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19th Century Timeline

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






2. Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite premi






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






4. Ranjit Singh crowned as King of Punjab.






5. Italy annexes Eritrea.






6. Charles Dickens publishes Oliver Twist






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






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






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






10. Germany gains control of Camaroon






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






12. The Mexican-American War leads to Mexico's cession of much of the modern-day Southwestern United States.






13. First gramophone record






14. Napoleon abdicates and is exiled to Elba.






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16. 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).






17. TheInternal Macedonian Revolutionary Organisation is formed






18. 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.






19. Paris Commune - Around 30000 Parisians were killed - and thousands more were later executed.






20. French gain first foothold in Southeast Asia






21. Revolutions of 1848 in Europe






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






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






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






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






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






27. The German Customs Union is formed.






28. First steam locomotive begins operation.






29. The samurai class is abolished in Japan.






30. Beethoven performs his Fifth Symphony






31. First Seminole War begins in Florida.






32. The quagga is rendered extinct.






33. The word 'dinosaur' is coined by Richard Owen






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






35. The Boxer Rebellion in China is suppressed by an Eight-Nation Alliance.






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






37. Peru declares its independence from Spain.






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






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






40. French intervention in Mexico and the creation of the Second Mexican Empire - ruled by Maximilian I of Mexico and his consort Carlota of Mexico.






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






42. World's first oil refinery in Romania






43. The Communist Manifesto published.






44. The Belgian Revolution in the United Kingdom of the Netherlands led to the creation of Belgium.






45. Gojong - or Emperor Gwangmu - proclaims the short-lived Korean Empire - lasts until 1910.






46. Empress Dowager Cixi of China engineers a coup d'






47. 26 millionIndians perish inIndia due to famine.






48. Battle of the Little Bighorn leads to the death of General Custer and victory for the alliance of Lakota - Cheyenne and Arapaho






49. Britain declares the Slave Trade illegal.






50. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust premieres.







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