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Birth.
Charles Robert Darwin was born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, United Kingdom. -
Begins School.
Darwin attends Shrewsbury School. -
Leaves School.
Darwin is pulled out of Shewsbury School by his father. -
Goes to Medical School.
Enrolls in the University of Edinburgh with his brother, Erasmus, to become a doctor. He finds it dull, however, and neglects his studies. -
Leaves Medical School.
After being fed up with his studies he leaves the University of Edinburgh, choosing to instead tour Belfast and Dublin. -
Returns to College.
Darwin's father forces him to attend Christ's College, Cambridge to earn his ordinary degree and become a Anglican parson. -
HMS Beagle
Darwin is invited on a two year voyage around the world on the HMS Beagle by Captain Robert FitzRoy. -
Voyage Begins.
The HMS Beagle leaves Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom. -
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Voyage on the HMS Beagle.
Big trip on a boat. -
Lands in the Galápagos Islands.
The HMS Beagle lands in the Galápagos Islands, where Darwin observed finches. This began his exploration into his theory of evolution by natural selection. -
Voyage Ends.
The HMS Beagle ends its voyage around the world at Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom. The trip lasted three years longer than expected. -
Notebook 'B'.
Darwin begins writing on the "transmutation" of species in his famous Notebook 'B'. -
Publishes On the Origin of Species.
Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species. -
Publishes The Descent of Man.
Darwin publishes his second book on evolution: The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex. -
Death.
Charles Darwin dies of heart disease at his home in Downe, Kent, United Kingdom.
