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19th Century Timeline

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






2. Russo-Persian War.






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






4. Mexico gains independence from Spain with the Treaty of C






5. Suez Canal is constructed.






6. 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde' by Robert Louis Stevenson is published.






7. The feudal system is dismantled in Japan.






8. 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.






9. Regency period ends in the United Kingdom






10. The One Thousand Days war in Colombia breaks out between the 'Liberales' and 'Conservadores' - culminating with the loss of Panama in 1903.






11. The Wahhabis of theFirst Saudi State capture Mecca and Medina.






12. Independence of Bolivia.






13. Greco-Turkish War.






14. The British Empire takes over Balochistan






15. Persian Prophet the B






16. 26 millionIndians perish inIndia due to famine.






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






18. Siege of Sevastapol; city falls to British forces.






19. November Uprising in Poland against Russia.






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






21. November Uprising ends with crushing defeat for Poland in the Battle of Warsaw.






22. Morphine first isolated.






23. Olympic Games revived inAthens.






24. Fingerprinting is officially adopted for the first time






25. The Great Exhibition in London was the world's first international Expo or World's Fair.






26. Independence of Luxembourg.






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






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






29. Russia commences its conquest of the Caucasus.






30. After the final Russo-Persian War - the Persian Empire took back territory lost to Russia from the previous war.






31. Asaph Hall discovers the moons of Mars






32. First electrical power plant and grid in Godalming - Britain.






33. H. G. Wells publishes The War of the Worlds






34. Russia commences its conquest of the Caucasus.






35. Long Depression in Western Europe and North America






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






37. Charles Darwin's journey on the HMS Beagle.






38. Anaesthesia used for the first time.






39. The safety pin and the gas mask are invented






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






41. Bah






42. 13 million Chinese die of famine in northern China.






43. The Paraguayan War ends Paraguayan ambitions for expansion and destroys much of the Paraguayan population.






44. Karl Benz sells the first commercial automobile






45. Neanderthal man first identified. Age still unknown.






46. Giuseppe Garibaldi launches the Expedition of the Thousand






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






48. Neanderthal man first identified. Age still unknown.






49. World's first oil refinery in Romania






50. Maxwell's A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism published.