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19th Century Timeline

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1. Second Boer War begins (-1902); Philippine-American War begins (-1913).






2. Neanderthal man first identified. Age still unknown.






3. November Uprising in Poland against Russia.






4. Louis Le Prince records the Roundhay Garden Scene - the earliest surviving film.






5. Russia abolishes serfdom.






6. The Pony Express ended.






7. Invention of the phonautograph - the first true device for recording sound.






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






9. After the Meiji Restoration - Japan embarks on a program of rapid modernization.






10. Beethoven performs his Fifth Symphony






11. Trial of Oscar Wilde and premiere of his play The Importance of Being Earnest






12. Principality of Serbia becomes suzerain from the Ottoman Empire. Officially independent in 1867.






13. Revolutions of 1848 in Europe






14. Ten Years' War between Cuba and Spain






15. Civil war in the Federal Republic of Central America led to the foundings of Guatemala - El Salvador - Honduras - Nicaragua - and Costa Rica.






16. Formation of theInternational Red Cross is followed by the adoption of theFirst Geneva Convention in 1864.






17. Austro-Prussian War results in the dissolution of the German Confederation and the creation of the North German Confederation and the Austrian-Hungarian Dual Monarchy.






18. Klondike Gold Rush in Canada.






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






20. After two Opium Wars - France - the United Kingdom - the United States and Russia gained many concessions from China resulting in the decline of the Qing Dynasty.






21. Vincent van Gogh paints Starry Night






22. Asaph Hall discovers the moons of Mars






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






24. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is established on April 6 - 1830.






25. Ranjit Singh crowned as King of Punjab.






26. Neanderthal man first identified. Age still unknown.






27. Muslim Rebellion in northwest China.






28. Canadian Confederation formed.






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






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






31. The United States gains control of Cuba - Puerto Rico - and the Philippines after the Spanish-American War.






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






33. The Great Auk is rendered extinct.






34. Dmitri Mendeleev created the Periodic table






35. Volleyball is invented






36. Dominican War ofIndependence from Haiti.






37. Jack the Ripper murders occur in Whitechapel - London






38. Tsar Alexander II is assassinated






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






40. Millerite movement awaits the Second Advent of Jesus Christ on October 22. Christ's non-appearance becomes known as the Great Disappointment.






41. End of the Brazilian Empire and the beginning of the Brazilian Republic






42. Wilhelm R






43. Battle of the Little Bighorn leads to the death of General Custer and victory for the alliance of Lakota - Cheyenne and Arapaho






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






45. Spanish guerrillas fight in the Peninsular War.






46. War of 1812 between the United States and the United Kingdom






47. Mirza Ghulam Ahmad establishes the Ahmadi Muslim Community.






48. First Anglo-Sikh War






49. Chile battles with Peru and Bolivia over Andean territory in the War of the Pacific.






50. Siege of Sevastapol; city falls to British forces.