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19th Century Timeline
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1. Russo-Persian War.
1838
1804-1813
1892
1820
2. 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.
1813
1866
1896
1872
3. Tsar Alexander II is assassinated
1816
1804
1881
1854
4. The British invasion and subsequent occupation of Egypt
1837
1886
1894
1882
5. Death of William Blake - Ludwig van Beethoven
1827
1840
1838
1893
6. Barbary Wars between the United States and the Barbary States of North Africa
1801
1896
1899
1843
7. Anglo-Afghan Wars lead to stalemate and the establishment of the Durand line
1839
1842
1868
1826
8. Singer begins production of the 'Vibrating Shuttle' which would become the Model T of sewing machines.
1815
1848
1825
1885
9. Independence of Bolivia.
1850
1882
1825
1886
10. Germany gains control of Camaroon
1884
1825
1866
1810
11. Peterloo massacre in England.
1897
1819
1848
1838
12. Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. Sitting Bull surrenders.
1805
1836
1881
1890
13. United States Commodore Matthew C. Perry threatens the Japanese capital Edo with gunships - demanding that they agree to open trade.
1863
1853
1863
1865
14. The Chincha Islands War was an attempt by Spain to regain its South American colonies.
1827
1851
1864
1896
15. The Great Auk is rendered extinct.
1804
1885
1844
1820
16. The Cisplatine War results in the independence of Uruguay.
1873
1825
1872
1854
17. The Communist Manifesto published.
1866
1847
1876
1848
18. The Berlin Conference signals the start of the European 'scramble for Africa'.Attending nations also agree to ban trade in slaves.
1832
1831
1804
1884
19. 26 millionIndians perish inIndia due to famine.
1831
1885
1803
1875
20. Gregor Mendel formulates his laws of inheritance
1865
1893
1863
1883
21. Uruguayan Civil War
1868
1816
1839
1880
22. Fingerprinting is officially adopted for the first time
1892
1898
1823
1801
23. Black War in Tasmania leads to the near extinction of the Tasmanian aborigines
1873
1805
1828
1815
24. Earliest recorded air raid - as Austria employs 200 balloons to deliver ordnance against Venice.
1886
1815
1802
1849
25. Empress Dowager Cixi of China engineers a coup d'
1898
1880
1866
1801
26. Jane Austen publishes Pride and Prejudice
1839
1821
1801
1813
27. Little War against Spanish rule in Cuba leads to rebel defeat.
1872
1879
1883
1892
28. Monroe Doctrine declared by US President James Monroe.
1823
1831
1895
1850
29. Seneca Falls Convention is the first women's rights convention in the United States and leads to the battle for suffrage and women's legal rights.
1862
1884
1848
1810
30. After the final Russo-Persian War - the Persian Empire took back territory lost to Russia from the previous war.
1868
1868
1894
1826
31. French gain first foothold in Southeast Asia
1817
1862
1838
1804
32. Long Depression in Western Europe and North America
1813
1834
1806
1870s-1890s
33. Sir Robert Peel founds the Metropolitan Police Service - the first modern police force.
1848
1806
1881
1829
34. November Uprising ends with crushing defeat for Poland in the Battle of Warsaw.
1820
1831
1801
1849
35. The French invasion of Russia is a turning point in the Napoleonic Wars.
1899
1871
1821
1812
36. Holy Roman Empire dissolved as a consequence of the Treaty of Pressburg.
1830
1866
1806
1873
37. The Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland merge to form the United Kingdom.
1830
1801
1837
1820
38. Bulgarians instigate the April Uprising against Ottoman rule.
1895
1854
1863
1876
39. The Caste War of Yucat
1821
1847
1879
1868
40. Charles Dickens publishes Oliver Twist
1837
1886
1886
1893
41. French troops capture Antananarivo in Madagascar
1820
1804
1895
1862
42. Thomas Jefferson elected President of the United States by the United States House of Representatives - following a tie in the Electoral College (United States)
1863
1801
1804
1892
43. Gojong - or Emperor Gwangmu - proclaims the short-lived Korean Empire - lasts until 1910.
1881
1804
1897
1891
44. Navarino Massacre
1837
March 18 - 1871
1821
1889
45. Greater Colombia dissolved and the nations of Colombia (including modern-day Panama) - Ecuador - and Venezuela took its place.
1830
1879
1802
1867
46. 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.
1892
1839
1828
1832
47. The word 'dinosaur' is coined by Richard Owen
1843
1841
1895
1884
48. Principality of Serbia becomes suzerain from the Ottoman Empire. Officially independent in 1867.
1817
1877
1896
1873
49. The Battle of Trafalgar eliminates the French and Spanish naval fleets and allows for British dominance of the seas - a major factor for the success of the British Empire later in the century.
1802
1877
1861
1805
50. Millerite movement awaits the Second Advent of Jesus Christ on October 22. Christ's non-appearance becomes known as the Great Disappointment.
1844
1814
1859
1892