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19th Century Timeline

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1. The Congress of Vienna redraws the European map. The Concert of Europe attempts to preserve this settlement - but it fails to stem the tide of liberalism and nationalism that sweeps over the continent.






2. Ten Years' War between Cuba and Spain






3. Mark Twain publishes The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.






4. King Leopold II of Belgium establishes the Congo Free State as a personal fiefdom






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






6. Eiffel Tower is inaugurated in Paris.






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






8. United States Commodore Matthew C. Perry threatens the Japanese capital Edo with gunships - demanding that they agree to open trade.






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






10. Morphine first isolated.






11. Kingdom of Belgium declared.






12. Mary Shelley writes Frankenstein






13. Fulani Jihad in Nigeria.






14. Taiping Rebellion is the bloodiest conflict of the century - leading to the deaths of 20 million people.






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






16. Russo-Persian War.






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






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






19. Battle of the Alamo ends with defeat for Texan separatists.






20. Basketball is invented.






21. Battle of the Alamo ends with defeat for Texan separatists.






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






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






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






25. Austro-Prussian War results in the dissolution of the German Confederation and the creation of the North German Confederation and the Austrian-Hungarian Dual Monarchy.






26. Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite premi






27. Frederick Douglass delivers his speech 'The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro' in Rochester - New York.






28. Canadian Confederation formed.






29. Samuel Morey patents the internal combustion engine.






30. King Leopold II of Belgium establishes the Congo Free State as a personal fiefdom






31. Famine in Persia is believed to have caused the death of 2 million.






32. Uruguayan Civil War






33. Barbary Wars between the United States and the Barbary States of North Africa






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






35. Great Bosnian uprising against Ottoman rule occurs.






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






37. Vincent van Gogh paints Starry Night






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






39. Muslim Rebellion in northwest China.






40. The first wagon train sets out from Missouri.






41. TheInternal Macedonian Revolutionary Organisation is formed






42. Imam Shamil's rebellion in Russian-occupied Caucasus.






43. The samurai class is abolished in Japan.






44. US forces overthrow the government of Hawaii






45. Erie Canal opened connecting the Great Lakes to theAtlantic Ocean.






46. Th






47. Death of Vincent van Gogh.






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






49. TheFirst Boer War.






50. Independence of Bolivia.