Charles Darwin

Father of evolutionary science whose 1859 book The Origin of Species first introduced the concept of natural selection. His theories, which helped support evolution, made him a controversial figure.While studying the adaptations of galapagos island finches, while on a five year voyage on the HMS Beagle, he came to discover signs of evolution.He was close friends with scientist Charles Lyell.

He learned the art of taxidermy from a freed black slave before studying at Christ's College in Cambridge.

He had ten children with his wife Emma Wedgwood, who he married in 1859 and was also his cousin.

1820-5-11 Launch of HMS Beagle, the ship that took young Charles Darwin on his scientific voyage.
1827-10-15 Charles Darwin admitted to Christ's College, Cambridge
1831-1-22 Charles Darwin takes his Bachelors of Art exam
1831-8-24 John Henslow asks Charles Darwin to travel with him on HMS Beagle
1831-8-30 Charles Darwin refuses to travel with HMS Beagle
1831-9-1 Charles Darwin travels aboard HMS Beagle
1831-9-11 Charles Darwin meets with capt Fitzroy at Plymouth
1831-12-27 HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin departs England for South America
1832-1-16 Charles Darwin lands at San Tiago, Cape Verde
1832-2-16 HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin reaches St-Pauls (1°N, 29°W)
1832-2-20 Charles Darwin visits Fernando Noronha in Atlantic Ocean
1832-2-29 Charles Darwin visits jungle near Bahia Brazil
1832-4-4 Charles Darwin aboard HMS Beagle reaches Rio de Janeiro
1832-4-8 Charles Darwin begins trip through Rio de Janeiro
1832-7-5 HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin departs Rio de Janeiro
1832-12-17 HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin sails in Strait Le Maire
1832-12-18 Charles Darwins visits Vurland
1832-12-22 HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin reaches Barnevelts Islands
1832-12-25 Charles Darwin celebrates Christmas in St Martin at Cape Receiver
1833-1-19 Charles Darwin reaches Straits Ponsonby, Fireland
1833-9-8 Charles Darwin departs to Buenos Aires
1833-9-19 Charles Darwin visits Guardia del Monte, Argentina
1833-9-20 Charles Darwin rides horse to Buenos Aires
1833-9-27 Charles Darwin rides horse to Santa Fe
1833-10-1 Charles Darwin reaches Rio Tercero Argentina
1833-10-2 Charles Darwin rides through Corunda to Santa Fe Argentina
1833-10-5 Charles Darwin moves with Parana to Santa Fe Bajada Argentina
1833-10-12 Charles Darwin begins return trip to Buenos Aires
1833-10-20 Charles Darwin reaches river mouth of Parana
1833-11-14 Charles Darwin departs by horse to Montevideo
1833-11-20 Charles Darwin reaches Punta Gorda, sees Rio Uruguay
1833-11-28 Charles Darwin rides through Las Pietras, returning to Montevideo
1833-12-6 HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin departs Rio de la Plata
1833-12-13 HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin arrives in Port Deseado, Patagonia
1834-1-9 HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin arrives in Port San Julian, Patagonia
1834-4-18 Charles Darwin sails to Rio Santa Cruz up Patagonia
1834-4-29 Charles Darwin's expedition sees top of Andes from Patagonia
1834-5-4 Charles Darwin's expedition reaches 200 km from Atlantic Ocean
1834-5-5 Charles Darwin's expedition begins at Rio Santa Cruz
1834-5-8 Charles Darwin's expedition returns to the Beagle
1834-6-10 HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin sails Pacific Ocean
1834-8-16 Charles Darwin climbs Mt Campana in Chile
1834-8-17 Charles Darwin reaches top of Campana Chile during his Voyage on the Beagle
1834-9-14 Charles Darwin's company passes Tagua-tagua-more Chile
1834-11-10 HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin sails from Valparaiso
1835-2-22 HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin leave Valdivia Chile
1835-3-13 Charles Darwin departs Valparaiso for Andes crossing
1835-3-18 Charles Darwin departs Santiago Chile on his way to Portillo Pass
1835-3-21 Charles Darwin & Mariano Gonzales meet at Portillo Pass
1835-3-23 Charles Darwin reaches Los Arenales, in the Andes
1835-4-10 Charles Darwin returns to Santiago, Chile
1835-5-12 Charles Darwin visits copper mines in North Chile
1835-5-14 Charles Darwin reaches Coquimbo in Northern Chile
1835-9-15 HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin reaches Galapagos Islands
1835-9-17 Charles Darwins lands on Chatham Galapagos-archipelago
1835-10-8 Charles Darwin reaches James Island, Galapagos archipelago, on HMS Beagle
1835-11-15 Charles Darwin reaches Tahiti on board HMS Beagle
1835-11-16 Charles Darwin's voyage published in Cambridge Philosophical Society
1835-11-18 -20] Charles Darwin travels to Tahiti
1835-12-19 HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin approaches NZ
1835-12-30 HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin sails from NZ to Sydney
1836-1-12 HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin reach Sydney Australia
1836-2-6 HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin reach Diemen's Land (Tasmania)
1836-2-17 HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin leaves Tasmania
1836-3-6 HMS Beagle and Charles Darwin reach King George's Sound, Australia
1836-3-14 HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin leaves Australia
1836-4-1 Charles Darwin aboard HMS Beagle reaches Cocos Islands
1836-5-9 HMS Beagle with Charles Darwin departs Port Louis, Mauritius
1836-6-1 Charles Darwin returns to Capetown
1836-6-18 HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin leave South-Africa
1836-7-8 Charles Darwin reaches Saint Helena in HMS Beagle
1836-7-19 HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin reaches Ascension
1836-7-20 Charles Darwin climbs Green Hill on Ascension
1836-8-1 HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin returns to Bahia Brazil
1839-1-24 Charles Darwin elected Fellow of the Royal Society
1858-7-1 The joint reading of Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace's papers on evolution to the Linnean Society.
1859-11-24 Charles Darwin publishes "On the Origin of Species"
1860-6-30 Famous debate on Charles Darwin's theory of evolution held at the Oxford University Museum and dominated by arguments between Thomas Henry Huxley and Bishop Samuel Wilberforce

Scientist Charles Darwin were born on Sunday, birthstone is Amethyst, the seaon was Winter in the Chinese year of , it is 40 days until Charles Darwin next birthday.

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