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19th Century Timeline
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1. Uruguayan Civil War
1801
1821
1839
1805
2. Mary Shelley writes Frankenstein
1831
1801
1818
1899
3. Samuel Colt popularizes the revolver and sets up a firearms company to manufacture his invention of the Colt Paterson revolver a six bullets firearm shot one by one without reloading manually.
1897
1836
1804
1899
4. Anglo-Afghan Wars lead to stalemate and the establishment of the Durand line
1871
1839
1804-1813
1806-1812
5. The Decembrist revolt
1889
1817
1825
1834
6. TheInternal Macedonian Revolutionary Organisation is formed
1802
1845
1818
1893
7. Russo-Persian War.
1833
1804-1813
1890
1874
8. Invention of the phonautograph - the first true device for recording sound.
1886
1863
1858
1846
9. Olympic Games revived inAthens.
1829
1896
1808
1884
10. Revolutions of 1848 in Europe
1892
1844
1848
1884
11. Louis Le Prince records the Roundhay Garden Scene - the earliest surviving film.
1845
1837
1888
1801
12. Polish uprising against the Russian Empire.
1818
1885
1863
1876
13. French intervention in Mexico and the creation of the Second Mexican Empire - ruled by Maximilian I of Mexico and his consort Carlota of Mexico.
1840
1844
1861
1820
14. Charles Darwin's journey on the HMS Beagle.
1886
1840
1831
1801
15. The Wounded Knee Massacre was the last battle in the AmericanIndian Wars. This event represents the end of the American Old West.
1882
1888
1890
1857
16. TheFirst Boer War.
1839
1897
1880
1846
17. Erie Canal opened connecting the Great Lakes to theAtlantic Ocean.
1816
1816
1825
1890
18. The quagga is rendered extinct.
1883
1833
1884
1814
19. The New Zealand Land Wars
1845
1820
1895
1869
20. Uruguayan Civil War
1831
1899
1881
1839
21. The World's Columbian Exposition was held in Chicago celebrating the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the New World.
1890
1877
1823
1892
22. William Symington demonstrates his Charlotte Dundas - the 'first practical steamboat'.
1868
1817
1892
1803
23. The British EastIndia Company is dissolved.
1896
1874
1814
1889
24. Spanish guerrillas fight in the Peninsular War.
1851
1861
1837
1808
25. Russia abolishes serfdom.
1861
1814
1896
1851
26. Suez Canal is constructed.
1868
1859
1837
1806-1812
27. Britain establishes a protectorate over Bechuanaland (modern Botswana)
1804
1885
1853
1831
28. Queen Victoria's reign is considered the apex of the British Empire and is referred to as the Victorian era.
1837
1889
1856
1803
29. Muslim Rebellion in northwest China.
1803
1804
1862
1831
30. Mexico gains independence from Spain with the Treaty of C
1835
1834
1821
1886
31. Independence of Argentina
1845
1870
1816
1845
32. The Mahdist War in Sudan.
1853
1857
1881
1885
33. First publicly funded telegraph line in the world
1844
1868
1852
1886
34. Independence of Chile
1818
1801
1801
1850
35. The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is approved.
1868
1879
1821
1898
36. The Cisplatine War results in the independence of Uruguay.
1894
1825
1892
1814
37. Monroe Doctrine declared by US President James Monroe.
1896
1813
1823
1837
38. Indian famine begins.
1860
1899
1838
1818
39. Henri Becquerel discovers radioactivity; JJ Thompson identifies the electron - though not by name.
1888
1831
1877
1896
40. SecondIndustrial Revolution
1823
1806-1812
1829
1871
41. Seneca Falls Convention is the first women's rights convention in the United States and leads to the battle for suffrage and women's legal rights.
1848
1822
1836
1886
42. Napoleon crowns himself Emperor of the French.
1871
1846
1883
1804
43. The Bront
1847
1861
1834
1886
44. Barbary Wars between the United States and the Barbary States of North Africa
1887
1865-April 9 - 1865
1801
1876
45. First gramophone record
1829
1894
1842
1873
46. Britain amends the Poor Law demanding that any paupers requesting assistance must go to a workhouse.
1834
1804
1880
1856
47. Independence of Bolivia.
1825
1844
1860
1814
48. France invades and occupies Algeria.
1849
1888
1831
1818
49. United States President Abraham Lincoln is assassinated while attending a performance atFord's Theater - Washington - D.C.. He dies approximately nine hours after being shot on April 15 - 1865.
1865-April 14 - 1865
1845
1881
1831
50. 13 million Chinese die of famine in northern China.
1828
1896
1867
1876