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19th Century Timeline

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1. Louis Napoleon assumes power in France in a coup.






2. Philippine Revolution ends declaring Philippines free from Spanish rule.






3. The Expatriation Act of 1868 is approved by the U.S. Congress - one of the early blows which would eventually lead to the death of the common law doctrine of perpetual allegiance






4. The Decembrist revolt






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






6. Mormon migration to Utah.






7. The Sino-French War led to the formation of FrenchIndochina.






8. Year Without a Summer - Unusually cold conditions wreak havoc throughout the Northern Hemisphere - likely caused by the 1815 explosion of Mount Tambora.






9. Russia abolishes serfdom.






10. 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






11. Construction of the Statue of Liberty; Coca-Cola is developed.






12. First Transcontinental Railroad completed in United States on May 10.






13. Indian Rebellion of 1857. The British Empire assumes control ofIndia from the EastIndia Company.






14. Independence of Argentina






15. Paris Commune - Around 30000 Parisians were killed - and thousands more were later executed.






16. The Stockton and Darlington Railway - the first public railway in the world - is opened.






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






18. Volleyball is invented






19. 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.






20. Henri Becquerel discovers radioactivity; JJ Thompson identifies the electron - though not by name.






21. Thomas Jefferson elected President of the United States by the United States House of Representatives - following a tie in the Electoral College (United States)






22. Telegraphy patented.






23. Anglo-Nepalese War between Nepal (Gurkha Empire) and British Empire.






24. Britain establishes a protectorate over Bechuanaland (modern Botswana)






25. Premiere of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony.






26. The German Customs Union is formed.






27. First commercial telephone exchange in New Haven - Connecticut.






28. Navarino Massacre






29. Gojong - or Emperor Gwangmu - proclaims the short-lived Korean Empire - lasts until 1910.






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






31. Fingerprinting is officially adopted for the first time






32. Short stories A Christmas Carol and The Tell-Tale Heart published.






33. Wave of pogroms begins in the Russian Empire.






34. First Transcontinental Railroad completed in United States on May 10.






35. Shaka's Zulu Kingdom becomes the largest in Southern Africa.






36. Russia conquers Finland from Sweden in the Finnish War.






37. Aspirin patented.






38. 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.






39. Queen Victoria becomes Empress ofIndia.






40. Death of Vincent van Gogh.






41. The Boxer Rebellion in China is suppressed by an Eight-Nation Alliance.






42. Dreyfuss Affair






43. Tsar Alexander II is assassinated






44. The British EastIndia Company is dissolved.






45. Austrian Empire founded by Francis I.






46. Revolutions of 1848 in Europe






47. Germany gains control of Camaroon






48. Jane Austen publishes Pride and Prejudice






49. By this time - 46000 Native Americans have been forcibly relocated in the Trail of Tears.






50. Peru declares its independence from Spain.