19th Century Timeline By micaelamoschini 1801 Thomas Jefferson was elected as President in the United States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Jefferson 1801 The Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland merge to form the United Kingdom. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Great_Britain 1804 Napoleon crowns himself Emperor of the French. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon 1804 First steam locomotive begins operation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steam_locomotive 1804 Morphine first isolated. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morphine 1805 The Battle of Trafalgar eliminates the French and Spanish https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Trafalgar 1810 The University of Berlin was founded. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humboldt_University_of_Berlin 1813 Jane Austen published Pride and Prejudice https://www.janeausten.org/pride-and-prejudice/chapter-7.asp 1815 Mount Tambora in Sumbawa island erupts https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Tambora 1816 Independence of Argentina. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina#Independence_and_civil_wars 1819 Caldcleugh Alexander "Travels in South America" https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tDh1C_W7U5PkJ9Je6EP6WMoe8Q9A0XqMWkKkqX8cI-k/edit 1820 Regency period ends in the United Kingdom. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regency_period 1821 Napoleon Bonaparte dies in exile on the island of Saint Helena 1825 The Stockton and Darlington Railway, the first public railway in the world, is opened. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockton_and_Darlington_Railway 1830 The Belgian Revolution in the United Kingdom of the Netherlands led to the creation of Belgium. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgian_Revolution 1831 Egyptian–Ottoman War. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian%E2%80%93Ottoman_War_(1831%E2%80%931833) 1833 Slavery Abolition Act bans slavery throughout the British Empire. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery_Abolition_Act_1833 1837 Telegraphy patented https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telegraphy 1837 Charles Dickens publishes Oliver Twist. https://docs.google.com/document/d/17XrMGD7s7VR7RFDPINMu-Ct7futes4oFKaJsXvNuxt8/edit 1840 Civil war in the Federal Republic of Central America led to the foundings of Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Republic_of_Central_America 1843 Short stories A Christmas Carol and The Tell-Tale Heart published. https://www.gutenberg.org/files/46/46-h/46-h.htm#link1 1847 gnaz Semmelweis proposes hand washing as a way to stop the spread of diseases. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hand_washing 1848 Seneca Falls Convention is the first women's rights convention in the United States and leads to the battle for women's suffrage. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seneca_Falls_Convention 1848 The Communist Manifesto published. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Communist_Manifesto 1857 Indian Rebellion 1858 British Empire in India lasts for 90 years. 1859 Charles Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species. 1862 Victor Hugo publishes Les Misérables https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Mis%C3%A9rables 1863 United States President Abraham Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emancipation_Proclamation 1869 The Suez Canal opens linking the Mediterranean to the Red Sea. 1870 The Franco-Prussian War results in the unifications of Germany and Italy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franco-Prussian_War 1871 Royal Albert Hall opens in London. 1874 The British East India Company is dissolved. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_East_India_Company 1876 Queen Victoria becomes Empress of India. 1882 The British invasion and subsequent occupation of Egypt 1885 Louis Pasteur creates the first successful vaccine against rabies 1886 Construction of the Statue of Liberty 1891 Chilean Civil War. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chilean_Civil_War_of_1891 1893 New Zealand becomes the first country to enact women's suffrage. 1895 Wilhelm Röntgen identifies x-rays. 1895 Cuban War for Independence results in Cuban independence from Spain.