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19th Century Timeline
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1. Shaka's Zulu Kingdom becomes the largest in Southern Africa.
1804
1816
1882
1874
2. Barbary Wars between the United States and the Barbary States of North Africa
1837
1881
1801
1863
3. Muhammad Ali modernizes Egypt.
1881
1892
1872
1805
4. The word 'dinosaur' is coined by Richard Owen
1808
1807
1873
1841
5. Singer begins production of the 'Vibrating Shuttle' which would become the Model T of sewing machines.
1885
1831
1816
1847
6. Austrian Empire founded by Francis I.
1855
1804
1885
1836
7. Upper and Lower Canada are merged into the Province of Canada
1822
1840
1847
1850
8. The British Parliament passes the Great Reform Act.
1846
1825
1887
1832
9. Egyptian
1831
1842
1832
1863
10. Victorian gold rush in Australia
1833
1834
1898
1851
11. Monroe Doctrine declared by US President James Monroe.
1887
1868
1871
1823
12. Vincent van Gogh paints Starry Night
1877
1897
1889
1863
13. New Zealand is founded - as the Treaty of Waitangi is signed by the Maori and British.
1820
1840
1870
1810
14. France and the Russian Empire form a military alliance
1894
1823
1882
1896
15. Rebellions of 1837 in Canada.
1849
1898
1827
1837
16. First section of the London Underground opens.
1855
1863
1830
1864
17. Italy annexes Eritrea.
1890
1847
1831
1854
18. Trial of Oscar Wilde and premiere of his play The Importance of Being Earnest
1895
1817
1868
1808
19. Death of William Blake - Ludwig van Beethoven
1896
1827
1876
1812
20. Napoleon crowns himself Emperor of the French.
1833
1849
1804
1881
21. Tsar Alexander II is assassinated
1881
1892
1820
1817
22. Chilean Civil War.
1898
1810s
1891
1896
23. The French invasion of Russia is a turning point in the Napoleonic Wars.
1870s-1890s
1835
1812
1804
24. 13 million Chinese die of famine in northern China.
1839
1858
1868
1876
25. French intervention in Mexico and the creation of the Second Mexican Empire - ruled by Maximilian I of Mexico and his consort Carlota of Mexico.
1861
1870
1804
1882
26. Ethiopia defeats Italy in theFirst Italo
1837
1865
1895
1816
27. Anglo-Nepalese War between Nepal (Gurkha Empire) and British Empire.
1833
1875
1883
1814
28. The Pony Express ended.
1854
1862
1820
1899
29. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is established on April 6 - 1830.
1895
1830
1885
1837
30. The Platine War ends and the Empire of Brazil has the hegemony over South America.
1862
1851
1872
1854
31. Gregor Mendel formulates his laws of inheritance
1878
1825
1865
1873
32. Napoleon signs the Concordat of 1801 with the Pope.
1801
1831
1895
1868
33. Louis Le Prince records the Roundhay Garden Scene - the earliest surviving film.
1851
1817
1863
1888
34. 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.
1848
1896
1897
1820
35. Blue jeans and barbed wire are invented.
1805
1852
1873
1837
36. The Expatriation Act of 1868 is approved by the U.S. Congress - one of the early blows which would eventually lead to the death of the common law doctrine of perpetual allegiance
1889
1868
1863
1833
37. French gain first foothold in Southeast Asia
1846
1862
1801
1873
38. The Suez Canal opens linking the Mediterranean to the Red Sea.
1869
1876
1826
1868
39. Henry Morton Stanley meets Dr. David Livingstone near Lake Tanganyika.
1892
1885
1871
1854
40. Olympic Games revived inAthens.
1896
1825
1834
1891
41. Haiti gains independence from France and becomes the first black republic.
1880
1815
1888
1804
42. Cape Colony becomes part of the British Empire.
1806
1874
1837
1844
43. Ludwig van Beethoven performs his Moonlight Sonata for the first time.
1803
1885
1802
1830
44. After the Meiji Restoration - Japan embarks on a program of rapid modernization.
1866
1891
1896
1829
45. Peterloo massacre in England.
1845
1819
1877
1855
46. Regency period ends in the United Kingdom
1820
1859
1885
1812
47. The One Thousand Days war in Colombia breaks out between the 'Liberales' and 'Conservadores' - culminating with the loss of Panama in 1903.
1898
1885
1861
1868
48. Henry Morton Stanley meets Dr. David Livingstone near Lake Tanganyika.
1825
1816
1871
1888
49. Basketball is invented.
1896
1892
1803
1844
50. Ludwig van Beethoven performs his Moonlight Sonata for the first time.
1802
1808
1801
1829