Today is Saturday, Dec. 27, the 361st day of 2025. There are four days left in the year.
Today in history:
On Dec. 27, 1831, naturalist Charles Darwin set out on a round-the-world voyage from Plymouth, England, aboard the HMS Beagle.
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In 1904, James Barrie’s play “Peter Pan: The Boy Who Wouldn’t Grow Up” opened at the Duke of York’s Theatre in London.
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Basketball Hall of Fame coach Nolan Richardson is 84. Rock musician Mick Jones (Foreigner) is 81. Actor Gérard Depardieu is 77. Rock musician David Knopfler (Dire Straits) is 73. Basketball Hall of Fame coach Bill Self is 63. TV journalist Savannah Guthrie is 54. Actor Masi Oka is 51. Actor Aaron Stanford is 49. Actor Jay Ellis is 44. Olympic sprint gold medalist Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce is 39. Rock singer Hayley Williams (Paramore) is 37. Country singer Shay Mooney (Dan + Shay) is 34. Actor Timothée Chalamet is 30. NFL quarterback Brock Purdy is 26.Hence then, the article about today in history december 27 charles darwin sets out on world voyage was published today ( ) and is available on mercury news ( Middle East ) The editorial team at PressBee has edited and verified it, and it may have been modified, fully republished, or quoted. You can read and follow the updates of this news or article from its original source.
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