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19th Century Timeline

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1. Fulani Jihad in Nigeria.






2. Following the Russo-Turkish War - the Treaty of Berlin recognizes formal independence of the Principality of Serbia - Montenegro and Romania. Bulgaria becomes autonomous.






3. The Franco-Prussian War results in the unifications of Germany and Italy - the collapse of the Second French Empire and the emergence of a New Imperialism.






4. Frederick Douglass delivers his speech 'The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro' in Rochester - New York.






5. The Congress of Vienna redraws the European map. The Concert of Europe attempts to preserve this settlement - but it fails to stem the tide of liberalism and nationalism that sweeps over the continent.






6. Earliest recorded air raid - as Austria employs 200 balloons to deliver ordnance against Venice.






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






8. Beethoven performs his Fifth Symphony






9. Fingerprinting is officially adopted for the first time






10. The Berlin Conference signals the start of the European 'scramble for Africa'.Attending nations also agree to ban trade in slaves.






11. Canadian Confederation formed.






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






13. November Uprising ends with crushing defeat for Poland in the Battle of Warsaw.






14. Most of the Latin American colonies free themselves from the Spanish and Portuguese Empires after the Latin American wars of independence.






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






16. Basketball is invented.






17. France annexes Cambodia.






18. Earliest recorded air raid - as Austria employs 200 balloons to deliver ordnance against Venice.






19. The New Zealand Land Wars






20. Indian Rebellion of 1857. The British Empire assumes control ofIndia from the EastIndia Company.






21. 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.






22. Charles Dickens publishes Oliver Twist






23. Chile battles with Peru and Bolivia over Andean territory in the War of the Pacific.






24. The Communist Manifesto published.






25. First commercial film release by Jean Aim






26. Treaty of Nanking cedes Hong Kong to the British.






27. Aspirin patented.






28. Telegraphy patented.






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






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






31. Spanish guerrillas fight in the Peninsular War.






32. Olympic Games revived inAthens.






33. TheInternal Macedonian Revolutionary Organisation is formed






34. Siege of Sevastapol; city falls to British forces.






35. War breaks out between Britain and France; this is considered by some to be the beginning of the Napoleonic Wars.






36. First isolation of aluminum.






37. Spanish guerrillas fight in the Peninsular War.






38. First section of the London Underground opens.






39. Taiping Rebellion is the bloodiest conflict of the century - leading to the deaths of 20 million people.






40. Great Railroad Strike in the United States may have been the world's first nationwide labor strike.






41. United States Commodore Matthew C. Perry threatens the Japanese capital Edo with gunships - demanding that they agree to open trade.






42. Suez Canal is constructed.






43. Anglo-Nepalese War between Nepal (Gurkha Empire) and British Empire.






44. Dominican War ofIndependence from Haiti.






45. The Trumpet gets valves.






46. Thomas Edison tests his first light bulb






47. Mirza Ghulam Ahmad establishes the Ahmadi Muslim Community.






48. First gramophone record






49. Vincent van Gogh paints Starry Night






50. Independence of Chile