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19th Century Timeline

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1. 13 million Chinese die of famine in northern China.






2. Canadian Confederation formed.






3. Mexico gains independence from Spain with the Treaty of C






4. November Uprising in Poland against Russia.






5. Ethiopia defeated Italy at the Battle of Adwa.






6. Independence of Bolivia.






7. Crazy Horse surrenders and is later killed






8. The Congress of Vienna redraws the European map. The Concert of Europe attempts to preserve this settlement - but it fails to stem the tide of liberalism and nationalism that sweeps over the continent.






9. Charles Darwin's journey on the HMS Beagle.






10. The British Empire takes over Balochistan






11. At least 5000 Mexicans die in Apache raids - and 100 settlements are destroyed.






12. Burma is presented to Queen Victoria as a birthday gift






13. The Communist Manifesto published.






14. Anaesthesia used for the first time.






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






16. Battle of Balaclava and the Charge of the Light Brigade.






17. The One Thousand Days war in Colombia breaks out between the 'Liberales' and 'Conservadores' - culminating with the loss of Panama in 1903.






18. Thomas Edison invents the phonograph






19. Britain declares the Slave Trade illegal.






20. Upper and Lower Canada are merged into the Province of Canada






21. The contest between the British Empire and Imperial Russia for control of Central Asia is referred to as the Great Game.






22. Fingerprinting is officially adopted for the first time






23. Mirza Ghulam Ahmad establishes the Ahmadi Muslim Community.






24. Uruguayan Civil War






25. Henry Morton Stanley meets Dr. David Livingstone near Lake Tanganyika.






26. The samurai class is abolished in Japan.






27. Napoleon crowns himself Emperor of the French.






28. Barbary Wars between the United States and the Barbary States of North Africa






29. The United States gains control of Cuba - Puerto Rico - and the Philippines after the Spanish-American War.






30. Vincent van Gogh paints Starry Night






31. United States President Abraham Lincoln is assassinated while attending a performance atFord's Theater - Washington - D.C.. He dies approximately nine hours after being shot on April 15 - 1865.






32. Germany gains control of Camaroon






33. Queen Victoria becomes Empress ofIndia.






34. Invention of the phonautograph - the first true device for recording sound.






35. Napoleon decisively defeats an Austrian-Russian army at the Battle of Austerlitz.






36. Greco-Turkish War.






37. The British Empire annexed Burma (now also called Myanmar) after three Anglo-Burmese Wars.






38. The Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland merge to form the United Kingdom.






39. Spanish guerrillas fight in the Peninsular War.






40. Little War against Spanish rule in Cuba leads to rebel defeat.






41. French intervention in Mexico and the creation of the Second Mexican Empire - ruled by Maximilian I of Mexico and his consort Carlota of Mexico.






42. Mirza Ghulam Ahmad establishes the Ahmadi Muslim Community.






43. King Leopold II of Belgium establishes the Congo Free State as a personal fiefdom






44. Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. Sitting Bull surrenders.






45. Ranjit Singh crowned as King of Punjab.






46. Ranjit Singh crowned as King of Punjab.






47. The Pony Express ended.






48. At least 5000 Mexicans die in Apache raids - and 100 settlements are destroyed.






49. Treaty of Nanking cedes Hong Kong to the British.






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