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19th Century Timeline
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1. Greece becomes the first country to break away from the Ottoman Empire after the Greek War ofIndependence.
1873
1821
1881
1834
2. California Gold Rush
1803
1885
1848
1804
3. The Texas Revolution in Mexico resulted in the short-lived Republic of Texas.
1872
1856
1835
1895
4. Vincent van Gogh paints Starry Night
1834
1889
1845
1881
5. Napoleon escapes exile and begins the Hundred Days before finally being defeated at the Battle of Waterloo and exiled to St Helena. His defeat brings a conclusion to the Napoleonic Wars and marks the beginning of a Pax Britannica which lasts until 19
1844
1815
1819
1878
6. Russo-Turkish War - Treaty of Bucharest.
1835
1804
1806-1812
1805
7. Burma is presented to Queen Victoria as a birthday gift
1813
1886
1876
1884
8. Olympic Games revived inAthens.
1892
1839
1801
1896
9. Independence of Bolivia.
1872
1825
1888
1881
10. The British Empire takes over Balochistan
1879
1887
1865
1821
11. Austrian Empire founded by Francis I.
1883
1887
1804
1885
12. Independence of Argentina
1816
1884
1863
1869
13. Serbian revolution erupts against the Ottoman rule. Suzerainty of Serbia recognized in 1817.
1854
1804
1887
1894
14. Queen Victoria's reign is considered the apex of the British Empire and is referred to as the Victorian era.
1884
1847
1837
1839
15. Victorian gold rush in Australia
1851
1834
1857
1899
16. Trial of Oscar Wilde and premiere of his play The Importance of Being Earnest
1845
1895
1894
1854
17. First steam locomotive begins operation.
1808
1804
1840
1848
18. Muhammad Ali modernizes Egypt.
1884
1805
1877
1866
19. Prince Pedro of Portugal proclaimed the Brazilian independence on September 7. On December 1 - he was crowned as Emperor Dom Pedro I of Brazil.
1844
1853
1865-April 9 - 1865
1822
20. 26 millionIndians perish inIndia due to famine.
1827
1875
1898
1814
21. Civil war in the Federal Republic of Central America led to the foundings of Guatemala - El Salvador - Honduras - Nicaragua - and Costa Rica.
1838
1894
1869
1863
22. The massive expansion in population - territory - industry and wealth in the United States is referred to as the Gilded Age.
1824
1876
1839
1883
23. The word 'dinosaur' is coined by Richard Owen
1874
1841
1870
1837
24. The cardboard box is invented.
1892
1803
1890
1847
25. Thomas Jefferson elected President of the United States by the United States House of Representatives - following a tie in the Electoral College (United States)
1866
1801
1845
1862
26. The Irish Potato Famine leads to the Irish diaspora.
1820
1879
1845
1803
27. Shaka's Zulu Kingdom becomes the largest in Southern Africa.
1885
1816
1888
1896
28. Trial of Oscar Wilde and premiere of his play The Importance of Being Earnest
1895
1865
1839
1820
29. Aspirin patented.
1842
1877
1876
1889
30. After the Meiji Restoration - Japan embarks on a program of rapid modernization.
1836
1877
1866
1869
31. France and the Russian Empire form a military alliance
1890
1896
1886
1894
32. Russia abolishes serfdom.
1841
1873
1861
1819
33. The Cisplatine War results in the independence of Uruguay.
1889
1834
1892
1825
34. Cro-Magnon man first identified.
1817
1868
1883
1871
35. First Transcontinental Railroad completed in United States on May 10.
1840
1801
1894
1869
36. Gojong - or Emperor Gwangmu - proclaims the short-lived Korean Empire - lasts until 1910.
1802
1896
1814
1897
37. The Wounded Knee Massacre was the last battle in the AmericanIndian Wars. This event represents the end of the American Old West.
1890
1852
1859
1801
38. Formation of theInternational Red Cross is followed by the adoption of theFirst Geneva Convention in 1864.
1843
1863
1803
1898
39. Missouri Compromise
1801
1812
1820
1872
40. H. G. Wells publishes The War of the Worlds
1896
1817
1898
1840
41. Russo-Persian War.
1804-1813
1883
1890
1844
42. The Platine War ends and the Empire of Brazil has the hegemony over South America.
1895
1851
1865
1834
43. SecondIndustrial Revolution
1871
1803
1830
1803
44. Jane Austen publishes Pride and Prejudice
1813
1820
1890
1859
45. Wilhelm R
1875
1814
1895
March 18 - 1871
46. HMS Challenger surveys the deepest point in the Earth's oceans - the Challenger Deep
1875
1879
1886
1836
47. Napoleon signs the Concordat of 1801 with the Pope.
1888
1801
1895
1862
48. The Convention of Kanagawa formally ends Japan's policy of isolation.
1887
1854
1804
1825
49. The Cisplatine War results in the independence of Uruguay.
1825
1896
1851
1865-April 14 - 1865
50. Millerite movement awaits the Second Advent of Jesus Christ on October 22. Christ's non-appearance becomes known as the Great Disappointment.
1829
1844
1892
1829