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Evergreen articles for April.

Darwin’s funeral

The funeral ceremony of Charles Darwin at Westminster Abbey, 26 April 1882. Wood engraving.
Credit: Wellcome Collection. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

26-Apr-1882: Charles Darwin buried in Westminster Abbey

On 26th April 1882, Charles Darwin was buried in Westminster Abbey. How this honour came about is described by his son Francis Darwin in The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin…

Published 26-Apr-2020
Filed under: Articles Tags: charles darwin, francis darwin
Charles Darwin (1879)

19-Apr-1882: The death of a hero

After decades of mysterious ailments, and a short, final illness, Charles Darwin died at 4 o’clock in the afternoon of Wednesday 19th April 1882, at Down House, Downe, in Kent.

Published 19-Apr-2013
Filed under: Articles Tags: anniversaries, charles darwin, natural history museum, thomas henry huxley

16-Apr-1834: Inspecting the Beagle’s bottom (‘a rather ticklish operation’)

On 16th April 1834, HMS Beagle was laid ashore on the banks of the Santa Cruz River to allow her keel to be inspected. The event resulted in one of the most iconic images of the famous ship. Read the story of the operation.

Published 16-Apr-2009
Filed under: Articles Tags: anniversaries, beagle voyage, conrad martens, darwin correspondence, hms beagle, Robert FitzRoy
Annie Darwin
Annie Darwin (1841–1851)

23-Apr-1851: The death of a daughter

On the death of Charles and Emma Darwin’s oldest daughter.

Published 23-Apr-2007
Filed under: Articles Tags: annie darwin, charles darwin, emma darwin (née Wedgwood)
Greenland Whale
‘The Greenland Whale’ by W.H. Freeman. Taken from Cassell's Popular Natural History, vol. II.

01-Apr-1832: Darwin falls for an old tradition

April Fool’s Day aboard HMS Beagle, 1832.

Published 01-Apr-2007
Filed under: Articles Tags: beagle voyage, charles darwin, jokes, whales

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