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19th Century Timeline

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1. Indian Rebellion of 1857. The British Empire assumes control ofIndia from the EastIndia Company.






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






3. Great Bosnian uprising against Ottoman rule occurs.






4. Reconstruction in the United States; Slavery is banned in the United States by the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.






5. Napoleon crowns himself Emperor of the French.






6. Paris Commune - Around 30000 Parisians were killed - and thousands more were later executed.






7. Benin Expedition of 1897 loots and burns Benin






8. First Republic in Spain.






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






10. First isolation of aluminum.






11. Shaka rises to power over the Zulu Kingdom. Zulu expansion was a major factor of the Mfecane (






12. Napoleon abdicates and is exiled to Elba.






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14. Louis Le Prince records the Roundhay Garden Scene - the earliest surviving film.






15. Shaka's Zulu Kingdom becomes the largest in Southern Africa.






16. Missouri Compromise






17. First isolation of aluminum.






18. Louis Le Prince records the Roundhay Garden Scene - the earliest surviving film.






19. Battle of the Little Bighorn leads to the death of General Custer and victory for the alliance of Lakota - Cheyenne and Arapaho






20. Britain amends the Poor Law demanding that any paupers requesting assistance must go to a workhouse.






21. At least 5000 Mexicans die in Apache raids - and 100 settlements are destroyed.






22. At least 5000 Mexicans die in Apache raids - and 100 settlements are destroyed.






23. Polish uprising against the Russian Empire.






24. The British Empire takes over Balochistan






25. Following the Russo-Turkish War - the Treaty of Berlin recognizes formal independence of the Principality of Serbia - Montenegro and Romania. Bulgaria becomes autonomous.






26. Austrian Empire founded by Francis I.






27. Basketball is invented.






28. The Trumpet gets valves.






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






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






31. Krakatoa volcano explosion - one of the largest in modern history.






32. First Republic in Spain.






33. Suez Canal is constructed.






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






35. Shaka rises to power over the Zulu Kingdom. Zulu expansion was a major factor of the Mfecane (






36. The quagga is rendered extinct.






37. Napoleon signs the Concordat of 1801 with the Pope.






38. Tsar Alexander II is assassinated






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






40. Gregor Mendel formulates his laws of inheritance






41. Robert Lewis Stevenson's Treasure Island is published






42. Regency period ends in the United Kingdom






43. Polish uprising against the Russian Empire.






44. Battle of San Jacinto leads to the capture of General Santa Anna.






45. 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.






46. Navarino Massacre






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






49. Battle of San Jacinto leads to the capture of General Santa Anna.






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