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19th Century Timeline

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1. Peterloo massacre in England.






2. Carlist Wars in Spain.






3. Cuban War forIndependence results in Cuban independence from Spain






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






5. Death of Vincent van Gogh.






6. Fulani Jihad in Nigeria.






7. Following the Russo-Turkish War - the Treaty of Berlin recognizes formal independence of the Principality of Serbia - Montenegro and Romania. Bulgaria becomes autonomous.






8. Missouri Compromise






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






10. Dominican War ofIndependence from Haiti.






11. The Soci






12. Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite premi






13. The modern city of Singapore is established by the British EastIndia Company.






14. The first recognised international soccer match - between England and Scotland - is played.






15. Austrian Empire founded by Francis I.






16. Britain amends the Poor Law demanding that any paupers requesting assistance must go to a workhouse.






17. The Decembrist revolt






18. Jack the Ripper murders occur in Whitechapel - London






19. Jane Austen publishes Pride and Prejudice






20. Seneca Falls Convention is the first women's rights convention in the United States and leads to the battle for suffrage and women's legal rights.






21. Mormon migration to Utah.






22. Mary Shelley writes Frankenstein






23. Charles Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species.






24. Queen Victoria's reign is considered the apex of the British Empire and is referred to as the Victorian era.






25. Aspirin patented.






26. Anglo-Afghan Wars lead to stalemate and the establishment of the Durand line






27. Taiping Rebellion is the bloodiest conflict of the century - leading to the deaths of 20 million people.






28. Sir Robert Peel founds the Metropolitan Police Service - the first modern police force.






29. Serbian revolution erupts against the Ottoman rule. Suzerainty of Serbia recognized in 1817.






30. Successful transatlantic telegraph cable follows an earlier attempt in 1858.






31. November Uprising ends with crushing defeat for Poland in the Battle of Warsaw.






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






33. Ranjit Singh crowned as King of Punjab.






34. Independence of Argentina






35. France invades and occupies Algeria.






36. The United States purchases Alaska from Russia.






37. Singer begins production of the 'Vibrating Shuttle' which would become the Model T of sewing machines.






38. Giuseppe Garibaldi launches the Expedition of the Thousand






39. Fingerprinting is officially adopted for the first time






40. After the final Russo-Persian War - the Persian Empire took back territory lost to Russia from the previous war.






41. First gramophone record






42. Samuel Colt popularizes the revolver and sets up a firearms company to manufacture his invention of the Colt Paterson revolver a six bullets firearm shot one by one without reloading manually.






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






44. American Civil War between the Union and seceding Confederacy






45. The Little Ice Age ends around this time.






46. Wave of pogroms begins in the Russian Empire.






47. Russia commences its conquest of the Caucasus.






48. Uruguayan Civil War






49. Independence of Argentina






50. The first boatloads of gold prospectors arrive in California - giving them the nickname 49ers.