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19th Century Timeline

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1. Greece becomes the first country to break away from the Ottoman Empire after the Greek War ofIndependence.






2. California Gold Rush






3. The Texas Revolution in Mexico resulted in the short-lived Republic of Texas.






4. Vincent van Gogh paints Starry Night






5. Napoleon escapes exile and begins the Hundred Days before finally being defeated at the Battle of Waterloo and exiled to St Helena. His defeat brings a conclusion to the Napoleonic Wars and marks the beginning of a Pax Britannica which lasts until 19






6. Russo-Turkish War - Treaty of Bucharest.






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






8. Olympic Games revived inAthens.






9. Independence of Bolivia.






10. The British Empire takes over Balochistan






11. Austrian Empire founded by Francis I.






12. Independence of Argentina






13. Serbian revolution erupts against the Ottoman rule. Suzerainty of Serbia recognized in 1817.






14. Queen Victoria's reign is considered the apex of the British Empire and is referred to as the Victorian era.






15. Victorian gold rush in Australia






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






17. First steam locomotive begins operation.






18. Muhammad Ali modernizes Egypt.






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






20. 26 millionIndians perish inIndia due to famine.






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






22. The massive expansion in population - territory - industry and wealth in the United States is referred to as the Gilded Age.






23. The word 'dinosaur' is coined by Richard Owen






24. The cardboard box is invented.






25. Thomas Jefferson elected President of the United States by the United States House of Representatives - following a tie in the Electoral College (United States)






26. The Irish Potato Famine leads to the Irish diaspora.






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






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






29. Aspirin patented.






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






31. France and the Russian Empire form a military alliance






32. Russia abolishes serfdom.






33. The Cisplatine War results in the independence of Uruguay.






34. Cro-Magnon man first identified.






35. First Transcontinental Railroad completed in United States on May 10.






36. Gojong - or Emperor Gwangmu - proclaims the short-lived Korean Empire - lasts until 1910.






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






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






39. Missouri Compromise






40. H. G. Wells publishes The War of the Worlds






41. Russo-Persian War.






42. The Platine War ends and the Empire of Brazil has the hegemony over South America.






43. SecondIndustrial Revolution






44. Jane Austen publishes Pride and Prejudice






45. Wilhelm R






46. HMS Challenger surveys the deepest point in the Earth's oceans - the Challenger Deep






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






48. The Convention of Kanagawa formally ends Japan's policy of isolation.






49. The Cisplatine War results in the independence of Uruguay.






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