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19th Century Timeline
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1. Napoleon decisively defeats an Austrian-Russian army at the Battle of Austerlitz.
1802
1805
1831
1886
2. Russo-Turkish War - Treaty of Bucharest.
1884
1827
1806-1812
1872
3. First commercial telephone exchange in New Haven - Connecticut.
1876
1893
1878
1833
4. The quagga is rendered extinct.
1883
1814
1804
1864
5. Samuel Colt popularizes the revolver and sets up a firearms company to manufacture his invention of the Colt Paterson revolver a six bullets firearm shot one by one without reloading manually.
1894
1862
1897
1836
6. The contest between the British Empire and Imperial Russia for control of Central Asia is referred to as the Great Game.
1834
1801
1896
1813
7. Blue jeans and barbed wire are invented.
1870s-1890s
1806
1828
1873
8. Battle of the Alamo ends with defeat for Texan separatists.
1870s-1890s
1885
1806-1812
1836
9. The Berlin Conference signals the start of the European 'scramble for Africa'.Attending nations also agree to ban trade in slaves.
1889
1884
1837
1895
10. Henri Becquerel discovers radioactivity; JJ Thompson identifies the electron - though not by name.
1896
1841
1806
1848
11. Gregor Mendel formulates his laws of inheritance
1865
1895
1836
1851
12. Wilhelm R
1895
1822
1813
1897
13. Louis Napoleon assumes power in France in a coup.
1884
1888
1851
1808
14. First steam locomotive begins operation.
1804
1825
1831
1853
15. The cardboard box is invented.
1899
1872
1890
1828
16. Greater Colombia dissolved and the nations of Colombia (including modern-day Panama) - Ecuador - and Venezuela took its place.
1845
1810
1894
1830
17. 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).
1810
1889
1888
1863
18. H. G. Wells publishes The War of the Worlds
1849
1898
1829
1866
19. Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. Sitting Bull surrenders.
1822
1881
1805
1877
20. Assassination of Tsar Paul I of Russia.
1893
1854
1886
1801
21. Eiffel Tower is inaugurated in Paris.
1865-April 9 - 1865
1861
1889
1859
22. Serbian revolution erupts against the Ottoman rule. Suzerainty of Serbia recognized in 1817.
1894
1816
1804
1851
23. First isolation of aluminum.
1825
1870s-1890s
1805
1851
24. Persian Prophet the B
1844
1845
1888
1863
25. Black War in Tasmania leads to the near extinction of the Tasmanian aborigines
1828
1801
1869
1801
26. French troops capture Antananarivo in Madagascar
1834
1895
1888
1801
27. Tsar Alexander II is assassinated
1819
1847
1881
1871
28. Unification of the Kingdom of Tonga under Taufa?ahau (King George Tupou I)
1845
1806-1812
1823
1891
29. 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.
1874
1805
1845
1831
30. Jane Austen publishes Pride and Prejudice
1831
1825
1804
1813
31. Bessemer process enables steel to be mass produced.
1835
1864
1855
1825
32. Louis Le Prince records the Roundhay Garden Scene - the earliest surviving film.
1888
1880
1892
1820
33. The New Zealand Land Wars
1845
1839
1859
1844
34. The United States more than doubles in size when it buys out France's territorial claims in North America via the Louisiana Purchase. This begins the U.S.'s westward expansion to the Pacific referred to as its Manifest Destiny which involves annexing
1803
1820
1817
1856
35. War of 1812 between the United States and the United Kingdom
1829
1812
1884
1840
36. Krakatoa volcano explosion - one of the largest in modern history.
1895
1805
1817
1883
37. The massive expansion in population - territory - industry and wealth in the United States is referred to as the Gilded Age.
1884
1896
1837
1876
38. Spanish guerrillas fight in the Peninsular War.
1808
1869
1886
1825
39. The British Parliament passes the Great Reform Act.
1832
1804
1829
1820
40. The Suez Canal opens linking the Mediterranean to the Red Sea.
1868
1843
1820
1869
41. Charles Dickens publishes Oliver Twist
1837
1871
1864
1804
42. First electric motor built.
1869
1831
1895
1829
43. William Symington demonstrates his Charlotte Dundas - the 'first practical steamboat'.
1803
1886
1894
March 18 - 1871
44. Successful transatlantic telegraph cable follows an earlier attempt in 1858.
1849
1815
1844
1866
45. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is established on April 6 - 1830.
1836
1869
1830
1848
46. Mark Twain publishes The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
1831
1812
1894
1884
47. French intervention in Mexico and the creation of the Second Mexican Empire - ruled by Maximilian I of Mexico and his consort Carlota of Mexico.
1812
1807
1824
1861
48. Millerite movement awaits the Second Advent of Jesus Christ on October 22. Christ's non-appearance becomes known as the Great Disappointment.
1807
1809
1844
1862
49. Queen Victoria's reign is considered the apex of the British Empire and is referred to as the Victorian era.
1837
1876
1835
1859
50. Napoleon abdicates and is exiled to Elba.
1829
1814
1879
1813