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19th Century Timeline

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1. Serbian revolution erupts against the Ottoman rule. Suzerainty of Serbia recognized in 1817.






2. Anglo-Nepalese War between Nepal (Gurkha Empire) and British Empire.






3. The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is approved.






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






5. Long Depression in Western Europe and North America






6. The first recognised international soccer match - between England and Scotland - is played.






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






8. The Texas Revolution in Mexico resulted in the short-lived Republic of Texas.






9. The One Thousand Days war in Colombia breaks out between the 'Liberales' and 'Conservadores' - culminating with the loss of Panama in 1903.






10. Robert Lewis Stevenson's Treasure Island is published






11. Louis Le Prince records the Roundhay Garden Scene - the earliest surviving film.






12. The Franco-Prussian War results in the unifications of Germany and Italy - the collapse of the Second French Empire and the emergence of a New Imperialism.






13. November Uprising in Poland against Russia.






14. Greco-Turkish War.






15. Invention of the phonautograph - the first true device for recording sound.






16. Battle of the Little Bighorn leads to the death of General Custer and victory for the alliance of Lakota - Cheyenne and Arapaho






17. The Paraguayan War ends Paraguayan ambitions for expansion and destroys much of the Paraguayan population.






18. Thomas Edison tests his first light bulb






19. Napoleon abdicates and is exiled to Elba.






20. Mormon migration to Utah.






21. France invades and occupies Algeria.






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






23. Mexico gains independence from Spain with the Treaty of C






24. Frederick Douglass delivers his speech 'The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro' in Rochester - New York.






25. July Revolution in France.






26. Volleyball is invented






27. Louis Napoleon assumes power in France in a coup.






28. World's first oil refinery in Romania






29. Mary Shelley writes Frankenstein






30. The British invasion and subsequent occupation of Egypt






31. Queen Victoria's reign is considered the apex of the British Empire and is referred to as the Victorian era.






32. The Soci






33. Russo-Turkish War - Treaty of Bucharest.






34. Vincent van Gogh paints Starry Night






35. The Platine War ends and the Empire of Brazil has the hegemony over South America.






36. The Communist Manifesto published.






37. The United States purchases Alaska from Russia.






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






39. Year Without a Summer - Unusually cold conditions wreak havoc throughout the Northern Hemisphere - likely caused by the 1815 explosion of Mount Tambora.






40. Aspirin patented.






41. Following the Russo-Turkish War - the Treaty of Berlin recognizes formal independence of the Principality of Serbia - Montenegro and Romania. Bulgaria becomes autonomous.






42. The Bront






43. Anglo-Nepalese War between Nepal (Gurkha Empire) and British Empire.






44. Fingerprinting is officially adopted for the first time






45. Asaph Hall discovers the moons of Mars






46. Uruguayan Civil War






47. Invention of the phonautograph - the first true device for recording sound.






48. Suez Canal is constructed.






49. Premiere of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony.






50. Charles Darwin's journey on the HMS Beagle.