Charles Darwin By Glo Jan 1, 1800 Disregard the month and day on the dates. Jan 1, 1809 Charles Darwin is born. Jan 1, 1809 Jean-Baptiste Monet de Lamarck is the fist important supporter of evolution. Jan 1, 1831 Darwin starts his journey on the HMS Beagle. Jan 1, 1831 Robert Faraday invents the first electric generator. Jan 1, 1850 The Industrial Revolution begins. Jan 1, 1859 Darwin publishes On the Origin of the Species. Jan 1, 1859 Charles Dickens publishes A Tale of Two Cities. Jan 1, 1871 Darwin publishes The Descent of Man. Jan 1, 1882 Charles Darwin dies. Jan 1, 1950 Pope Pius XII recognizes the theory of evolution as compatible with Christianity.