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19th Century Timeline
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1. American Civil War between the Union and seceding Confederacy
1896
1861
1894
1872
2. Fingerprinting is officially adopted for the first time
1892
1820
1890
1815
3. French gain first foothold in Southeast Asia
1862
1802
1816
1804
4. 13 million Chinese die of famine in northern China.
1808
1876
1801
1806-1812
5. The Belgian Revolution in the United Kingdom of the Netherlands led to the creation of Belgium.
1876
1830
1828
1889
6. Basketball is invented.
1814
1871
1892
1815
7. First Transcontinental Railroad completed in United States on May 10.
1833
1869
1889
1874
8. Russo-Persian War.
1804-1813
1871
1854
1872
9. The Great Exhibition in London was the world's first international Expo or World's Fair.
1803
1851
1844
1869
10. Serbian revolution erupts against the Ottoman rule. Suzerainty of Serbia recognized in 1817.
1864
1839
1804
1814
11. Dissolution of the Maratha Empire.
1801
1853
1859
1820
12. The massive expansion in population - territory - industry and wealth in the United States is referred to as the Gilded Age.
1886
1839
1887
1876
13. Charles Darwin's journey on the HMS Beagle.
1831
1834
1898
1874
14. Dominican War ofIndependence from Haiti.
1898
1893
1831
1844
15. French intervention in Mexico and the creation of the Second Mexican Empire - ruled by Maximilian I of Mexico and his consort Carlota of Mexico.
1826
1861
1850
1858
16. Cairo falls to the British.
1849
1801
1833
1804
17. The Pony Express ended.
1877
1898
1862
1889
18. The Caste War of Yucat
1821
1847
1896
1848
19. Bah
1874
1863
1839
1898
20. The British Empire takes over Balochistan
1887
1863
1821
1808
21. Millerite movement awaits the Second Advent of Jesus Christ on October 22. Christ's non-appearance becomes known as the Great Disappointment.
1837
1844
1864
1853
22. Morphine first isolated.
1859
1804
1893
1881
23. Charles Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species.
1803
1859
1864
1826
24. Great Bosnian uprising against Ottoman rule occurs.
1831
1883
1848
1814
25. Siege of Khartoum
1884
1821
1836
1818
26. Thomas Edison tests his first light bulb
1895
1802
1879
1839
27. Formation of theInternational Red Cross is followed by the adoption of theFirst Geneva Convention in 1864.
1824
1845
1863
1886
28. Wilhelm R
1893
1895
1822
1804
29. Robert Lewis Stevenson's Treasure Island is published
1876
1876
1883
1869
30. Long Depression in Western Europe and North America
1870s-1890s
1839
1896
1821
31. Vincent van Gogh paints Starry Night
1829
1864
1894
1889
32. Anaesthesia used for the first time.
1825
1863
1820
1842
33. The Convention of Kanagawa formally ends Japan's policy of isolation.
1836
1827
1890
1854
34. Mexico gains independence from Spain with the Treaty of C
1848
1886
1859
1821
35. Telegraphy patented.
1885
1869
1837
1848
36. Independence of Argentina
1832
1881
1888
1816
37. The United States more than doubles in size when it buys out France's territorial claims in North America via the Louisiana Purchase. This begins the U.S.'s westward expansion to the Pacific referred to as its Manifest Destiny which involves annexing
1898
1806
1863
1803
38. Philippine Revolution ends declaring Philippines free from Spanish rule.
1812
1877
1892
1896
39. France invades and occupies Algeria.
1831
1886
1895
1886
40. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle publishes his first Sherlock Holmes story - A Study in Scarlet.
1866
1876
1887
1890
41. Great Railroad Strike in the United States may have been the world's first nationwide labor strike.
1813
1835
1877
1830
42. Imam Shamil's rebellion in Russian-occupied Caucasus.
1837
1869
1821
1834
43. Italy annexes Eritrea.
1804
1890
1801
1895
44. Dissolution of the Maratha Empire.
1834
1870s-1890s
1836
1820
45. Sir Robert Peel founds the Metropolitan Police Service - the first modern police force.
1829
1891
1812
1804
46. The Grito de Dolores begins the Mexican War ofIndependence.
1876
1810
1816
1858
47. Dominican War ofIndependence from Haiti.
1844
1868
1831
1868
48. Year Without a Summer - Unusually cold conditions wreak havoc throughout the Northern Hemisphere - likely caused by the 1815 explosion of Mount Tambora.
1820
1816
1862
1863
49. First commercial telephone exchange in New Haven - Connecticut.
1851
1878
1888
1890
50. November Uprising in Poland against Russia.
1870s-1890s
1830
1818
1875