Chile October 16

In 1967, September 11 was chosen as a del Maestro (Teachers Day). The date was moved to December 10 in 1975, because on that day in 1945, the Chilean poet Gabriela Mistral received the Nobel Prize. In 1977, the date was renamed to a del Profesor (also Teachers Day) and was moved again, to October 16, to honor the founding of the Colegio de Profesores de Chile (Teachers Association of Chile).