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19th Century Timeline

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1. Olympic Games revived inAthens.






2. Gregor Mendel formulates his laws of inheritance






3. Discovery of Antarctica






4. 26 millionIndians perish inIndia due to famine.






5. The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is approved.






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






7. California Gold Rush






8. Uruguayan Civil War






9. Vincent van Gogh paints Starry Night






10. Long Depression in Western Europe and North America






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






12. SecondIndustrial Revolution






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






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






15. The feudal system is dismantled in Japan.






16. First Mexican Empire - as Mexico's first post-independent government - ruled by Emperor Agust






17. First Seminole War begins in Florida.






18. Robert Lewis Stevenson's Treasure Island is published






19. TheFirst Boer War.






20. France invades and occupies Algeria.






21. Thomas Edison tests his first light bulb






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






23. Fulani Jihad in Nigeria.






24. The Irish Potato Famine leads to the Irish diaspora.






25. Civil war in the Federal Republic of Central America led to the foundings of Guatemala - El Salvador - Honduras - Nicaragua - and Costa Rica.






26. World population reaches 1 billion.






27. Ludwig van Beethoven performs his Moonlight Sonata for the first time.






28. French gain first foothold in Southeast Asia






29. Russian-Circassian War ended with the defeat and the exile of many Circassians. Imam Shamil defeated.






30. The Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland merge to form the United Kingdom.






31. Mormon migration to Utah.






32. Polish uprising against the Russian Empire.






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






34. The British Empire annexed Burma (now also called Myanmar) after three Anglo-Burmese Wars.






35. Jane Austen publishes Pride and Prejudice






36. Polish uprising against the Russian Empire.






37. H. G. Wells publishes The War of the Worlds






38. The Decembrist revolt






39. Britain declares the Slave Trade illegal.






40. 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).






41. France annexes Cambodia.






42. Dissolution of the Maratha Empire.






43. Battle of Balaclava and the Charge of the Light Brigade.






44. Charles Darwin's journey on the HMS Beagle.






45. The Soci






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






47. Slavery Abolition Act bans slavery throughout the British Empire.






48. Henry Morton Stanley meets Dr. David Livingstone near Lake Tanganyika.






49. First gramophone record






50. The Chincha Islands War was an attempt by Spain to regain its South American colonies.







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