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19th Century Timeline
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1. Second Boer War begins (-1902); Philippine-American War begins (-1913).
1834
1881
1899
1873
2. Neanderthal man first identified. Age still unknown.
1836
1856
1850
1886
3. November Uprising in Poland against Russia.
1830
1884
1867
1861
4. Louis Le Prince records the Roundhay Garden Scene - the earliest surviving film.
1888
1868
1879
1865-April 9 - 1865
5. Russia abolishes serfdom.
1826
1861
1822
1886
6. The Pony Express ended.
1862
1820
1831
1866
7. Invention of the phonautograph - the first true device for recording sound.
1876
1898
1873
1858
8. The Sino-French War led to the formation of FrenchIndochina.
1870s-1890s
1884
1806
1831
9. After the Meiji Restoration - Japan embarks on a program of rapid modernization.
1871
1836
1801
1866
10. Beethoven performs his Fifth Symphony
1825
1832
1808
1801
11. Trial of Oscar Wilde and premiere of his play The Importance of Being Earnest
1895
1810
1868
1844
12. Principality of Serbia becomes suzerain from the Ottoman Empire. Officially independent in 1867.
1871
1817
1844
1881
13. Revolutions of 1848 in Europe
1848
1849
1854
1817
14. Ten Years' War between Cuba and Spain
1898
1804
1889
1868
15. Civil war in the Federal Republic of Central America led to the foundings of Guatemala - El Salvador - Honduras - Nicaragua - and Costa Rica.
1893
1838
1841
1801
16. Formation of theInternational Red Cross is followed by the adoption of theFirst Geneva Convention in 1864.
1803
1885
1802
1863
17. 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.
1884
1866
1889
1816
18. Klondike Gold Rush in Canada.
1895
1865
1817
1896
19. The Wahhabis of theFirst Saudi State capture Mecca and Medina.
1803
1849
1804
1840
20. After two Opium Wars - France - the United Kingdom - the United States and Russia gained many concessions from China resulting in the decline of the Qing Dynasty.
1886
1805
1839
1872
21. Vincent van Gogh paints Starry Night
1836
1802
1837
1889
22. Asaph Hall discovers the moons of Mars
1849
1846
1869
1877
23. Following the Russo-Turkish War - the Treaty of Berlin recognizes formal independence of the Principality of Serbia - Montenegro and Romania. Bulgaria becomes autonomous.
1888
1896
1871
1877
24. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is established on April 6 - 1830.
1889
1830
1801
1876
25. Ranjit Singh crowned as King of Punjab.
1801
1871
1864
1882
26. Neanderthal man first identified. Age still unknown.
1859
1856
1806-1812
1858
27. Muslim Rebellion in northwest China.
1898
1820
1862
1890
28. Canadian Confederation formed.
1804
1867
1869
1820
29. Henri Becquerel discovers radioactivity; JJ Thompson identifies the electron - though not by name.
1825
1804
1896
1832
30. Successful transatlantic telegraph cable follows an earlier attempt in 1858.
1894
1866
1882
1836
31. The United States gains control of Cuba - Puerto Rico - and the Philippines after the Spanish-American War.
1897
1898
1878
1804
32. Short stories A Christmas Carol and The Tell-Tale Heart published.
1843
1846
1841
1894
33. The Great Auk is rendered extinct.
1848
1856
1844
1894
34. Dmitri Mendeleev created the Periodic table
1869
1831
1822
1837
35. Volleyball is invented
1801
1895
1804-1813
1837
36. Dominican War ofIndependence from Haiti.
1825
1831
1844
1804
37. Jack the Ripper murders occur in Whitechapel - London
1819
1859
1888
1897
38. Tsar Alexander II is assassinated
1881
1809
1803
1879
39. King Leopold II of Belgium establishes the Congo Free State as a personal fiefdom
1872
1844
1885
1826
40. Millerite movement awaits the Second Advent of Jesus Christ on October 22. Christ's non-appearance becomes known as the Great Disappointment.
1804
1844
1848
1848
41. End of the Brazilian Empire and the beginning of the Brazilian Republic
1865
1889
1863
1886
42. Wilhelm R
1896
1879
1898
1895
43. Battle of the Little Bighorn leads to the death of General Custer and victory for the alliance of Lakota - Cheyenne and Arapaho
March 18 - 1871
1850
1876
1899
44. Shaka's Zulu Kingdom becomes the largest in Southern Africa.
1885
1816
1881
1845
45. Spanish guerrillas fight in the Peninsular War.
1806
1808
1834
1859
46. War of 1812 between the United States and the United Kingdom
1876
1896
1812
1823
47. Mirza Ghulam Ahmad establishes the Ahmadi Muslim Community.
1876
1889
1866
1859
48. First Anglo-Sikh War
1874
1846
1845
1805
49. Chile battles with Peru and Bolivia over Andean territory in the War of the Pacific.
1879
1884
1818
1801
50. Siege of Sevastapol; city falls to British forces.
1820
1829
1819
1854