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19th Century Timeline
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1. Eiffel Tower is inaugurated in Paris.
1889
1819
1849
1820
2. Cape Colony becomes part of the British Empire.
1872
1876
1830
1806
3. The Principality of Serbia passes a Constitution which defines its independence from the Ottoman Empire.International recognition followed in 1878.
1867
1816
1864
1810
4. US forces overthrow the government of Hawaii
1838
1846
1883
1893
5. Russia commences its conquest of the Caucasus.
1844
1872
1814
1817
6. Battle of San Jacinto leads to the capture of General Santa Anna.
1865
1801
1895
1836
7. The Paraguayan War ends Paraguayan ambitions for expansion and destroys much of the Paraguayan population.
1867
1821
1886
1864
8. Regency period ends in the United Kingdom
1808
1892
1825
1820
9. Indian Rebellion of 1857. The British Empire assumes control ofIndia from the EastIndia Company.
1804
1808
1857
1801
10. Following the Russo-Turkish War - the Treaty of Berlin recognizes formal independence of the Principality of Serbia - Montenegro and Romania. Bulgaria becomes autonomous.
1804
1853
1866
1877
11. The Home Rule Movement is established in Ireland.
1847
1821
1873
1874
12. Taiping Rebellion is the bloodiest conflict of the century - leading to the deaths of 20 million people.
1850
1816
1892
1834
13. Russo-Persian War.
1804-1813
1812
1898
1831
14. The quagga is rendered extinct.
1883
1884
1860
1808
15. The Texas Revolution in Mexico resulted in the short-lived Republic of Texas.
1822
1844
1835
1816
16. Polish uprising against the Russian Empire.
1864
1877
1883
1863
17. The Convention of Kanagawa formally ends Japan's policy of isolation.
1844
1855
1854
1876
18. Chilean Civil War.
1834
1814
1891
1851
19. 13 million Chinese die of famine in northern China.
1805
1814
1876
1894
20. Great Bosnian uprising against Ottoman rule occurs.
1805
1831
1839
1804
21. 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.
1812
1805
1861
1876
22. Napoleon signs the Concordat of 1801 with the Pope.
1888
1862
1896
1801
23. First publicly funded telegraph line in the world
1844
1894
1827
1892
24. Mexico gains independence from Spain with the Treaty of C
1821
1820
1834
1871
25. Britain declares the Slave Trade illegal.
1810s
1874
1807
1896
26. Anaesthesia used for the first time.
1825
1842
1836
1848
27. Independence of Chile
1840
1836
1803
1818
28. The Platine War ends and the Empire of Brazil has the hegemony over South America.
1825
1851
1874
1887
29. TheInternal Macedonian Revolutionary Organisation is formed
1895
1851
1812
1893
30. The feudal system is dismantled in Japan.
1871
1823
1848
1812
31. Black War in Tasmania leads to the near extinction of the Tasmanian aborigines
1893
1843
1856
1828
32. US forces overthrow the government of Hawaii
1893
1889
1816
1890
33. TheInternal Macedonian Revolutionary Organisation is formed
1893
1834
1848
1829
34. New Zealand is founded - as the Treaty of Waitangi is signed by the Maori and British.
1840
1816
1821
1836
35. Earliest recorded air raid - as Austria employs 200 balloons to deliver ordnance against Venice.
1896
1849
1802
1866
36. Successful transatlantic telegraph cable follows an earlier attempt in 1858.
1866
1864
1818
1888
37. Canadian Confederation formed.
1881
1831
1867
1801
38. Anglo-Nepalese War between Nepal (Gurkha Empire) and British Empire.
1817
1814
1801
1829
39. Uruguayan Civil War
1875
1839
1851
1825
40. Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite premi
1866
1814
1892
1874
41. Charles Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species.
1844
1834
1859
1805
42. Klondike Gold Rush in Canada.
1836
1841
1805
1896
43. Haiti gains independence from France and becomes the first black republic.
1804
1839
1850
1893
44. Second Anglo-Sikh War
1891
1880
1817
1848
45. The Pony Express ended.
1862
1801
1896
1804
46. SecondIndustrial Revolution
1871
1866
1874
1885
47. Greater Colombia dissolved and the nations of Colombia (including modern-day Panama) - Ecuador - and Venezuela took its place.
1804
1832
1820
1830
48. 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.
1870
1875
1865-April 14 - 1865
1806
49. The first boatloads of gold prospectors arrive in California - giving them the nickname 49ers.
1889
1866
1849
1810
50. SecondIndustrial Revolution
1829
1896
1871
1893