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19th Century Timeline
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1. Maxwell's A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism published.
1874
1861
1873
1872
2. Greco-Turkish War.
1891
1897
1839
1817
3. Trial of Oscar Wilde and premiere of his play The Importance of Being Earnest
1865-April 9 - 1865
1896
1886
1895
4. Uruguayan Civil War
1844
1888
1839
1813
5. Regency period ends in the United Kingdom
1844
1820
1842
1806
6. The Decembrist revolt
1825
1851
1829
1831
7. War breaks out between Britain and France; this is considered by some to be the beginning of the Napoleonic Wars.
1808
1873
1840
1803
8. Treaty of Amiens between France and the United Kingdom ends the War of the Second Coalition.
1804
1897
1802
1861
9. United States Commodore Matthew C. Perry threatens the Japanese capital Edo with gunships - demanding that they agree to open trade.
1823
1826
1896
1853
10. Greece becomes the first country to break away from the Ottoman Empire after the Greek War ofIndependence.
1897
1821
1839
1804
11. Russo-Turkish War - Treaty of Bucharest.
1868
1816
1806-1812
1886
12. The Home Rule Movement is established in Ireland.
1889
1864
1856
1874
13. Ethiopia defeated Italy at the Battle of Adwa.
1821
1875
1877
1896
14. Navarino Massacre
1874
1873
1876
1821
15. Suez Canal is constructed.
1868
1874
1859
1839
16. The Stockton and Darlington Railway - the first public railway in the world - is opened.
1834
1825
1872
1806-1812
17. The One Thousand Days war in Colombia breaks out between the 'Liberales' and 'Conservadores' - culminating with the loss of Panama in 1903.
1830
1857
1882
1898
18. Shaka rises to power over the Zulu Kingdom. Zulu expansion was a major factor of the Mfecane (
1815
1816
1862
1876
19. Thomas Jefferson elected President of the United States by the United States House of Representatives - following a tie in the Electoral College (United States)
1840
1801
1822
1894
20. Year Without a Summer - Unusually cold conditions wreak havoc throughout the Northern Hemisphere - likely caused by the 1815 explosion of Mount Tambora.
1804
1816
1889
1833
21. SecondIndustrial Revolution
1836
1853
1848
1871
22. Volleyball is invented
1850
1895
1806
1808
23. Short stories A Christmas Carol and The Tell-Tale Heart published.
1844
1887
1843
1847
24. Asaph Hall discovers the moons of Mars
1801
1877
1861
1869
25. Regency period ends in the United Kingdom
1867
1892
1820
1833
26. Austro-Prussian War results in the dissolution of the German Confederation and the creation of the North German Confederation and the Austrian-Hungarian Dual Monarchy.
1817
1850
1844
1866
27. Mexico gains independence from Spain with the Treaty of C
1899
1812
1876
1821
28. Klondike Gold Rush in Canada.
1896
1886
1804
1863
29. Carlist Wars in Spain.
1867
1833
1813
1899
30. By this time - 46000 Native Americans have been forcibly relocated in the Trail of Tears.
1805
1840
1838
1846
31. The Texas Revolution in Mexico resulted in the short-lived Republic of Texas.
1838
1835
1838
1874
32. Benin Expedition of 1897 loots and burns Benin
1859
1833
1897
1830
33. Anaesthesia used for the first time.
1868
1888
1894
1842
34. The Berlin Conference signals the start of the European 'scramble for Africa'.Attending nations also agree to ban trade in slaves.
1854
1896
1801
1884
35. Battle of San Jacinto leads to the capture of General Santa Anna.
1804
March 18 - 1871
1836
1821
36. Empress Dowager Cixi of China engineers a coup d'
1894
1840
1867
1898
37. Ludwig van Beethoven performs his Moonlight Sonata for the first time.
1804
1802
1884
1825
38. The French invasion of Russia is a turning point in the Napoleonic Wars.
1812
1856
1804
1869
39. Russia conquers Finland from Sweden in the Finnish War.
1820
1808
1849
1855
40. French gain first foothold in Southeast Asia
1889
1801
1862
1876
41. The United States gains control of Cuba - Puerto Rico - and the Philippines after the Spanish-American War.
1801
1848
1892
1898
42. Mary Shelley writes Frankenstein
1849
1859
1886
1818
43. The British invasion and subsequent occupation of Egypt
1882
1820
1881
1848
44. Muhammad Ali modernizes Egypt.
1830
1859
1839
1805
45. Yellowstone National Park - the first national park - is created.
1835
1872
1850
1801
46. The Grito de Dolores begins the Mexican War ofIndependence.
1804
1801
1813
1810
47. Independence of Chile
1890
1884
1818
1837
48. First gramophone record
1865-April 9 - 1865
1845
1861
1894
49. Mexico gains independence from Spain with the Treaty of C
1821
1825
1897
1801
50. World's first oil refinery in Romania
1886
1866
1856
1819