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19th Century Timeline
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1. American Civil War between the Union and seceding Confederacy
1848
1849
1844
1861
2. California Gold Rush
1837
1874
1833
1848
3. Queen Victoria's reign is considered the apex of the British Empire and is referred to as the Victorian era.
1863
1837
1816
1894
4. Basketball is invented.
1863
1892
1893
1844
5. Principality of Serbia becomes suzerain from the Ottoman Empire. Officially independent in 1867.
1836
1817
1801
1864
6. Death of Alexander Pushkin
1879
1877
1837
1871
7. Civil war in the Federal Republic of Central America led to the foundings of Guatemala - El Salvador - Honduras - Nicaragua - and Costa Rica.
1806
1804
1838
1894
8. The Great Exhibition in London was the world's first international Expo or World's Fair.
1896
1851
1894
1884
9. Uruguayan Civil War
1814
1868
1839
1897
10. Klondike Gold Rush in Canada.
1890
1825
1884
1896
11. United States President Abraham Lincoln is assassinated while attending a performance atFord's Theater - Washington - D.C.. He dies approximately nine hours after being shot on April 15 - 1865.
1875
1881
1837
1865-April 14 - 1865
12. The United States gains control of Cuba - Puerto Rico - and the Philippines after the Spanish-American War.
1862
1872
1898
1871
13. Dominican War ofIndependence from Haiti.
1816
1844
1839
1804-1813
14. The Little Ice Age ends around this time.
1819
1850
1896
1809
15. Greece becomes the first country to break away from the Ottoman Empire after the Greek War ofIndependence.
1894
1810s
1895
1821
16. Fingerprinting is officially adopted for the first time
1892
1813
1889
1817
17. Millerite movement awaits the Second Advent of Jesus Christ on October 22. Christ's non-appearance becomes known as the Great Disappointment.
1844
1855
1892
1828
18. SpanishInquisition officially ends.
1898
1834
1806
1863
19. 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.
1898
1839
1805
1887
20. Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. Sitting Bull surrenders.
1821
1846
1893
1881
21. Indian Rebellion of 1857. The British Empire assumes control ofIndia from the EastIndia Company.
1851
1895
1884
1857
22. Millerite movement awaits the Second Advent of Jesus Christ on October 22. Christ's non-appearance becomes known as the Great Disappointment.
1837
1844
1823
1881
23. The French invasion of Russia is a turning point in the Napoleonic Wars.
1812
1831
1831
1895
24. The Mexican-American War leads to Mexico's cession of much of the modern-day Southwestern United States.
March 18 - 1871
1846
1834
1838
25. The British Parliament passes the Great Reform Act.
1845
1880
1856
1832
26. The Berlin Conference signals the start of the European 'scramble for Africa'.Attending nations also agree to ban trade in slaves.
1884
1892
1872
1887
27. The Communist Manifesto published.
1885
1804
1801
1848
28. Discovery of Antarctica
1867
1827
1887
1820
29. Revolutions of 1848 in Europe
1831
1848
1876
1895
30. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is established on April 6 - 1830.
1814
1830
1871
1886
31. Independence of Bolivia.
1868
1874
1861
1825
32. The samurai class is abolished in Japan.
1873
1868
1834
1839
33. Dmitri Mendeleev created the Periodic table
1889
1823
1869
1879
34. Ethiopia defeated Italy at the Battle of Adwa.
1889
1817
1896
1834
35. United States Commodore Matthew C. Perry threatens the Japanese capital Edo with gunships - demanding that they agree to open trade.
1865
1866
1836
1853
36. War of 1812 between the United States and the United Kingdom
1894
1830
1844
1812
37. The quagga is rendered extinct.
1830
1883
1863
1835
38. Muhammad Ali modernizes Egypt.
1805
1896
1814
1822
39. Independence of Argentina
1820
1881
1816
1874
40. Telegraphy patented.
1873
1837
1892
1879
41. First electric motor built.
1895
1839
1859
1829
42. Black War in Tasmania leads to the near extinction of the Tasmanian aborigines
1857
1805
1813
1828
43. Liberia founded by the American Colonization Society for freed American slaves.
1820
1849
1804
1874
44. Henri Becquerel discovers radioactivity; JJ Thompson identifies the electron - though not by name.
1865-April 14 - 1865
1830
1825
1896
45. Suez Canal is constructed.
1815
1859
1886
1828
46. Taiping Rebellion is the bloodiest conflict of the century - leading to the deaths of 20 million people.
1883
1805
1850
1804
47. Successful transatlantic telegraph cable follows an earlier attempt in 1858.
1866
1899
1854
1885
48. Following the Russo-Turkish War - the Treaty of Berlin recognizes formal independence of the Principality of Serbia - Montenegro and Romania. Bulgaria becomes autonomous.
1877
1801
1865
1893
49. Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite premi
1839
1889
1859
1892
50. The Mahdist War in Sudan.
1881
1851
1869
1810
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