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19th Century Timeline
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1. The quagga is rendered extinct.
1883
1844
1831
1865
2. Principality of Serbia becomes suzerain from the Ottoman Empire. Officially independent in 1867.
1884
1817
1822
1801
3. Victorian gold rush in Australia
1851
1842
1848
1871
4. Carlist Wars in Spain.
1840
1897
1833
1826
5. Asaph Hall discovers the moons of Mars
1864
1871
1883
1877
6. Battle of Balaclava and the Charge of the Light Brigade.
1838
1854
1846
1825
7. Independence of Luxembourg.
1890
1896
1834
1855
8. Anglo-Afghan Wars lead to stalemate and the establishment of the Durand line
1877
1839
1874
1809
9. Maxwell's A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism published.
1873
1895
1876
1845
10. Yellowstone National Park - the first national park - is created.
1853
1872
1899
1845
11. Benin Expedition of 1897 loots and burns Benin
1881
1820
1897
1899
12. Millerite movement awaits the Second Advent of Jesus Christ on October 22. Christ's non-appearance becomes known as the Great Disappointment.
1834
1844
1849
1818
13. The safety pin and the gas mask are invented
1867
1849
1814
1897
14. At least 5000 Mexicans die in Apache raids - and 100 settlements are destroyed.
1866
1871
1847
1820
15. Ranjit Singh crowned as King of Punjab.
1801
1844
1886
1889
16. Short stories A Christmas Carol and The Tell-Tale Heart published.
1803
1806
1843
1884
17. First publicly funded telegraph line in the world
1899
1868
1890
1844
18. Fulani Jihad in Nigeria.
1804
1812
1856
1847
19. 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde' by Robert Louis Stevenson is published.
1867
1888
1886
1894
20. Indian famine begins.
1876
1899
1804
1845
21. The cardboard box is invented.
1890
1844
1894
1856
22. First electrical power plant and grid in Godalming - Britain.
1804
1816
1881
1839
23. Erie Canal opened connecting the Great Lakes to theAtlantic Ocean.
1825
1888
1805
1848
24. The Mexican-American War leads to Mexico's cession of much of the modern-day Southwestern United States.
1895
1856
1884
1846
25. Mormon migration to Utah.
1865-April 9 - 1865
1846
1895
1826
26. Haiti gains independence from France and becomes the first black republic.
1886
1804
1851
1892
27. Greater Colombia dissolved and the nations of Colombia (including modern-day Panama) - Ecuador - and Venezuela took its place.
1830
1844
1831
1867
28. The cardboard box is invented.
1884
1830
1890
1830
29. The Irish Potato Famine leads to the Irish diaspora.
1842
1888
1845
1889
30. The Texas Revolution in Mexico resulted in the short-lived Republic of Texas.
1829
1835
1817
1810
31. Barbary Wars between the United States and the Barbary States of North Africa
1859
1821
1884
1801
32. King Leopold II of Belgium establishes the Congo Free State as a personal fiefdom
1892
1826
1837
1885
33. The Great Exhibition in London was the world's first international Expo or World's Fair.
1851
1820
1889
1884
34. End of the Brazilian Empire and the beginning of the Brazilian Republic
1889
1863
1867
1884
35. Carlist Wars in Spain.
1857
1810
1833
1876
36. Muslim Rebellion in northwest China.
1834
1843
1862
1894
37. Krakatoa volcano explosion - one of the largest in modern history.
1898
1891
1883
1830
38. Successful transatlantic telegraph cable follows an earlier attempt in 1858.
1834
1866
1808
1898
39. November Uprising in Poland against Russia.
1814
1822
1804
1830
40. Egyptian
1863
1895
1831
1866
41. Blue jeans and barbed wire are invented.
1895
1829
1873
1871
42. The Decembrist revolt
1825
1857
1840
1876
43. Robert E. Lee surrenders the Army of Northern Virginia (26 -765 troops) to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse - Virginia - effectively ending the American Civil War.
1865-April 9 - 1865
1853
1831
1840
44. Battle of the Little Bighorn leads to the death of General Custer and victory for the alliance of Lakota - Cheyenne and Arapaho
1876
1860
1862
1805
45. Greater Colombia dissolved and the nations of Colombia (including modern-day Panama) - Ecuador - and Venezuela took its place.
1830
1898
1870
1803
46. Independence of Luxembourg.
1896
1876
1843
1890
47. Queen Victoria becomes Empress ofIndia.
1850
1843
1876
1891
48. Principality of Serbia becomes suzerain from the Ottoman Empire. Officially independent in 1867.
1886
1839
1817
1890
49. The word 'dinosaur' is coined by Richard Owen
1805
1841
1889
1894
50. TheFirst Boer War.
1806
1892
1880
1894