title: 1940 in Chile
text: # 1940 in Chile
  
  The following lists events that happened during 1940 in Chile.
  
  ## Incumbents
  
  * President of Chile: Pedro Aguirre Cerda
  
  ## Events
  
  ### August
  
  * 20 August – The Deportes Luis Matte Larraín football club is founded.
  
  ## Births
  
  * date unknown – Catalina Parra
  * 14 April – Hugo Lepe (d. 1991)
  * 11 May – Juan Downey (d. 1993)
  * 12 August – Fernando Alarcón
  * 7 November – Antonio Skármeta
  * 22 November – Alberto Fouilloux (d. 2018)
  * 28 December – Don Francisco
  
  ## Deaths
  
  * 29 February – Fernando Irarrázaval Mackenna
  