Event of Interest Sep 15 HMS Beagle with Charles Darwin on board reaches the Galapagos Islands NaturalistCharles Darwin Sep 17 Charles Darwins lands on Chatham in Galapagos archipelago Sep 20 Farroupilha's Revolution begins in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Sep 23 HMS Beagle sails to Charles Island in Galapagos archipelago Sep 26 Gaetano Donizetti's opera "Lucia di Lammermoor" premieres in Naples 1834 Historical Events by Year 1836