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On this day timelines November 24th

Events

1859 – Charles Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species.

• Timeline unavailable: Books by Charles Darwin

1969 – Apollo program: The Apollo 12 command module splashes down safely in the Pacific Ocean, ending the second manned mission to land on the Moon.

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Births

1881 – Al Christie, Canadian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1951)

• Timeline unavailable: Films directed by Al Christie

1912 – Garson Kanin, American director and screenwriter (d. 1999)

• Timeline unavailable: Films directed by Garson Kanin

1941 – Pete Best, English drummer and songwriter (The Beatles and Lee Curtis and the All-Stars)

• Timeline unavailable: The Beatles albums

1941 – Donald "Duck" Dunn, American bass player, songwriter, and producer (Booker T. & the M.G.'s, The Mar-Keys, and The Blues Brothers) (d. 2012)

• Timeline unavailable: Booker T. & the M.G.'s albums
• Timeline unavailable: The Blues Brothers albums

1943 – Robin Williamson, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Incredible String Band)

• Timeline unavailable: The Incredible String Band albums

1950 – Bob Burns, American drummer and songwriter (Lynyrd Skynyrd) (d. 2015)

• Timeline unavailable: Lynyrd Skynyrd albums

1954 – Emir Kusturica, Serbian actor, director, and screenwriter

• Timeline unavailable: Films directed by Emir Kusturica

1955 – Clem Burke, American drummer (Blondie, Ramones, The Adult Net, and The Romantics)

• Timeline unavailable: Blondie (band) albums
• Timeline unavailable: Ramones albums

1962 – John Squire, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Stone Roses and The Seahorses)

• Timeline unavailable: Songs written by John Squire
• Timeline unavailable: The Stone Roses albums

1970 – Julieta Venegas, American-Mexican singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

• Timeline unavailable: Julieta Venegas albums

1974 – Machel Montano, Trinidadian singer-songwriter and producer (Xtatik)

• Timeline unavailable: Machel Montano albums

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