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19th Century Timeline

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1. American Civil War between the Union and seceding Confederacy






2. Discovery of Antarctica






3. Death of Vincent van Gogh.






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






5. Cape Colony becomes part of the British Empire.






6. Neanderthal man first identified. Age still unknown.






7. Jane Austen publishes Pride and Prejudice






8. Philippine Revolution ends declaring Philippines free from Spanish rule.






9. Russo-Turkish War - Treaty of Bucharest.






10. Navarino Massacre






11. Shaka rises to power over the Zulu Kingdom. Zulu expansion was a major factor of the Mfecane (






12. Ten Years' War between Cuba and Spain






13. Jane Austen publishes Pride and Prejudice






14. The Great Exhibition in London was the world's first international Expo or World's Fair.






15. TheFirst Boer War.






16. Russia commences its conquest of the Caucasus.






17. Mexico gains independence from Spain with the Treaty of C






18. 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.






19. Anglo-Nepalese War between Nepal (Gurkha Empire) and British Empire.






20. Mary Shelley writes Frankenstein






21. Crimean War between France - the United Kingdom - the Ottoman Empire and Russia






22. Prince Pedro of Portugal proclaimed the Brazilian independence on September 7. On December 1 - he was crowned as Emperor Dom Pedro I of Brazil.






23. The Paraguayan War ends Paraguayan ambitions for expansion and destroys much of the Paraguayan population.






24. Independence of Chile






25. SpanishInquisition officially ends.






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






27. Mormon migration to Utah.






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






29. The Wounded Knee Massacre was the last battle in the AmericanIndian Wars. This event represents the end of the American Old West.






30. The New Zealand Land Wars






31. Dissolution of the Maratha Empire.






32. Independence of Chile






33. William Symington demonstrates his Charlotte Dundas - the 'first practical steamboat'.






34. Egyptian






35. The Principality of Serbia passes a Constitution which defines its independence from the Ottoman Empire.International recognition followed in 1878.






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






37. Robert Lewis Stevenson's Treasure Island is published






38. First publicly funded telegraph line in the world






39. Upper and Lower Canada are merged into the Province of Canada






40. Black War in Tasmania leads to the near extinction of the Tasmanian aborigines






41. Burma is presented to Queen Victoria as a birthday gift






42. US forces overthrow the government of Hawaii






43. Victorian gold rush in Australia






44. The World's Columbian Exposition was held in Chicago celebrating the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the New World.






45. The Mahdist War in Sudan.






46. The contest between the British Empire and Imperial Russia for control of Central Asia is referred to as the Great Game.






47. Missouri Compromise






48. United States Commodore Matthew C. Perry threatens the Japanese capital Edo with gunships - demanding that they agree to open trade.






49. Empress Dowager Cixi of China engineers a coup d'






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