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19th Century Timeline
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1. Serbian revolution erupts against the Ottoman rule. Suzerainty of Serbia recognized in 1817.
1865
1804
1818
1851
2. Anglo-Nepalese War between Nepal (Gurkha Empire) and British Empire.
1814
1873
1890
1895
3. The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is approved.
1885
1868
1840
1831
4. The Cisplatine War results in the independence of Uruguay.
1867
1804
1804
1825
5. Long Depression in Western Europe and North America
1804
1870s-1890s
1852
1867
6. The first recognised international soccer match - between England and Scotland - is played.
1872
1816
1845
1877
7. The Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland merge to form the United Kingdom.
1895
1879
1801
1889
8. The Texas Revolution in Mexico resulted in the short-lived Republic of Texas.
1890
1835
1874
1863
9. The One Thousand Days war in Colombia breaks out between the 'Liberales' and 'Conservadores' - culminating with the loss of Panama in 1903.
1867
1844
1898
1890
10. Robert Lewis Stevenson's Treasure Island is published
1868
1883
1834
1810
11. Louis Le Prince records the Roundhay Garden Scene - the earliest surviving film.
1830
1862
1876
1888
12. 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.
1870
1830
1873
1891
13. November Uprising in Poland against Russia.
1827
1830
1819
1892
14. Greco-Turkish War.
1871
1810
1897
1892
15. Invention of the phonautograph - the first true device for recording sound.
1810
1823
1871
1858
16. Battle of the Little Bighorn leads to the death of General Custer and victory for the alliance of Lakota - Cheyenne and Arapaho
1896
1876
1829
1820
17. The Paraguayan War ends Paraguayan ambitions for expansion and destroys much of the Paraguayan population.
1864
1881
1870s-1890s
1886
18. Thomas Edison tests his first light bulb
1810
1808
1896
1879
19. Napoleon abdicates and is exiled to Elba.
1814
1881
1898
1892
20. Mormon migration to Utah.
1890
1848
1846
1818
21. France invades and occupies Algeria.
1831
1866
1829
1894
22. November Uprising ends with crushing defeat for Poland in the Battle of Warsaw.
1837
1834
1849
1831
23. Mexico gains independence from Spain with the Treaty of C
1848
1806-1812
1821
1895
24. Frederick Douglass delivers his speech 'The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro' in Rochester - New York.
1816
1815
1852
1832
25. July Revolution in France.
1830
1825
1833
1833
26. Volleyball is invented
1804
1874
1874
1895
27. Louis Napoleon assumes power in France in a coup.
1862
1867
1874
1851
28. World's first oil refinery in Romania
1877
1825
1829
1856
29. Mary Shelley writes Frankenstein
1825
1846
1881
1818
30. The British invasion and subsequent occupation of Egypt
1882
1842
1820
1853
31. Queen Victoria's reign is considered the apex of the British Empire and is referred to as the Victorian era.
1831
1837
1825
1892
32. The Soci
1847
1888
1837
1874
33. Russo-Turkish War - Treaty of Bucharest.
1898
1806-1812
1842
1855
34. Vincent van Gogh paints Starry Night
1851
1813
1848
1889
35. The Platine War ends and the Empire of Brazil has the hegemony over South America.
1820
1851
1819
1848
36. The Communist Manifesto published.
1848
1826
1877
1851
37. The United States purchases Alaska from Russia.
1837
1857
1836
1867
38. Empress Dowager Cixi of China engineers a coup d'
1852
1898
1896
1801
39. Year Without a Summer - Unusually cold conditions wreak havoc throughout the Northern Hemisphere - likely caused by the 1815 explosion of Mount Tambora.
1879
1816
1829
1828
40. Aspirin patented.
1889
1830
1825
1867
41. Following the Russo-Turkish War - the Treaty of Berlin recognizes formal independence of the Principality of Serbia - Montenegro and Romania. Bulgaria becomes autonomous.
1887
1857
1894
1877
42. The Bront
1815
1847
1881
1889
43. Anglo-Nepalese War between Nepal (Gurkha Empire) and British Empire.
1831
1820
1886
1814
44. Fingerprinting is officially adopted for the first time
1868
1892
1887
1820
45. Asaph Hall discovers the moons of Mars
1877
1831
1888
1844
46. Uruguayan Civil War
1847
1854
1839
1852
47. Invention of the phonautograph - the first true device for recording sound.
1858
1830
1818
1826
48. Suez Canal is constructed.
1805
1854
1859
1894
49. Premiere of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony.
1888
1862
1874
1824
50. Charles Darwin's journey on the HMS Beagle.
1882
1831
1888
1805