| Year |
Verne's life |
Other Events |
| 1828 |
Born 8 February. |
Construction of first US steam-powered
railway begins – the Baltimore-Ohio. |
| 1829 |
Brother Paul
born. |
Trials of Stephensons’ Rocket. |
| 1834 |
Starts school. |
Tolpuddle Martyrs sentenced to transportation. |
| 1836 |
Sister Anna born. |
The siege of the Alamo. Boer farmers
launch Great Trek. |
| 1839 |
Sister Mathilde
born |
Start of the first Opium War between
Britain and China, and the first Afghan
War. |
| 1842 |
Sister Marie
born. |
Cession of Hong Kong to Britain (Treaty
of Nanking). |
| 1847 |
Begins law studies. |
Republic of Liberia formed. |
| 1848 |
First visits
to literary salons in Paris. |
Revolutionary uprisings across Europe.
|
| 1849 |
Passes law degree. |
Death of Marc Brunel. |
| 1850 |
Premiere of one-act
comedy Broken Straws. |
Paxton’s design for Crystal
Palace approved. |
| 1851 |
First short stories
published. |
Great Exhibition held in Crystal Palace. |
| 1852 |
Becomes secretary
at Théâtre Lyrique. |
Beginning of the Second Empire in
France with Louis Napoleon declared
Napoleon III. |
| 1856 |
Meets Honorine
Morel in Amiens. |
End of Crimean War (Treaty of Paris).
Outbreak of second Opium War. |
| 1857 |
Marries Honorine. |
Indian Mutiny begins |
| 1859 |
First visit to
England and Scotland. |
Death of Isambard Kingdom Brunel. |
| 1861 |
Birth of only
son, Michel. |
Beginning of American Civil War. |
| 1863 |
Five Weeks in
a Balloon published, his first novel. |
Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. |
| 1867 |
Voyage on the
Great Eastern. |
Birth of Wilbur Wright, future aviator. |
| 1870 |
Awarded Légion
d’Honneuer. |
Outbreak of Franco-Prussian War. |
| 1871 |
Father dies. |
Bombardment of Paris. |
| 1872 |
Becomes member
of Académie d’Amiens. |
First secret ballot vote in Britain. |
| 1873 |
Begins collaboration
with Adolphe d’Ennery on stage
adaptations of his novels. |
Death of Louis Napoleon III. P T Barnum’s
Greatest Show on Earth opens. |
| 1882 |
Moves to larger
house in Amiens. |
Edison gives first electrical lighting
demonstration. Death of Darwin. |
| 1886 |
Shot by his nephew.
Close friend Hetzel dies. |
Benz’s automobile patented. |
| 1887 |
Mother dies. |
Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee. |
| 1888 |
Elected councillor
in Amiens on the Republican list. |
Eastman Kodak formed and box camera
patented. |
| 1890 |
Develops stomach
problems. |
Death of Sioux leader Sitting Bull. |
| 1892 |
Pays off Michel’s
debts. |
Death of Thomas Cook. |
| 1898 |
Brother Paul
dies. |
Zola’s defense of Dreyfus published. |
| 1900 |
Sight weakens.
Moves to smaller house. |
Boxer Rebellion rising in Peking. |
| 1905 |
Seriously ill
with diabetes. Dies 24 March. |
Bloody Sunday massacre at St Petersburg. |
