big history timeline By mergenfry 276 BCE Eratosthenes is born 194 BCE Eratosthenes dies 85 Ptolemy is born 165 Ptolemy dies 1473 Copernicus is born 1543 Copernicus dies 1564 Galileo is born 1634 Galileo dies 1643 Newton is born 1727 Newton dies Feb 12, 1809 Darwin in born 1834 Mendeleev is born 1867 Marie Curie is born 1871 Leavitt is born 1880 Wegener is born Apr 19, 1882 Darwin Dies 1889 Hubble is born 1906 Hess is born 1907 Mendeleev dies 1916 Crick is born 1920 Franklin is born 1921 Leavitt Dies 1928 Watson is born 1930 Wegener dies 1934 Marie Curie Dies 1953 Hubble dies Apr 16, 1958 Franklin Dies 1969 Hess Dies 2004 Crick dies