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19th Century Timeline
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1. The Belgian Revolution in the United Kingdom of the Netherlands led to the creation of Belgium.
1889
1866
1819
1830
2. Chilean Civil War.
1891
1873
1854
1894
3. Anaesthesia used for the first time.
1816
1846
1842
1825
4. The One Thousand Days war in Colombia breaks out between the 'Liberales' and 'Conservadores' - culminating with the loss of Panama in 1903.
1819
1898
1851
1886
5. Principality of Serbia becomes suzerain from the Ottoman Empire. Officially independent in 1867.
1868
1869
1899
1817
6. Richard Wagner's Ring Cycle is first performed in its entirety.
1893
1806
1806
1876
7. First section of the London Underground opens.
1873
1836
1863
1804
8. 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.
1821
1836
1842
1830
9. Anglo-Zulu War in South Africa.
1869
1879
1821
1883
10. The United States more than doubles in size when it buys out France's territorial claims in North America via the Louisiana Purchase. This begins the U.S.'s westward expansion to the Pacific referred to as its Manifest Destiny which involves annexing
1843
1803
1860
1867
11. 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.
1891
1848
1887
1860
12. Regency period ends in the United Kingdom
1892
1837
1857
1820
13. 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
1829
1868
1888
1842
14. Bah
1884
1825
1863
1830
15. Russian-Circassian War ended with the defeat and the exile of many Circassians. Imam Shamil defeated.
1892
1821
1848
1886
16. Second Boer War begins (-1902); Philippine-American War begins (-1913).
1848
1853
1843
1899
17. American Civil War between the Union and seceding Confederacy
1803
1821
1886
1861
18. Russia commences its conquest of the Caucasus.
1868
1863
1817
1883
19. Britain amends the Poor Law demanding that any paupers requesting assistance must go to a workhouse.
1864
1834
1801
1868
20. First Mexican Empire - as Mexico's first post-independent government - ruled by Emperor Agust
1871
1822
1841
1828
21. July Revolution in France.
1860
1825
1830
1801
22. Death of Alexander Pushkin
1831
1804-1813
1816
1837
23. First electric motor built.
1856
1829
1821
1872
24. The Irish Potato Famine leads to the Irish diaspora.
1845
1898
1870s-1890s
1892
25. After the final Russo-Persian War - the Persian Empire took back territory lost to Russia from the previous war.
1814
1825
1826
1806-1812
26. Louis Napoleon assumes power in France in a coup.
1889
1857
1805
1851
27. The cardboard box is invented.
1881
1854
1825
1890
28. Ranjit Singh crowned as King of Punjab.
1868
1861
1801
1886
29. Philippine Revolution ends declaring Philippines free from Spanish rule.
1851
1862
1804
1896
30. The United States gains control of Cuba - Puerto Rico - and the Philippines after the Spanish-American War.
1898
1821
1876
1876
31. Polish uprising against the Russian Empire.
1890
1863
1837
1817
32. The word 'dinosaur' is coined by Richard Owen
1817
1885
1883
1841
33. After theFirst Sino-Japanese War - China cedes Taiwan to Japan and grants Japan a free hand in Korea.
1871
1864
1894
1829
34. Crimean War between France - the United Kingdom - the Ottoman Empire and Russia
1834
1837
1834
1853
35. 26 millionIndians perish inIndia due to famine.
1895
1816
1831
1875
36. The Stockton and Darlington Railway - the first public railway in the world - is opened.
1844
1808
1825
1839
37. The word 'dinosaur' is coined by Richard Owen
1815
1806-1812
1866
1841
38. Britain declares the Slave Trade illegal.
1890
1804
1807
1883
39. Volleyball is invented
1850
1895
1804
1839
40. Liberia founded by the American Colonization Society for freed American slaves.
1820
1819
1866
1884
41. Trial of Oscar Wilde and premiere of his play The Importance of Being Earnest
March 18 - 1871
1861
1895
1884
42. Barbary Wars between the United States and the Barbary States of North Africa
1816
1886
1801
1886
43. Most of the Latin American colonies free themselves from the Spanish and Portuguese Empires after the Latin American wars of independence.
1803
1880
1810s
1814
44. The British Empire takes over Balochistan
1872
1812
1887
1868
45. The first recognised international soccer match - between England and Scotland - is played.
1872
1828
1812
1851
46. The Cisplatine War results in the independence of Uruguay.
1815
1836
1825
1863
47. Mirza Ghulam Ahmad establishes the Ahmadi Muslim Community.
1889
1879
1839
1898
48. Slavery Abolition Act bans slavery throughout the British Empire.
1835
1833
1884
1827
49. SecondIndustrial Revolution
1821
1847
1871
1837
50. The Boxer Rebellion in China is suppressed by an Eight-Nation Alliance.
1898
1803
1852
1849