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19th Century Timeline

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1. Most of the Latin American colonies free themselves from the Spanish and Portuguese Empires after the Latin American wars of independence.






2. 26 millionIndians perish inIndia due to famine.






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






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






5. The French invasion of Russia is a turning point in the Napoleonic Wars.






6. The Suez Canal opens linking the Mediterranean to the Red Sea.






7. Kingdom of Belgium declared.






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






9. Little War against Spanish rule in Cuba leads to rebel defeat.






10. Spanish guerrillas fight in the Peninsular War.






11. Unification of the Kingdom of Tonga under Taufa?ahau (King George Tupou I)






12. Spanish guerrillas fight in the Peninsular War.






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






14. The Stockton and Darlington Railway - the first public railway in the world - is opened.






15. Russo-Persian War.






16. The New Zealand Land Wars






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






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






19. Napoleon signs the Concordat of 1801 with the Pope.






20. Cuban War forIndependence results in Cuban independence from Spain






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22. First isolation of aluminum.






23. Samuel Morey patents the internal combustion engine.






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






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






26. The Trumpet gets valves.






27. Famine in Finland.






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29. Holy Roman Empire dissolved as a consequence of the Treaty of Pressburg.






30. By this time - 46000 Native Americans have been forcibly relocated in the Trail of Tears.






31. Henry Morton Stanley meets Dr. David Livingstone near Lake Tanganyika.






32. Dreyfuss Affair






33. Dissolution of the Maratha Empire.






34. Premiere of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony.






35. Russia conquers Finland from Sweden in the Finnish War.






36. First electrical power plant and grid in Godalming - Britain.






37. The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is approved.






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






39. Peterloo massacre in England.






40. Famine in Persia is believed to have caused the death of 2 million.






41. World population reaches 1 billion.






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






43. Peru declares its independence from Spain.






44. The Little Ice Age ends around this time.






45. Slavery Abolition Act bans slavery throughout the British Empire.






46. Battle of San Jacinto leads to the capture of General Santa Anna.






47. Wilhelm R






48. Cairo falls to the British.






49. Assassination of Tsar Paul I of Russia.






50. Anaesthesia used for the first time.







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