Today In History Birthday Of Charles Darwin 2025. Charles darwin was born on 12 february 1809. Charles darwin, the man who would come to be known as the father of natural selection, was born on february 12, 1809, the fifth of six children in a wealthy english family.

The first international darwin day was celebrated in 1909. Environmental activists in the uk painted charles darwin’s grave in westminster abbey on monday with the words “1.5 is dead,” referencing the critical climate threshold that.