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19th Century Timeline

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1. The Mahdist War in Sudan.






2. Russian-Circassian War ended with the defeat and the exile of many Circassians. Imam Shamil defeated.






3. Germany gains control of Camaroon






4. The cardboard box is invented.






5. World's first oil refinery in Romania






6. Revolutions of 1848 in Europe






7. Persian Prophet the B






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






9. Monroe Doctrine declared by US President James Monroe.






10. Blue jeans and barbed wire are invented.






11. US forces overthrow the government of Hawaii






12. First gramophone record






13. Paris Commune - Around 30000 Parisians were killed - and thousands more were later executed.






14. November Uprising in Poland against Russia.






15. Polish uprising against the Russian Empire.






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






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






18. Reconstruction in the United States; Slavery is banned in the United States by the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.






19. Giuseppe Garibaldi launches the Expedition of the Thousand






20. The samurai class is abolished in Japan.






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






22. Death of William Blake - Ludwig van Beethoven






23. The Pony Express ended.






24. Indian famine begins.






25. Charles Dickens publishes Oliver Twist






26. Bulgarians instigate the April Uprising against Ottoman rule.






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






28. Singer begins production of the 'Vibrating Shuttle' which would become the Model T of sewing machines.






29. The feudal system is dismantled in Japan.






30. Uruguayan Civil War






31. Imam Shamil's rebellion in Russian-occupied Caucasus.






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






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






34. King Leopold II of Belgium establishes the Congo Free State as a personal fiefdom






35. The Decembrist revolt






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






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






38. Maxwell's A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism published.






39. Uruguayan Civil War






40. Ten Years' War between Cuba and Spain






41. The Caste War of Yucat






42. The Mexican-American War leads to Mexico's cession of much of the modern-day Southwestern United States.






43. New Zealand is founded - as the Treaty of Waitangi is signed by the Maori and British.






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






45. Crimean War between France - the United Kingdom - the Ottoman Empire and Russia






46. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is established on April 6 - 1830.






47. French troops capture Antananarivo in Madagascar






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






49. Fulani Jihad in Nigeria.






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