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19th Century Timeline

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1. Volleyball is invented






2. 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.






3. War of 1812 between the United States and the United Kingdom






4. France annexes Cambodia.






5. Long Depression in Western Europe and North America






6. Great Bosnian uprising against Ottoman rule occurs.






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






8. The Home Rule Movement is established in Ireland.






9. Muslim Rebellion in northwest China.






10. Death of Alexander Pushkin






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






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






13. Thomas Jefferson elected President of the United States by the United States House of Representatives - following a tie in the Electoral College (United States)






14. Mark Twain publishes The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.






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






16. France and the Russian Empire form a military alliance






17. Slavery banned in Brazil.






18. Egyptian






19. War breaks out between Britain and France; this is considered by some to be the beginning of the Napoleonic Wars.






20. Louis Napoleon assumes power in France in a coup.






21. Blue jeans and barbed wire are invented.






22. Beethoven performs his Fifth Symphony






23. Death of William Blake - Ludwig van Beethoven






24. Bulgarians instigate the April Uprising against Ottoman rule.






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






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






27. 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.






28. Year Without a Summer - Unusually cold conditions wreak havoc throughout the Northern Hemisphere - likely caused by the 1815 explosion of Mount Tambora.






29. Philippine Revolution ends declaring Philippines free from Spanish rule.






30. Dominican War ofIndependence from Haiti.






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






32. Greco-Turkish War.






33. Treaty of Nanking cedes Hong Kong to the British.






34. The safety pin and the gas mask are invented






35. Victorian gold rush in Australia






36. 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.






37. Chilean Civil War.






38. The Sino-French War led to the formation of FrenchIndochina.






39. The Stockton and Darlington Railway - the first public railway in the world - is opened.






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






41. The Pony Express ended.






42. Fulani Jihad in Nigeria.






43. Ethiopia defeats Italy in theFirst Italo






44. TheInternal Macedonian Revolutionary Organisation is formed






45. Siege of Sevastapol; city falls to British forces.






46. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is established on April 6 - 1830.






47. Crimean War between France - the United Kingdom - the Ottoman Empire and Russia






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






49. Telegraphy patented.






50. Siege of Khartoum