On this day: 24 November

Selected events and births on 24 November, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 1859 – British naturalist Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species was first published, and sold out its initial print run on the first day. Read more: Charles Darwin On the Origin of Species
• 1906 – The second of two games between two Ohio football teams took place, after which accusations were made that players conspired to deliberately lose games. Read more: American football Canton Bulldogs–Massillon Tigers betting scandal
• 1918 – The Podgorica Assembly convened in Montenegro, with the intention of uniting with the Kingdom of Serbia. Read more: Podgorica Assembly Kingdom of Montenegro Kingdom of Serbia
• 1925 – The Eugene O'Neill Theatre opened on Broadway, New York, with a production of the musical Mayflowers. Read more: Eugene O'Neill Theatre Broadway (Manhattan)
• 2009 – The Avdhela Project, an Aromanian digital library and cultural initiative, was launched in Bucharest, Romania. Read more: Avdhela Project Aromanians Bucharest
• 2023 – Hibiscus Rising, a sculpture commemorating the life of David Oluwale, was unveiled in Leeds. Read more: Hibiscus Rising Death of David Oluwale

Born on this day

• 1938 – Willy Claes, Belgian conductor and politician, 8th Secretary General of NATO Read more: Willy Claes Secretary General of NATO
• 1942 – Marlin Fitzwater, American soldier and journalist, 17th White House Press Secretary Read more: Marlin Fitzwater White House Press Secretary
• 1943 – Dave Bing, American basketball player and politician, 70th Mayor of Detroit Read more: Dave Bing List of mayors of Detroit
• 1944 – Ibrahim Gambari, Nigerian academic and diplomat, 9th Nigerian Minister of Foreign Affairs Read more: Ibrahim Gambari Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nigeria)
• 1944 – Dan Glickman, American businessman and politician, 26th United States Secretary of Agriculture Read more: Dan Glickman United States Secretary of Agriculture
• 1955 – Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth, Swedish politician, Swedish Minister for Culture Read more: Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth Minister for Culture (Sweden)
• 1955 – Najib Mikati, Lebanese businessman and politician, 31st Prime Minister of Lebanon Read more: Najib Mikati Prime Minister of Lebanon
• 1990 – Mario Gaspar, Spanish footballer Read more: Mario Gaspar
• 1993 – Joe Pigott, English footballer Read more: Joe Pigott
• 1994 – Nabil Bentaleb, Algerian footballer Read more: Nabil Bentaleb
• 1995 – Marcus Bontempelli, Australian footballer Read more: Marcus Bontempelli
• 1998 – Jeremy Swayman, American ice hockey player Read more: Jeremy Swayman

Text from Wikipedia: Selected anniversaries / November 24 and the linked articles, via the Wikimedia “On this day” feed, under CC BY-SA 4.0. We leave out entries about wars, violence and disasters to keep this page family-friendly.