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Charles Darwin

1809 CE – 1882 CE · 73 years

From a country parson’s path to the most dangerous idea in history — how a seasick naturalist aboard HMS Beagle overturned centuries of certainty and changed our understanding of life itself.

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Landmark

Charyn Canyon

3000 BCE – still standing

Polity

Tuʻi Tonga Empire

Attested 500 CE – 1815 CE

Trade route

Manila Galleon Return Route

1565 CE – 1815 CE

Conflict

Kokand Khanate Wars

1709 CE – 1876 CE

Figure · America

John Adams

1735 CE – 1826 CE

Landmark

Lake Issyk-Kul

3000 BCE – still standing

Polity

Kuril Islands

Attested 1800 CE – 1815 CE

Conflict

Russian Conquest of Central Asia

1839 CE – 1895 CE

Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 1809 CE and 1882 CE.

1839 CE Russian Conquest of Central Asia 1809 CE Battle of Wagram 1810 CE Mexican War of Independence 1810 CE Argentine War of Independence 1810 CE Chilean War of Independence 1810 CE Venezuelan War of Independence

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Records running through the same years, on the other side of the map.

Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump Landmark · Americas 3700 BCE – 1850 CE Canada Polity · Americas Founded 1815 CE · attested to 2026 CE Hawaiian Unification Wars Conflict · Americas 1782 CE – 1810 CE Manila Galleon Trade Trade route · East Asia 1565 CE – 1815 CE Orongo Landmark · Americas 1400 CE – 1866 CE Mexico Polity · Americas Founded 1810 CE · attested to 2026 CE
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