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Darwins boen
12 February Born in Shrewsbury, England, the son of Robert Waring Darwin and Susannah, nee Wedgwood. -
BEAGLE SETS SAIL FOR THE FIRST TIME
Beagle set sail on her first voyage in 1826, leaving Plymouth on 22 May. -
Darwin Travels to Wales
Travels to Wales to collect insects with entomologist Frederick William Hope. -
BEAGLE’S SECOND VOYAGE
Beagle left Plymouth for her second voyage on 27 December 1831. Captained by Robert FitzRoy. -
Beagle visits Falkland Islands
From April to July around Maldonado, August to December in Rio Negro and Montevideo. -
BEAGLE’S THIRD VOYAGE
Beagle set sail on its third and final voyage in 1837, surveying large parts of the uncharted Australian coast under the command of Commander John Clements Wickham. -
1842
Darwin makes a short geological excursion in Wales. -
1852
Spent year working on barnacles -
Darwin's death
Charles Darwin died, aged 73 at his Kent home, Down House on 19 April 1882.