Eloísa Díaz

Eloísa Díaz, Chilean doctor and Chile's first female physician (died 1950)

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Born: June 25, 1866
Died: November 1, 1950
Zodiac sign: Cancer
Birth year: 1866

About Eloísa Díaz

Eloísa Díaz Inzunza was a Chilean medical doctor. She was the first female medical student to attend the University of Chile, and the first woman to become a doctor of medicine in South America. Díaz became the first woman in South America to graduate and earn her medical license She graduated on 27 December 1886, and obtained her degree on 3 January 1887. As a philanthropist, Díaz founded several kindergartens, polyclinics for the poor, and school camps.

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The world when Eloísa Díaz was born

Eloísa Díaz was born in 1866. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1866

Best-selling bookCrime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Headlines and milestones

Top headlineReconstruction era begins in the South
Technology milestoneTransatlantic telegraph cable successfully laid
World population~1.46B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderAndrew Johnson
U.S. population34.0M

1866 versus 2026

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Measure	1866	2026
Population	34.0M	341 million

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