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19th Century Timeline
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1. First Seminole War begins in Florida.
1817
1851
1819
1886
2. Imam Shamil's rebellion in Russian-occupied Caucasus.
1830
1859
1864
1834
3. Cuban War forIndependence results in Cuban independence from Spain
1899
1806
1895
1830
4. The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is approved.
1803
1868
1898
1813
5. French troops capture Antananarivo in Madagascar
1804
1895
1883
1825
6. First Mexican Empire - as Mexico's first post-independent government - ruled by Emperor Agust
1839
1879
1839
1822
7. Black War in Tasmania leads to the near extinction of the Tasmanian aborigines
1831
1828
1824
1887
8. The British EastIndia Company is dissolved.
1868
1896
1874
1834
9. Successful transatlantic telegraph cable follows an earlier attempt in 1858.
1866
1862
1870
1803
10. Little War against Spanish rule in Cuba leads to rebel defeat.
1842
1857
1879
1815
11. Regency period ends in the United Kingdom
1868
1873
1802
1820
12. Olympic Games revived inAthens.
1879
1877
1896
1830
13. Reconstruction in the United States; Slavery is banned in the United States by the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
1819
1853
1866
1865
14. Chilean Civil War.
1891
1895
1851
1876
15. The Belgian Revolution in the United Kingdom of the Netherlands led to the creation of Belgium.
1830
1894
1898
1809
16. The word 'dinosaur' is coined by Richard Owen
1842
1841
1877
1831
17. Ludwig van Beethoven performs his Moonlight Sonata for the first time.
1895
1802
1868
1877
18. Giuseppe Garibaldi launches the Expedition of the Thousand
1803
1873
1860
1847
19. Jane Austen publishes Pride and Prejudice
1809
1813
1801
1880
20. Kingdom of Belgium declared.
1876
1875
1839
1809
21. Great Railroad Strike in the United States may have been the world's first nationwide labor strike.
1837
1848
1877
1804
22. Siege of Sevastapol; city falls to British forces.
1801
1804
1884
1854
23. Battle of San Jacinto leads to the capture of General Santa Anna.
1804
1861
1803
1836
24. Chile battles with Peru and Bolivia over Andean territory in the War of the Pacific.
1879
1885
1867
1819
25. Britain establishes a protectorate over Bechuanaland (modern Botswana)
1885
1892
1894
1829
26. First Transcontinental Railroad completed in United States on May 10.
1850
1870
1835
1869
27. The Cisplatine War results in the independence of Uruguay.
1825
1898
1821
1804-1813
28. Holy Roman Empire dissolved as a consequence of the Treaty of Pressburg.
1831
1806
1884
1896
29. Battle of Balaclava and the Charge of the Light Brigade.
1854
1881
1844
1842
30. The Pony Express started.
1829
1860
1856
1839
31. First commercial film release by Jean Aim
1862
1829
1894
1809
32. First section of the London Underground opens.
1863
1890
1844
1822
33. Russia commences its conquest of the Caucasus.
1843
1817
1861
1889
34. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle publishes his first Sherlock Holmes story - A Study in Scarlet.
1893
1887
1834
1854
35. Ranjit Singh crowned as King of Punjab.
1896
1861
1819
1801
36. The British Empire annexed Burma (now also called Myanmar) after three Anglo-Burmese Wars.
1829
1832
1868
1823
37. Dissolution of the Maratha Empire.
1873
1883
1820
1870
38. Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. Sitting Bull surrenders.
1864
1848
1825
1881
39. Russia abolishes serfdom.
1861
1839
1877
1804
40. The Caste War of Yucat
1886
1888
1847
1894
41. Aspirin patented.
1839
1816
1804
1889
42. Frederick Douglass delivers his speech 'The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro' in Rochester - New York.
1852
1899
1845
1814
43. Austrian Empire founded by Francis I.
1804
1837
1851
1898
44. Millerite movement awaits the Second Advent of Jesus Christ on October 22. Christ's non-appearance becomes known as the Great Disappointment.
1844
1821
1828
1884
45. Frederick Douglass delivers his speech 'The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro' in Rochester - New York.
1881
1852
1819
1829
46. Spanish guerrillas fight in the Peninsular War.
1859
1821
1873
1808
47. Construction of the Statue of Liberty; Coca-Cola is developed.
1886
1843
1825
1887
48. Battle of the Alamo ends with defeat for Texan separatists.
1857
1845
1836
1846
49. 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.
1823
1865-April 14 - 1865
1865
1877
50. Gregor Mendel formulates his laws of inheritance
1831
1865
1869
1889