemporary Art is inaugurated.
  
  ## Births
  
  * 2 June – Juan Gabriel Valdés
  * 28 July – Coco Legrand
  * 21 September – Hernán Larraín
  * 30 November – Patricia Verdugo (d. 2008)
  * 30 November – Sergio Badilla Castillo
  