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19th Century Timeline

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1. Indian Rebellion of 1857. The British Empire assumes control ofIndia from the EastIndia Company.






2. Navarino Massacre






3. Indian famine begins.






4. Egyptian






5. Robert Lewis Stevenson's Treasure Island is published






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






7. Volleyball is invented






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






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






10. Benin Expedition of 1897 loots and burns Benin






11. Rebellions of 1837 in Canada.






12. Queen Victoria becomes Empress ofIndia.






13. Independence of Argentina






14. Siege of Khartoum






15. Construction of the Statue of Liberty; Coca-Cola is developed.






16. Greater Colombia dissolved and the nations of Colombia (including modern-day Panama) - Ecuador - and Venezuela took its place.






17. Samuel Morey patents the internal combustion engine.






18. Famine in Finland.






19. Battle of the Alamo ends with defeat for Texan separatists.






20. Monroe Doctrine declared by US President James Monroe.






21. The Bront






22. Independence of Chile






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






24. Canadian Confederation formed.






25. World's first oil refinery in Romania






26. After the final Russo-Persian War - the Persian Empire took back territory lost to Russia from the previous war.






27. July Revolution in France.






28. Charles Dickens publishes Oliver Twist






29. Civil war in the Federal Republic of Central America led to the foundings of Guatemala - El Salvador - Honduras - Nicaragua - and Costa Rica.






30. Giuseppe Piazzi discovers the dwarf planet Ceres.






31. Napoleon crowns himself Emperor of the French.






32. French troops capture Antananarivo in Madagascar






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






34. Russia abolishes serfdom.






35. Mirza Ghulam Ahmad establishes the Ahmadi Muslim Community.






36. SecondIndustrial Revolution






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






38. Fulani Jihad in Nigeria.






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






40. The British Empire takes over Balochistan






41. The quagga is rendered extinct.






42. The Wahhabis of theFirst Saudi State capture Mecca and Medina.






43. Vincent van Gogh paints Starry Night






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






45. 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.






46. Polish uprising against the Russian Empire.






47. The New Zealand Land Wars






48. Germany gains control of Camaroon






49. Dominican War ofIndependence from Haiti.






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