← 1938 1937 1936 1939 in Chile → 1940 1941 1942
Decades:	1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s
See also:	Other events of 1939 Timeline of Chilean history

The following lists events that happened during 1939 in Chile.

Incumbents

• President of Chile: Pedro Aguirre Cerda

Events

August

• 25 August – The Ariostazo failed coup attempt occurs.^[1]

Births

• 10 January – Jorge Toro
• 9 April – Hugo Villanueva
• 26 May – Alejandro Foxley
• 22 June – Luis Eyzaguirre
• 8 December – Humberto Cruz
• 25 December – Claudio Huepe (d. 2009)

Deaths

• 11 November – Pedro Nolasco Cruz Vergara (b. 1857)^[2]