Charles Darwin By maya1357 Feb 12, 1809 Date of birth Apr 26, 1831 Graduation Feb 5, 1838 Drafts his first account of evolution Apr 23, 1851 His daughter passed away Nov 22, 1859 Published 'On the origin of species by means of natural selections' Jun 30, 1860 A huge debate took place over his theories Feb 24, 1871 Published 'The descendance of man' Apr 19, 1882 Death date