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On this day timelines November 24th
Events
1859 – Charles Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species.
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.
Births
1881 – Al Christie, Canadian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1951)
1912 – Garson Kanin, American director and screenwriter (d. 1999)
1941 – Pete Best, English drummer and songwriter (The Beatles and Lee Curtis and the All-Stars)
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)
1943 – Robin Williamson, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Incredible String Band)
1950 – Bob Burns, American drummer and songwriter (Lynyrd Skynyrd) (d. 2015)
1954 – Emir Kusturica, Serbian actor, director, and screenwriter
1955 – Clem Burke, American drummer (Blondie, Ramones, The Adult Net, and The Romantics)
1962 – John Squire, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Stone Roses and The Seahorses)
1970 – Julieta Venegas, American-Mexican singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1974 – Machel Montano, Trinidadian singer-songwriter and producer (Xtatik)