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19th Century Timeline

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1. Russo-Persian War.






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.






3. Tsar Alexander II is assassinated






4. The British invasion and subsequent occupation of Egypt






5. Death of William Blake - Ludwig van Beethoven






6. Barbary Wars between the United States and the Barbary States of North Africa






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






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






9. Independence of Bolivia.






10. Germany gains control of Camaroon






11. Peterloo massacre in England.






12. Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. Sitting Bull surrenders.






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






14. The Chincha Islands War was an attempt by Spain to regain its South American colonies.






15. The Great Auk is rendered extinct.






16. The Cisplatine War results in the independence of Uruguay.






17. The Communist Manifesto published.






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






19. 26 millionIndians perish inIndia due to famine.






20. Gregor Mendel formulates his laws of inheritance






21. Uruguayan Civil War






22. Fingerprinting is officially adopted for the first time






23. Black War in Tasmania leads to the near extinction of the Tasmanian aborigines






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






25. Empress Dowager Cixi of China engineers a coup d'






26. Jane Austen publishes Pride and Prejudice






27. Little War against Spanish rule in Cuba leads to rebel defeat.






28. Monroe Doctrine declared by US President James Monroe.






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.






30. After the final Russo-Persian War - the Persian Empire took back territory lost to Russia from the previous war.






31. French gain first foothold in Southeast Asia






32. Long Depression in Western Europe and North America






33. Sir Robert Peel founds the Metropolitan Police Service - the first modern police force.






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






35. The French invasion of Russia is a turning point in the Napoleonic Wars.






36. Holy Roman Empire dissolved as a consequence of the Treaty of Pressburg.






37. The Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland merge to form the United Kingdom.






38. Bulgarians instigate the April Uprising against Ottoman rule.






39. The Caste War of Yucat






40. Charles Dickens publishes Oliver Twist






41. French troops capture Antananarivo in Madagascar






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)






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






44. Navarino Massacre






45. Greater Colombia dissolved and the nations of Colombia (including modern-day Panama) - Ecuador - and Venezuela took its place.






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.






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






48. Principality of Serbia becomes suzerain from the Ottoman Empire. Officially independent in 1867.






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.






50. Millerite movement awaits the Second Advent of Jesus Christ on October 22. Christ's non-appearance becomes known as the Great Disappointment.