19th century
time period between January 1, 1801, and ended on December 31, 1900
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Summary
19th century is a century[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of century entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,874 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Follows: 18th century[3]
- Followed by: 20th century[4]
- Part of: 2nd millennium[5]
- Commons category: 19th century[6]
- Has part(s): 1800s[7], 1880s[8], 1820s[9], 1830s[10], 1840s[11], 1860s[12], 1870s[13], 1810s[14], 1850s[15], 1890s[16]
- Start time: 1801[17]
- End time: 1900[18]
- Point in time: January 1, 1900[19]
- Topic's main category: Category:19th century[20]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:19th century[21]
- Stack Exchange tag: https://history.stackexchange.com/tags/19th-century[22], https://hsm.stackexchange.com/tags/19th-century[23]
- Series ordinal: 19[24]
- Has list: list of state leaders in the 19th century[25], list of state leaders in the 19th-century Holy Roman Empire[26], list of political entities in the 19th century[27], list of monarchs who lost their thrones in the 19th century[28], list of 19th-century religious leaders[29], Chronological list of saints and blesseds in the 19th century[30]
- Name: 19th-century[31], Ottocento[32]
- Permanent duplicated item: Q113561427[33], Q31798756[34]
- Related category: Category:19th century-related lists[35]
- Category for births in this time period: Category:19th-century births[36]
- Category for deaths in this time period: Category:19th-century deaths[37]
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Influence
Things named for 19th century include long nineteenth century[38], a historical period[39] and Museo Ottocento Bologna[40], a museum[41], in Italy[42], founded in 2023[43].
Why It Matters
19th century has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] It is known by 81 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]
Entities named for it include long nineteenth century[38], a historical period[39] and Museo Ottocento Bologna[40], a museum[41], in Italy[42], founded in 2023[43].