Event:
HMS Beagle and Charles Darwin leave Tasmania
Charles Darwin History:
April 19, 1882 - Charles Robert Darwin, evolutionist, Origin of Species', dies at 73
November 24, 1859 - Charles Darwin publishes "On the Origin of Species"
January 29, 1839 - Charles Darwin marries Emma Wedgwood
January 24, 1839 - Charles Darwin elected member of Royal Society
August 17, 1836 - HMS Beagle and Charles Darwin leave South-America for last time
August 1, 1836 - HMS Beagle and Charles Darwin return to Bahia, Brazil
July 20, 1836 - Charles Darwin climbs Green Hill on Ascension
July 19, 1836 - HMS Beagle and Charles Darwin reache Ascension
July 8, 1836 - HMS Beagle and Charles Darwin reach Saint-Helena
June 1, 1836 - Charles Darwin returns to Capetown
May 9, 1836 - HMS Beagle with Charles Darwin departs Port Louis, Mauritius
April 1, 1836 - Charles Darwin aboard HMS Beagle reaches Cocos Islands
March 14, 1836 - HMS Beagle with Charles Darwin leaves Australia
February 6, 1836 - HMS Beagle and Charles Darwin reach Diemen's Land, also known as Tasmania, Australia
January 12, 1836 - HMS Beagle and Charles Darwin reach Sydney, Australia
December 30, 1835 - HMS Beagle and Charles Darwin sail from New Zealand to Sydney
December 25, 1835 - Charles Darwin company celebrates Christmas in Pahia, New Zealand
December 19, 1835 - HMS Beagle and Charles Darwin approaches New Zealand
November 18, 1835 - Charles Darwin travels to Tahiti
November 16, 1835 - Charles Darwin's voyage published in Cambridge Philosophical Society
November 15, 1835 - HMS Beagle and Charles Darwin reach Tahiti
October 8, 1835 - HMS Beagle and Charles Darwin reache James Island, Galapagos archipelago
September 17, 1835 - Charles Darwin lands on Chatham Galapagos-archipelago
September 15, 1835 - HMS Beagle and Charles Darwin reache Galapagos Islands
May 14, 1835 - Charles Darwin reaches Coquimbo in Northern Chile
May 12, 1835 - Charles Darwin visits copper mines in North Chile
April 10, 1835 - Charles Darwin returns to Santiago, Chile
March 23, 1835 - Charles Darwin reaches Los Arenales, in the Andes
March 21, 1835 - Charles Darwin and Mariano Gonzales meet at Portillo Pass
March 18, 1835 - Charles Darwin departs Santiago Chile on his way to Portillo Pass
March 13, 1835 - Charles Darwin departs Valparaiso for Andes crossing
February 22, 1835 - HMS Beagle and Charles Darwin leave Valdivia Chile
December 25, 1834 - Charles Darwin celebrates Christmas on Beagle at Tres Montes, Chile
November 10, 1834 - HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin sails from Valparaiso
September 27, 1834 - Charles Darwin returns to Valparaiso
September 14, 1834 - Charles Darwin's company passes Tagua-tagua-more Chile
August 17, 1834 - Charles Darwin reaches top of Campana, Chile
August 16, 1834 - Charles Darwin climbs Mount Campana in Chile
June 10, 1834 - HMS Beagle with Charles Darwin sails Pacific Ocean
May 8, 1834 - Charles Darwin's expedition returns to the Beagle
May 5, 1834 - Charles Darwin's expedition begins at Rio Santa Cruz
May 4, 1834 - Charles Darwin's expedition reaches 200 km from Atlantic Ocean
April 29, 1834 - Charles Darwin's expedition sees top of Andes from Patagonia
April 18, 1834 - Charles Darwin sails to Rio Santa Cruz up Patagonia
January 9, 1834 - HMS Beagle and Charles Darwin arrive in Port San Julian, Patagonia
December 25, 1833 - Charles Darwin celebrates Christmas in Port Desire, Patagonia
December 13, 1833 - HMS Beagle and Charles Darwin arrives in Port Deseado, Patagonia
December 6, 1833 - HMS Beagle and Charles Darwin departs Rio de la Plata
November 28, 1833 - Charles Darwin rides through Las Pietras, returning to Montevideo
November 20, 1833 - Charles Darwin reaches Punta Gorda, sees Rio Uruguay
November 14, 1833 - Charles Darwin departs by horse to Montevideo
October 20, 1833 - Charles Darwin reaches river mouth of Parana
October 12, 1833 - Charles Darwin begins return trip to Buenos Aires
October 5, 1833 - Charles Darwin moves with Parana to Santa Fe Bajada Argentina
October 2, 1833 - Charles Darwin rides through Corunda to Santa Fe, Argentina
October 1, 1833 - Charles Darwin reaches Rio Tercero, Argentina
September 27, 1833 - Charles Darwin rides horse to Santa Fe
September 20, 1833 - Charles Darwin rides horse to Buenos Aires
September 19, 1833 - Charles Darwin visits Guardia del Monte, Argentina
September 8, 1833 - Charles Darwin departs to Buenos Aires
January 19, 1833 - Charles Darwin reaches Straits Ponsonby, Fireland
December 25, 1832 - Charles Darwin celebrates Christmas in St. Martin at Cape Receiver
December 22, 1832 - HMS Beagle and Charles Darwin reaches Barnevelts Islands
December 18, 1832 - Charles Darwin visits Vurland
December 17, 1832 - HMS Beagle and Charles Darwin sails in Strait Le Maire
July 5, 1832 - HMS Beagle and Charles Darwin depart Rio de Janeiro
April 8, 1832 - Charles Darwin begins trip through Rio de Janeiro
April 4, 1832 - Charles Darwin aboard HMS Beagle reaches Rio de Janeiro
February 29, 1832 - Charles Darwin visits jungle near Bahia Brazil
February 20, 1832 - Charles Darwin visits Fernando Noronha in Atlantic Ocean
February 16, 1832 - HMS Beagle and Charles Darwin reache St-Pauls, 1 degrees N, 29 degrees W
January 16, 1832 - Charles Darwin lands at San Tiago, Cape Verde
December 27, 1831 - HMS Beagle and Charles Darwin depart England for South America
September 11, 1831 - Charles Darwin meets with Captain Fitzroy at Plymouth
September 1, 1831 - Charles Darwin travels aboard HMS Beagle
August 30, 1831 - Charles Darwin refuses to travel with HMS Beagle
August 24, 1831 - John Henslow asks Charles Darwin to travel with him on HMS Beagle
January 22, 1831 - Charles Darwin takes his Bachelors of Art exam
October 15, 1827 - Charles Darwin reaches Christ's Counsel, Cambridge
February 12, 1809 - Charles Darwin, England, discovered evolution, 'Origin of Species'
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