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19th Century Timeline

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






2. TheInternal Macedonian Revolutionary Organisation is formed






3. The massive expansion in population - territory - industry and wealth in the United States is referred to as the Gilded Age.






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






5. First commercial telephone exchange in New Haven - Connecticut.






6. Muhammad Ali modernizes Egypt.






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






8. Gregor Mendel formulates his laws of inheritance






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






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






11. Death of William Blake - Ludwig van Beethoven






12. Ranjit Singh crowned as King of Punjab.






13. Slavery banned in Brazil.






14. Russia commences its conquest of the Caucasus.






15. Formation of theInternational Red Cross is followed by the adoption of theFirst Geneva Convention in 1864.






16. The British EastIndia Company is dissolved.






17. The safety pin and the gas mask are invented






18. First gramophone record






19. Napoleon abdicates and is exiled to Elba.






20. First electric motor built.






21. First Transcontinental Railroad completed in United States on May 10.






22. The Pony Express started.






23. 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde' by Robert Louis Stevenson is published.






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






25. Great Bosnian uprising against Ottoman rule occurs.






26. Vincent van Gogh paints Starry Night






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






28. Britain establishes a protectorate over Bechuanaland (modern Botswana)






29. Prince Pedro of Portugal proclaimed the Brazilian independence on September 7. On December 1 - he was crowned as Emperor Dom Pedro I of Brazil.






30. Crazy Horse surrenders and is later killed






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






32. Independence of Bolivia.






33. Dreyfuss Affair






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






35. Austrian Empire founded by Francis I.






36. Anglo-Afghan Wars lead to stalemate and the establishment of the Durand line






37. Uruguayan Civil War






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






39. Thomas Edison tests his first light bulb






40. Missouri Compromise






41. France annexes Cambodia.






42. Neanderthal man first identified. Age still unknown.






43. Short stories A Christmas Carol and The Tell-Tale Heart published.






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






45. The contest between the British Empire and Imperial Russia for control of Central Asia is referred to as the Great Game.






46. 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.






47. Italy annexes Eritrea.






48. William Symington demonstrates his Charlotte Dundas - the 'first practical steamboat'.






49. 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.






50. Second Anglo-Sikh War