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19th Century Timeline
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1. Wave of pogroms begins in the Russian Empire.
1861
1839
1881
1823
2. Principality of Serbia becomes suzerain from the Ottoman Empire. Officially independent in 1867.
1803
1825
1817
1874
3. First steam locomotive begins operation.
1876
1804
1821
1874
4. Britain amends the Poor Law demanding that any paupers requesting assistance must go to a workhouse.
1806
1828
1825
1834
5. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle publishes his first Sherlock Holmes story - A Study in Scarlet.
1843
1825
1816
1887
6. Anglo-Afghan Wars lead to stalemate and the establishment of the Durand line
1839
1805
1844
1880
7. Asaph Hall discovers the moons of Mars
1804
1877
1801
1822
8. The Sino-French War led to the formation of FrenchIndochina.
1828
1802
1884
1806
9. Henri Becquerel discovers radioactivity; JJ Thompson identifies the electron - though not by name.
1896
1846
1876
1867
10. At least 5000 Mexicans die in Apache raids - and 100 settlements are destroyed.
1804-1813
1806
1805
1820
11. French intervention in Mexico and the creation of the Second Mexican Empire - ruled by Maximilian I of Mexico and his consort Carlota of Mexico.
1897
1861
1832
1860
12. Louis Napoleon assumes power in France in a coup.
1881
1801
1851
1896
13. The first wagon train sets out from Missouri.
1824
1843
1881
1819
14. The British Empire annexed Burma (now also called Myanmar) after three Anglo-Burmese Wars.
1869
1872
1823
1831
15. Siege of Khartoum
1895
1884
1849
1801
16. The Chincha Islands War was an attempt by Spain to regain its South American colonies.
1839
1848
1864
1876
17. Giuseppe Garibaldi launches the Expedition of the Thousand
1873
1846
1860
1870
18. Crazy Horse surrenders and is later killed
1877
1819
1845
1839
19. First commercial telephone exchange in New Haven - Connecticut.
1895
1878
1873
1847
20. War of 1812 between the United States and the United Kingdom
1812
1806
1898
1837
21. Rebellions of 1837 in Canada.
1825
1856
1834
1837
22. Crimean War between France - the United Kingdom - the Ottoman Empire and Russia
1881
1899
1831
1853
23. The Chincha Islands War was an attempt by Spain to regain its South American colonies.
1804
1829
1864
1851
24. Telegraphy patented.
1895
1879
1837
1860
25. World's first oil refinery in Romania
1856
1822
1877
1845
26. Klondike Gold Rush in Canada.
1848
1896
1839
1890
27. The World's Columbian Exposition was held in Chicago celebrating the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the New World.
1885
1801
1892
1825
28. Dissolution of the Maratha Empire.
1820
1863
1816
1837
29. Britain amends the Poor Law demanding that any paupers requesting assistance must go to a workhouse.
1834
1883
1895
1804
30. Richard Wagner's Ring Cycle is first performed in its entirety.
1866
1830
1864
1876
31. France annexes Cambodia.
1882
1881
1825
1863
32. Dmitri Mendeleev created the Periodic table
1801
1825
1869
1826
33. The Principality of Serbia passes a Constitution which defines its independence from the Ottoman Empire.International recognition followed in 1878.
1893
March 18 - 1871
1867
1883
34. Charles Darwin's journey on the HMS Beagle.
1854
1801
1831
1864
35. Unification of the Kingdom of Tonga under Taufa?ahau (King George Tupou I)
1863
1863
1837
1845
36. Yellowstone National Park - the first national park - is created.
1851
1872
1801
1843
37. Karl Benz sells the first commercial automobile
1886
1859
1826
1801
38. The Wounded Knee Massacre was the last battle in the AmericanIndian Wars. This event represents the end of the American Old West.
1890
1848
1816
1869
39. TheInternal Macedonian Revolutionary Organisation is formed
1893
1879
1870s-1890s
1842
40. The feudal system is dismantled in Japan.
1863
1871
1892
1815
41. Indian Rebellion of 1857. The British Empire assumes control ofIndia from the EastIndia Company.
1881
1839
1857
1867
42. Revolutions of 1848 in Europe
1804
1859
1848
1844
43. Jane Austen publishes Pride and Prejudice
1813
1858
1877
1806
44. 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.
1866
1805
1816
1874
45. Samuel Morey patents the internal combustion engine.
1871
1849
1868
1826
46. 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
1850
1851
1803
1898
47. Elisha Haydon Collier invents the Flintlock Revolver.
1804
1894
1830
1814
48. Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. Sitting Bull surrenders.
1881
1823
1898
1803
49. Reconstruction in the United States; Slavery is banned in the United States by the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
1877
1831
1888
1865
50. Erie Canal opened connecting the Great Lakes to theAtlantic Ocean.
1825
1898
1872
1823