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19th Century Timeline

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1. Kingdom of Belgium declared.






2. The British Empire annexed Burma (now also called Myanmar) after three Anglo-Burmese Wars.






3. The samurai class is abolished in Japan.






4. Cape Colony becomes part of the British Empire.






5. Muslim Rebellion in northwest China.






6. British defeat French at the Second Battle of Abukir






7. New Zealand becomes the first country to enact women's suffrage






8. The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is approved.






9. Cairo falls to the British.






10. Egyptian






11. Holy Roman Empire dissolved as a consequence of the Treaty of Pressburg.






12. Elisha Haydon Collier invents the Flintlock Revolver.






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






14. The German Customs Union is formed.






15. Dominican War ofIndependence from Haiti.






16. Bulgarians instigate the April Uprising against Ottoman rule.






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






18. Gregor Mendel formulates his laws of inheritance






19. The Battle of Trafalgar eliminates the French and Spanish naval fleets and allows for British dominance of the seas - a major factor for the success of the British Empire later in the century.






20. Napoleon strips the Teutonic Knights of their last holdings in Bad Mergentheim.






21. Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite premi






22. Fulani Jihad in Nigeria.






23. Treaty of Amiens between France and the United Kingdom ends the War of the Second Coalition.






24. Missouri Compromise






25. Ranjit Singh crowned as King of Punjab.






26. Napoleon crowns himself Emperor of the French.






27. Chile battles with Peru and Bolivia over Andean territory in the War of the Pacific.






28. Chile battles with Peru and Bolivia over Andean territory in the War of the Pacific.






29. Peterloo massacre in England.






30. California Gold Rush






31. Vincent van Gogh paints Starry Night






32. Earliest recorded air raid - as Austria employs 200 balloons to deliver ordnance against Venice.






33. Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. Sitting Bull surrenders.






34. Great Bosnian uprising against Ottoman rule occurs.






35. Second Anglo-Sikh War






36. The British EastIndia Company is dissolved.






37. Napoleon decisively defeats an Austrian-Russian army at the Battle of Austerlitz.






38. Thomas Jefferson elected President of the United States by the United States House of Representatives - following a tie in the Electoral College (United States)






39. Benin Expedition of 1897 loots and burns Benin






40. Napoleon escapes exile and begins the Hundred Days before finally being defeated at the Battle of Waterloo and exiled to St Helena. His defeat brings a conclusion to the Napoleonic Wars and marks the beginning of a Pax Britannica which lasts until 19






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






42. Famine in Finland.






43. The United States gains control of Cuba - Puerto Rico - and the Philippines after the Spanish-American War.






44. Premiere of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony.






45. The Caste War of Yucat






46. British defeat French at the Second Battle of Abukir






47. Canadian Confederation formed.






48. Napoleon abdicates and is exiled to Elba.






49. Italy annexes Eritrea.






50. Beethoven performs his Fifth Symphony







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