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19th Century Timeline

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






2. Barbary Wars between the United States and the Barbary States of North Africa






3. Muhammad Ali modernizes Egypt.






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






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






6. Austrian Empire founded by Francis I.






7. Upper and Lower Canada are merged into the Province of Canada






8. The British Parliament passes the Great Reform Act.






9. Egyptian






10. Victorian gold rush in Australia






11. Monroe Doctrine declared by US President James Monroe.






12. Vincent van Gogh paints Starry Night






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






14. France and the Russian Empire form a military alliance






15. Rebellions of 1837 in Canada.






16. First section of the London Underground opens.






17. Italy annexes Eritrea.






18. Trial of Oscar Wilde and premiere of his play The Importance of Being Earnest






19. Death of William Blake - Ludwig van Beethoven






20. Napoleon crowns himself Emperor of the French.






21. Tsar Alexander II is assassinated






22. Chilean Civil War.






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






24. 13 million Chinese die of famine in northern China.






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






26. Ethiopia defeats Italy in theFirst Italo






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






28. The Pony Express ended.






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






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






31. Gregor Mendel formulates his laws of inheritance






32. Napoleon signs the Concordat of 1801 with the Pope.






33. Louis Le Prince records the Roundhay Garden Scene - the earliest surviving film.






34. Seneca Falls Convention is the first women's rights convention in the United States and leads to the battle for suffrage and women's legal rights.






35. Blue jeans and barbed wire are invented.






36. The Expatriation Act of 1868 is approved by the U.S. Congress - one of the early blows which would eventually lead to the death of the common law doctrine of perpetual allegiance






37. French gain first foothold in Southeast Asia






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






39. Henry Morton Stanley meets Dr. David Livingstone near Lake Tanganyika.






40. Olympic Games revived inAthens.






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






42. Cape Colony becomes part of the British Empire.






43. Ludwig van Beethoven performs his Moonlight Sonata for the first time.






44. After the Meiji Restoration - Japan embarks on a program of rapid modernization.






45. Peterloo massacre in England.






46. Regency period ends in the United Kingdom






47. The One Thousand Days war in Colombia breaks out between the 'Liberales' and 'Conservadores' - culminating with the loss of Panama in 1903.






48. Henry Morton Stanley meets Dr. David Livingstone near Lake Tanganyika.






49. Basketball is invented.






50. Ludwig van Beethoven performs his Moonlight Sonata for the first time.