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19th Century Timeline
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1. French intervention in Mexico and the creation of the Second Mexican Empire - ruled by Maximilian I of Mexico and his consort Carlota of Mexico.
1861
1881
1824
1871
2. Gojong - or Emperor Gwangmu - proclaims the short-lived Korean Empire - lasts until 1910.
1804
1844
1897
1884
3. Bulgarians instigate the April Uprising against Ottoman rule.
1896
1828
1877
1876
4. Crazy Horse surrenders and is later killed
1883
1816
1859
1877
5. The contest between the British Empire and Imperial Russia for control of Central Asia is referred to as the Great Game.
1856
1829
1813
1816
6. The modern city of Singapore is established by the British EastIndia Company.
1815
1886
1864
1819
7. The Franco-Prussian War results in the unifications of Germany and Italy - the collapse of the Second French Empire and the emergence of a New Imperialism.
1830
1818
1870
1892
8. American Civil War between the Union and seceding Confederacy
1857
1831
1861
1817
9. Muhammad Ali modernizes Egypt.
1804
1805
1893
1868
10. Queen Victoria becomes Empress ofIndia.
1814
1857
1876
1801
11. 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.
1818
1865
1801
1865-April 9 - 1865
12. The British EastIndia Company is dissolved.
1874
1893
1827
1850
13. The University of Berlin is founded. Among its students and faculty are Hegel - Marx - and Bismarck. The German university reform proves to be so successful that its model is copied around the world (see History of European research universities).
1894
1866
1837
1810
14. Greco-Turkish War.
1892
1897
1821
1853
15. Thomas Edison invents the phonograph
1842
1817
1877
1895
16. The feudal system is dismantled in Japan.
1895
1825
1836
1871
17. 26 millionIndians perish inIndia due to famine.
1829
1875
1893
1879
18. Principality of Serbia becomes suzerain from the Ottoman Empire. Officially independent in 1867.
1849
1817
1846
1854
19. The Cisplatine War results in the independence of Uruguay.
1834
1825
1871
1862
20. Independence of Argentina
1816
1895
1883
1803
21. Wave of pogroms begins in the Russian Empire.
1896
1805
1868
1881
22. First isolation of aluminum.
1893
1825
1841
1871
23. The One Thousand Days war in Colombia breaks out between the 'Liberales' and 'Conservadores' - culminating with the loss of Panama in 1903.
1810
1876
1840
1898
24. First Republic in Spain.
1874
1861
1803
1893
25. Mormon migration to Utah.
1846
1896
1804
1868
26. Aspirin patented.
1889
1877
1883
1844
27. Independence of Luxembourg.
1804-1813
1890
1831
1844
28. Most of the Latin American colonies free themselves from the Spanish and Portuguese Empires after the Latin American wars of independence.
1839
1805
1810s
1874
29. The Boxer Rebellion in China is suppressed by an Eight-Nation Alliance.
1898
1890
1881
1852
30. The Wounded Knee Massacre was the last battle in the AmericanIndian Wars. This event represents the end of the American Old West.
1890
1884
1816
1839
31. End of the Brazilian Empire and the beginning of the Brazilian Republic
1844
1831
1861
1889
32. Reconstruction in the United States; Slavery is banned in the United States by the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
1836
1889
1865
1888
33. Unification of the Kingdom of Tonga under Taufa?ahau (King George Tupou I)
1891
1829
1845
1881
34. Long Depression in Western Europe and North America
1814
1896
1885
1870s-1890s
35. Discovery of Antarctica
1876
1804
1820
1816
36. Persian Prophet the B
1861
1867
1844
1890
37. Charles Dickens publishes Oliver Twist
1801
1837
1841
1896
38. Ethiopia defeated Italy at the Battle of Adwa.
1817
1889
1896
1876
39. Formation of theInternational Red Cross is followed by the adoption of theFirst Geneva Convention in 1864.
1863
1886
1801
1882
40. Earliest recorded air raid - as Austria employs 200 balloons to deliver ordnance against Venice.
1817
1896
1892
1849
41. The massive expansion in population - territory - industry and wealth in the United States is referred to as the Gilded Age.
1804
1810s
1876
1886
42. The Suez Canal opens linking the Mediterranean to the Red Sea.
1804
1898
1869
1861
43. The Bront
1842
1848
1864
1847
44. Ten Years' War between Cuba and Spain
1825
1823
1876
1868
45. The Belgian Revolution in the United Kingdom of the Netherlands led to the creation of Belgium.
1809
1804
1896
1830
46. Battle of Balaclava and the Charge of the Light Brigade.
1803
1854
1875
1833
47. H. G. Wells publishes The War of the Worlds
1803
1845
1898
1834
48. Treaty of Nanking cedes Hong Kong to the British.
1842
1894
1876
1867
49. Ludwig van Beethoven performs his Moonlight Sonata for the first time.
1806
1802
1801
1890
50. The British invasion and subsequent occupation of Egypt
1877
1884
1882
1819