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19th Century Timeline

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1. The British Empire takes over Balochistan






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






3. Yellowstone National Park - the first national park - is created.






4. The Pony Express ended.






5. 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.






6. The Bront






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






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






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






10. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle publishes his first Sherlock Holmes story - A Study in Scarlet.






11. Singer begins production of the 'Vibrating Shuttle' which would become the Model T of sewing machines.






12. Kingdom of Belgium declared.






13. The Pony Express started.






14. Basketball is invented.






15. Ten Years' War between Cuba and Spain






16. Independence of Argentina






17. Unification of the Kingdom of Tonga under Taufa?ahau (King George Tupou I)






18. July Revolution in France.






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






20. Fingerprinting is officially adopted for the first time






21. The French invasion of Russia is a turning point in the Napoleonic Wars.






22. Britain amends the Poor Law demanding that any paupers requesting assistance must go to a workhouse.






23. Napoleon crowns himself Emperor of the French.






24. Great Bosnian uprising against Ottoman rule occurs.






25. SpanishInquisition officially ends.






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






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






28. Regency period ends in the United Kingdom






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






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






31. Gregor Mendel formulates his laws of inheritance






32. First electric motor built.






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






34. Spanish guerrillas fight in the Peninsular War.






35. Long Depression in Western Europe and North America






36. The Trumpet gets valves.






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






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






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






40. 13 million Chinese die of famine in northern China.






41. The Suez Canal opens linking the Mediterranean to the Red Sea.






42. Richard Wagner's Ring Cycle is first performed in its entirety.






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






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






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






46. Regency period ends in the United Kingdom






47. Thomas Edison tests his first light bulb






48. The German Customs Union is formed.






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






50. New Zealand becomes the first country to enact women's suffrage