Charles Darwin was born on 12 February 1809 in Shrewsbury, England. He set sail on the Beagle on December 31, 1831 and published The Origin of Species in 1859. He died on 19 April 1882.

This will be the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birth, a particularly special Darwin Day – Suffolk Humanists and Secularists are planning activities to commemorate this bicentenary… watch this space for more info as we have it.