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19th Century Timeline

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1. Charles Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species.






2. Ludwig van Beethoven performs his Moonlight Sonata for the first time.






3. Karl Benz sells the first commercial automobile






4. The Texas Revolution in Mexico resulted in the short-lived Republic of Texas.






5. The British Empire takes over Balochistan






6. French troops capture Antananarivo in Madagascar






7. Trial of Oscar Wilde and premiere of his play The Importance of Being Earnest






8. Death of William Blake - Ludwig van Beethoven






9. Second Boer War begins (-1902); Philippine-American War begins (-1913).






10. The New Zealand Land Wars






11. Richard Wagner's Ring Cycle is first performed in its entirety.






12. Sir Robert Peel founds the Metropolitan Police Service - the first modern police force.






13. The United States purchases Alaska from Russia.






14. The Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland merge to form the United Kingdom.






15. Haiti gains independence from France and becomes the first black republic.






16. The feudal system is dismantled in Japan.






17. Serbian revolution erupts against the Ottoman rule. Suzerainty of Serbia recognized in 1817.






18. Queen Victoria's reign is considered the apex of the British Empire and is referred to as the Victorian era.






19. The Great Auk is rendered extinct.






20. The Little Ice Age ends around this time.






21. New Zealand is founded - as the Treaty of Waitangi is signed by the Maori and British.






22. The Pony Express started.






23. The German Customs Union is formed.






24. Polish uprising against the Russian Empire.






25. Indian famine begins.






26. Charles Dickens publishes Oliver Twist






27. Charles Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species.






28. Robert E. Lee surrenders the Army of Northern Virginia (26 -765 troops) to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse - Virginia - effectively ending the American Civil War.






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30. The Wounded Knee Massacre was the last battle in the AmericanIndian Wars. This event represents the end of the American Old West.






31. Napoleon abdicates and is exiled to Elba.






32. July Revolution in France.






33. Anglo-Afghan Wars lead to stalemate and the establishment of the Durand line






34. The World's Columbian Exposition was held in Chicago celebrating the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the New World.






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36. Robert E. Lee surrenders the Army of Northern Virginia (26 -765 troops) to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse - Virginia - effectively ending the American Civil War.






37. The first recognised international soccer match - between England and Scotland - is played.






38. The Pony Express ended.






39. War breaks out between Britain and France; this is considered by some to be the beginning of the Napoleonic Wars.






40. Robert Lewis Stevenson's Treasure Island is published






41. The Wounded Knee Massacre was the last battle in the AmericanIndian Wars. This event represents the end of the American Old West.






42. The Chincha Islands War was an attempt by Spain to regain its South American colonies.






43. The Belgian Revolution in the United Kingdom of the Netherlands led to the creation of Belgium.






44. July Revolution in France.






45. The quagga is rendered extinct.






46. Navarino Massacre






47. World's first oil refinery in Romania






48. The samurai class is abolished in Japan.






49. The safety pin and the gas mask are invented






50. Death of Alexander Pushkin