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• Montt, Pedro Montt    b. June 29, 1849  d. August 16, 1910
  Statesman. The son of former Chilean President Manuel Montt, he served as President of Chile from 1906 until his death from a stroke. (Bio by: K)
  Cementerio General de Santiago de Chile, Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile
   
• Neruda (Reyes), Pablo (Neftali Ricardo)    b. July 12, 1904  d. September 23, 1973
  Pablo Neruda (1904-1973), whose real name is Neftal‚ Ricardo Reyes Basoalto, was born on July 12, 1904, in the town of Parral in Chile. His father was a railway employee and his mother, who died shortly after his birth, a teacher. Some years later his father, who had then moved to the town of Temuco, remarried doˆa Trinidad Candia Malverde. The poet spent his childhood and youth in Temuco, where he also got to know Gabriela Mistral, head...[Read More]
  Cause of death: Leukemia
  Isla Negra, Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile
  Plot: Buried on his estate
   
• O'Higgins, Bernardo    b. August 20, 1778  d. October 24, 1842
  Chilean Leader. Leader of the Chilean rebel army that defeated Spanish forces. He proclaimed an independent Chile and subsequently became its first leader. He held dictatoral powers for his six year rule. He was deposed in 1823, and lived out the remainder of his life in exile in Lima, Peru. (Bio by: Erik Lander)
  Plaza de la Ciudadanía (Citizen's Square), Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile
   
• Oddó, Willy    b. October 14, 1943  d. November 7, 1991
  Chilean musician. He was one of the members of famous Chilean group "Quilapayún". Among his songs are “Canto a la pampa,” “Soy obrero” of the “Cantata Santa María de Iquique,” “La carta,” and “Pido castigo". He play guitar, quenas and percussions. In 1987, he left the group, and he began to work in cultural management With the return of democracy in Chile, he worked in the Municipality of Santiago. Sadly, he was murdered in an obscure incident in the city of Santiago. (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
  Cementerio General de Santiago de Chile, Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile
   
• Ortega, Sergio    b. February 2, 1938  d. September 16, 2003
  Composer. He studied composition at the National Conservatory of the University of Chile. He also was civil employee of the Institute of Musical Extension and for several years sound engineer of the Theater Antonio Varas. In the allendista period, he was Artistic Director of the television channel of the University of Chile. From the same day of the coup d'etat, Sergio obtains asylum in the Embassy of Panamá in Chile. Later, the same year, he left Chile for France where he lived until his death...[Read More] (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
  Cementerio General de Santiago de Chile, Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile
   
• Palma, Arturo Fortunato Alessandri    b. December 20, 1868  d. August 24, 1950
  Statesman. He served as the President of Chile from 1920 to 1925, and again from 1932 to 1938. He was the father of Chilean President Jorge Alessandri Rodriguez. (Bio by: K)
  Cementerio General de Santiago de Chile, Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile
   
• Parra, Violeta    b. October 4, 1917  d. February 5, 1967
  Noted Chilean Singer. She is remembered for her songs: "Volver a los Diecisiete," "Gracias a la Vida," "Palmero Sube a la Palma," "Verso por el fin del Mundo" and "Casamiento de Negros." (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
  Cementerio General de Santiago de Chile, Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile
   
• Rodriguez, Juan Esteban Montero    b. 1879  d. 1948
  Statesman. Rodriguez served as the President of Chile from 1931 to 1932. (Bio by: K)
  Cementerio General de Santiago de Chile, Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile
   
• Urrutia, Matilde    b. 1912  d. 1985
  Wife of Chilean Nobel Prize winning poet, Pablo Neruda.
  Isla Negra, Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile
   
• Zanartu, Federico Errazuriz    b. April 25, 1825  d. July 20, 1877
  Statesman. He served as President of Chile from 1871 to 1876. He was the father of Chilean President Federico Errázuriz Echaurren. (Bio by: K)
  Cementerio General de Santiago de Chile, Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile
   

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