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19th Century Timeline
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1. The modern city of Singapore is established by the British EastIndia Company.
1819
1892
1817
1805
2. The Chincha Islands War was an attempt by Spain to regain its South American colonies.
1864
1822
1845
1834
3. The Stockton and Darlington Railway - the first public railway in the world - is opened.
1825
1895
1851
1801
4. The Platine War ends and the Empire of Brazil has the hegemony over South America.
1874
1876
1851
1858
5. Mirza Ghulam Ahmad establishes the Ahmadi Muslim Community.
1804
1897
1889
1849
6. 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.
1867
1815
1819
1888
7. The Pony Express ended.
1825
1853
1862
1861
8. After theFirst Sino-Japanese War - China cedes Taiwan to Japan and grants Japan a free hand in Korea.
1879
1845
1894
1840
9. Eiffel Tower is inaugurated in Paris.
1845
1868
1889
1823
10. Gregor Mendel formulates his laws of inheritance
1865
1808
1844
1819
11. The Wahhabis of theFirst Saudi State capture Mecca and Medina.
1803
1896
1885
1809
12. Victorian gold rush in Australia
1810
March 18 - 1871
1851
1838
13. Holy Roman Empire dissolved as a consequence of the Treaty of Pressburg.
1806
1856
1842
1835
14. The British Empire takes over Balochistan
1875
1879
1803
1887
15. Famine in Finland.
1808
1837
1866
1879
16. The Boxer Rebellion in China is suppressed by an Eight-Nation Alliance.
1892
1898
1801
1806
17. Napoleon crowns himself Emperor of the French.
1804
1870
1837
1808
18. Navarino Massacre
1821
1805
1875
1816
19. Muhammad Ali modernizes Egypt.
1816
1884
1874
1805
20. SpanishInquisition officially ends.
1834
1854
1848
1889
21. The Franco-Prussian War results in the unifications of Germany and Italy - the collapse of the Second French Empire and the emergence of a New Imperialism.
1836
1801
1890
1870
22. Taiping Rebellion is the bloodiest conflict of the century - leading to the deaths of 20 million people.
1850
1849
1879
1877
23. Henry Morton Stanley meets Dr. David Livingstone near Lake Tanganyika.
1871
1819
1844
1839
24. By this time - 46000 Native Americans have been forcibly relocated in the Trail of Tears.
1865-April 9 - 1865
1875
1838
1803
25. The French invasion of Russia is a turning point in the Napoleonic Wars.
1812
1831
March 18 - 1871
1815
26. Formation of theInternational Red Cross is followed by the adoption of theFirst Geneva Convention in 1864.
1863
1877
1868
1803
27. Suez Canal is constructed.
1859
1821
1867
1816
28. End of the Brazilian Empire and the beginning of the Brazilian Republic
1889
1866
1895
1831
29. The Trumpet gets valves.
1874
1801
1837
1810
30. Chile battles with Peru and Bolivia over Andean territory in the War of the Pacific.
1874
1879
1829
1843
31. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust premieres.
1829
1886
1806
1845
32. New Zealand becomes the first country to enact women's suffrage
1868
1885
1893
1872
33. Napoleon strips the Teutonic Knights of their last holdings in Bad Mergentheim.
1809
1804
1885
1899
34. Erie Canal opened connecting the Great Lakes to theAtlantic Ocean.
1821
1825
1831
1857
35. United States Commodore Matthew C. Perry threatens the Japanese capital Edo with gunships - demanding that they agree to open trade.
1853
1888
1815
1866
36. Discovery of Antarctica
1874
1862
1820
1848
37. The Mexican-American War leads to Mexico's cession of much of the modern-day Southwestern United States.
1834
1846
1859
1830
38. The Irish Potato Famine leads to the Irish diaspora.
1820
1845
1854
1848
39. After theFirst Sino-Japanese War - China cedes Taiwan to Japan and grants Japan a free hand in Korea.
1880
1802
1862
1894
40. 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
1850
1847
1815
1883
41. Paris Commune - Around 30000 Parisians were killed - and thousands more were later executed.
March 18 - 1871
1826
1822
1817
42. The Little Ice Age ends around this time.
1856
1850
1836
1898
43. The Home Rule Movement is established in Ireland.
1816
1874
1890
1876
44. SpanishInquisition officially ends.
1819
1801
1877
1834
45. Russia abolishes serfdom.
1861
1884
1810
1801
46. Shaka's Zulu Kingdom becomes the largest in Southern Africa.
1836
1816
1871
1894
47. First gramophone record
1894
1898
1805
1808
48. Monroe Doctrine declared by US President James Monroe.
1823
1808
1864
1885
49. Sir Robert Peel founds the Metropolitan Police Service - the first modern police force.
1829
1853
1820
1830
50. Dreyfuss Affair
1861
1877
1815
1894