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19th Century Timeline

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1. California Gold Rush






2. At least 5000 Mexicans die in Apache raids - and 100 settlements are destroyed.






3. Russia commences its conquest of the Caucasus.






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






5. Independence of Chile






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






7. The New Zealand Land Wars






8. Anglo-Afghan Wars lead to stalemate and the establishment of the Durand line






9. Revolutions of 1848 in Europe






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






11. Spanish guerrillas fight in the Peninsular War.






12. World's first oil refinery in Romania






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






14. Wilhelm R






15. July Revolution in France.






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






17. At least 5000 Mexicans die in Apache raids - and 100 settlements are destroyed.






18. Erie Canal opened connecting the Great Lakes to theAtlantic Ocean.






19. The Bront






20. Cro-Magnon man first identified.






21. The Wahhabis of theFirst Saudi State capture Mecca and Medina.






22. 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde' by Robert Louis Stevenson is published.






23. July Revolution in France.






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






25. Long Depression in Western Europe and North America






26. The samurai class is abolished in Japan.






27. The Sino-French War led to the formation of FrenchIndochina.






28. Second Boer War begins (-1902); Philippine-American War begins (-1913).






29. Bessemer process enables steel to be mass produced.






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






31. Giuseppe Garibaldi launches the Expedition of the Thousand






32. The Great Auk is rendered extinct.






33. Ethiopia defeated Italy at the Battle of Adwa.






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






35. Louis Le Prince records the Roundhay Garden Scene - the earliest surviving film.






36. Monroe Doctrine declared by US President James Monroe.






37. First steam locomotive begins operation.






38. Napoleon decisively defeats an Austrian-Russian army at the Battle of Austerlitz.






39. First gramophone record






40. Britain declares the Slave Trade illegal.






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






42. New Zealand becomes the first country to enact women's suffrage






43. Greco-Turkish War.






44. Slavery banned in Brazil.






45. The United States purchases Alaska from Russia.






46. French gain first foothold in Southeast Asia






47. Th






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






49. Napoleon strips the Teutonic Knights of their last holdings in Bad Mergentheim.






50. Muslim Rebellion in northwest China.