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19th Century Timeline
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1. Siege of Sevastapol; city falls to British forces.
March 18 - 1871
1879
1854
1869
2. Jane Austen publishes Pride and Prejudice
1897
1813
1898
1896
3. Russia conquers Finland from Sweden in the Finnish War.
1864
1808
1873
1820
4. Jack the Ripper murders occur in Whitechapel - London
1801
1847
1865
1888
5. The Grito de Dolores begins the Mexican War ofIndependence.
1868
1810
1881
1898
6. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust premieres.
1882
1829
1856
1833
7. Discovery of Antarctica
1876
1844
1820
1808
8. The Wahhabis of theFirst Saudi State capture Mecca and Medina.
1803
1843
1883
1896
9. Formation of theInternational Red Cross is followed by the adoption of theFirst Geneva Convention in 1864.
1863
1847
1801
1883
10. H. G. Wells publishes The War of the Worlds
1826
1898
1842
1875
11. Unification of the Kingdom of Tonga under Taufa?ahau (King George Tupou I)
1898
1845
1835
1850
12. Beethoven performs his Fifth Symphony
1814
1895
1808
1804
13. The modern city of Singapore is established by the British EastIndia Company.
1819
1807
1889
1876
14. First isolation of aluminum.
1816
1889
1895
1825
15. Famine in Finland.
1866
1804
1869
1804
16. Trial of Oscar Wilde and premiere of his play The Importance of Being Earnest
1859
1889
1845
1895
17. Suez Canal is constructed.
1868
1897
1859
1807
18. French intervention in Mexico and the creation of the Second Mexican Empire - ruled by Maximilian I of Mexico and his consort Carlota of Mexico.
1806
1834
1895
1861
19. The Soci
1819
1874
1870
1847
20. The Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland merge to form the United Kingdom.
1804
1849
1801
1848
21. The samurai class is abolished in Japan.
1885
1884
1873
1830
22. Singer begins production of the 'Vibrating Shuttle' which would become the Model T of sewing machines.
1829
1889
1885
1863
23. Yellowstone National Park - the first national park - is created.
1835
1808
1876
1872
24. Richard Wagner's Ring Cycle is first performed in its entirety.
1840
1819
1887
1876
25. Ethiopia defeats Italy in theFirst Italo
1815
1895
1823
1829
26. Anglo-Nepalese War between Nepal (Gurkha Empire) and British Empire.
1874
1865
1814
1851
27. Victorian gold rush in Australia
1842
1897
1866
1851
28. Cro-Magnon man first identified.
1839
1823
1868
1889
29. First Republic in Spain.
1875
1803
1877
1874
30. Greece becomes the first country to break away from the Ottoman Empire after the Greek War ofIndependence.
1821
1858
1854
1882
31. Queen Victoria's reign is considered the apex of the British Empire and is referred to as the Victorian era.
1874
1801
1871
1837
32. Independence of Argentina
1858
1886
1816
1888
33. Louis Napoleon assumes power in France in a coup.
1851
1898
1865
1843
34. Egyptian
1865-April 14 - 1865
1866
1831
1879
35. Krakatoa volcano explosion - one of the largest in modern history.
1883
1876
1894
1831
36. The British Empire annexed Burma (now also called Myanmar) after three Anglo-Burmese Wars.
1837
1823
1897
1869
37. Empress Dowager Cixi of China engineers a coup d'
1817
1875
1898
1837
38. Slavery banned in Brazil.
1804
1888
1848
1878
39. World's first oil refinery in Romania
1856
1898
1898
1867
40. France and the Russian Empire form a military alliance
1894
1839
1896
1834
41. The United States purchases Alaska from Russia.
1856
1867
1885
1854
42. Liberia founded by the American Colonization Society for freed American slaves.
1848
1820
1859
1874
43. French gain first foothold in Southeast Asia
1862
1870s-1890s
1869
1894
44. American Civil War between the Union and seceding Confederacy
1836
1848
1861
1873
45. Independence of Luxembourg.
1849
1833
1803
1890
46. Vincent van Gogh paints Starry Night
1825
1872
1803
1889
47. Little War against Spanish rule in Cuba leads to rebel defeat.
1895
1879
1871
1890
48. Peterloo massacre in England.
1804
1805
1819
1855
49. First Transcontinental Railroad completed in United States on May 10.
1837
1869
1851
1898
50. Formation of theInternational Red Cross is followed by the adoption of theFirst Geneva Convention in 1864.
1893
1830
1877
1863