Citizens of Santiago, Chile, experience their first ride of the city's new electric tram car. Thousands perish as earthquakes rock Ecuador and Peru. Tremors are felt as far as the Andes as an earthquake rocks Caracas, Venezuela. Leaders from Chile and Argentina meet in Buenos Aires to sign a protocol putting to end speculation concerning strained relations between the two Latin American nations. Tensions arose between the nations when Argentine colonists occupied a portion of a disputed territory in Patagonia called Ultima Esperanza, and were ejected by Chilean police.
Civil war breaks out in Colombia.