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19th Century Timeline

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1. Eiffel Tower is inaugurated in Paris.






2. Cape Colony becomes part of the British Empire.






3. The Principality of Serbia passes a Constitution which defines its independence from the Ottoman Empire.International recognition followed in 1878.






4. US forces overthrow the government of Hawaii






5. Russia commences its conquest of the Caucasus.






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






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






8. Regency period ends in the United Kingdom






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






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






11. The Home Rule Movement is established in Ireland.






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






13. Russo-Persian War.






14. The quagga is rendered extinct.






15. The Texas Revolution in Mexico resulted in the short-lived Republic of Texas.






16. Polish uprising against the Russian Empire.






17. The Convention of Kanagawa formally ends Japan's policy of isolation.






18. Chilean Civil War.






19. 13 million Chinese die of famine in northern China.






20. Great Bosnian uprising against Ottoman rule occurs.






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.






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






23. First publicly funded telegraph line in the world






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






25. Britain declares the Slave Trade illegal.






26. Anaesthesia used for the first time.






27. Independence of Chile






28. The Platine War ends and the Empire of Brazil has the hegemony over South America.






29. TheInternal Macedonian Revolutionary Organisation is formed






30. The feudal system is dismantled in Japan.






31. Black War in Tasmania leads to the near extinction of the Tasmanian aborigines






32. US forces overthrow the government of Hawaii






33. TheInternal Macedonian Revolutionary Organisation is formed






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






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






36. Successful transatlantic telegraph cable follows an earlier attempt in 1858.






37. Canadian Confederation formed.






38. Anglo-Nepalese War between Nepal (Gurkha Empire) and British Empire.






39. Uruguayan Civil War






40. Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite premi






41. Charles Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species.






42. Klondike Gold Rush in Canada.






43. Haiti gains independence from France and becomes the first black republic.






44. Second Anglo-Sikh War






45. The Pony Express ended.






46. SecondIndustrial Revolution






47. Greater Colombia dissolved and the nations of Colombia (including modern-day Panama) - Ecuador - and Venezuela took its place.






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.






49. The first boatloads of gold prospectors arrive in California - giving them the nickname 49ers.






50. SecondIndustrial Revolution