1864 ⟶ First Railway Track Laid in Indonesia

June: The first railway track in Indonesia was laid between ...
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🔥 Batavia Massacre of Chinese Residents

9 October, a massacre of Batavia's ethnic Chinese begins after they are suspected by the VOC of planning a rebellion; approximately 10,000 are killed and the Chinese quarter is burned.⟶
ColonialismMassacreVOCBataviaGenocideDutch East Indies
IndonesiaIndonesia

🛣️ Construction of Java Great Post Road Begins

Herman Willem Daendels the Governor-general of the Dutch East Indies (1808–1811) begin the construction of Java Great Post Road.⟶
Construction of Java Great Post Road Begins (1808)
InfrastructureDutch East IndiesColonialismTransportation
IndonesiaIndonesia

⚔️ Padri War: Second Phase Continues

Second phase of Padri War. (to 1838)⟶
WarfareColonialismIslamDutch East India Company
IndonesiaIndonesia

🚂 First Railway Track Laid in Indonesia

June: The first railway track in Indonesia was laid between Semarang and Tanggung, Central Java by the Dutch colonial government.⟶
First Railway Track Laid in Indonesia (1864)
RailroadTransportationColonialismDutch East IndiesInfrastructureEconomy
IndonesiaIndonesia

👩 Kartini Born in Jepara

April 21: Kartini was born in Jepara, today the date is commemorated as women's emancipation day in Indonesia.⟶
Kartini Born in Jepara (1879)
Women's RightsSocial ReformEmancipationGender EqualityColonialism
IndonesiaIndonesia

🇮🇩 Indonesia Declares Independence

August 17: Independence of Indonesia proclaimed beginning the Indonesian National Revolution.⟶
Indonesia Declares Independence (1945)
IndependenceDecolonizationNationalismRevolutionWorld War IIPost-WarSukarnoDutch East Indies
IndonesiaIndonesia