Updated at November 21, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team
Full Name | James Naismith |
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Birthdate | November 06, 1861 |
Birth Place | Almonte, Canada |
Age (in 2024) | 163 Years Old |
Zodiac | Scorpio |
Occupation | Doctor |
James Naismith is best known as Doctor who has born on November 06, 1861 in Almonte, Canada. Currently, James Naismith is 163 years, 0 months and 15 days old. James Naismith will celebrate 164th birthday on Thursday, 6th of November 2025. Below the countdown to James Naismith upcoming birthday.
Canadian educator, physician, and coach who became famous for inventing basketball in 1891. He founded the University of Kansas basketball team and authored the first basketball rulebook.
He studied physical education in Montreal before moving to the U.S. and working at the YMCA.
He played several sports at McGill University, including lacrosse and soccer. The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is named after him.
Orphaned at an early age, he was raised by his uncle and aunt in Almonte, Canada. He was married to Maude Evelyn Sherman from 1894-1937, then to Florence B. Kincaid in 1939, the year he died.
Although he's the only coach in Kansas University history with a losing record, he coached Phog Allen, who would go on to be a Hall of Fame coach.
James Naismith is 163 years old today.
James Naismith was born on November 06, 1861 in Almonte, Canada.
James Naismith zodiac sign is Scorpio.
James Naismith was best known as Doctor.
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Below are historical events that coincided with James Naismith's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
Year | Event |
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1936 | Spanish Civil War: The republican government flees from Madrid to Valencia, leading to the formation of the Madrid Defense Council in its stead. |
1943 | World War II: The 1st Ukrainian Front liberates Kyiv from German occupation. |
1947 | Meet the Press, the longest running television program in history, makes its debut on NBC Television. |
1963 | Nguyễn Ngọc Thơ is appointed to head the South Vietnamese government by General Dương Văn Minh's junta, five days after the latter deposed and assassinated President Ngô Đình Diệm. |
1971 | The United States Atomic Energy Commission tests the largest U.S. underground hydrogen bomb, code-named Cannikin, on Amchitka Island in the Aleutians. |
1977 | The Kelly Barnes Dam, located above Toccoa Falls College near Toccoa, Georgia, fails, killing 39. |
1985 | Colombian conflict, leftist guerrillas of the 19th of April Movement seize control of the Palace of Justice in Bogotá. |
1986 | Sumburgh disaster: A British International Helicopters Boeing 234LR Chinook crashes 2.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}1⁄2 miles east of Sumburgh Airport killing 45 people. It is the deadliest civilian helicopter crash on record. |
1988 | Lancang-Gengma earthquakes: At least 938 are killed after two powerful earthquakes rock the China-Myanmar border in Yunnan Province. |
1995 | Cleveland Browns relocation controversy: Art Modell announces that he signed a deal that would relocate the Cleveland Browns to Baltimore. |
2002 | Jiang Lijun is detained by Chinese police for signing the Open Letter to the 16th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. |
2002 | A Fokker 50 crashes near Luxembourg Airport, killing 20 and injuring three. |
2004 | An express train collides with a stationary car near the village of Ufton Nervet, England, killing seven and injuring 150. |
2012 | Tammy Baldwin becomes the first openly gay politician to be elected to the United States Senate. |
2016 | Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) launch an offensive to capture the city of Raqqa from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). |
1989 | The birth of Aaron Hernandez, American football player (d. 2017) |
1990 | The birth of André Schürrle, German footballer |
1990 | The birth of Akua Shōma, Japanese sumo wrestler |
1990 | The birth of Bowen Yang, Australian-born American actor, comedian, podcaster, and writer |
1992 | The birth of Rebecca Allen, Australian basketball player |
1992 | The birth of Nasya Dimitrova, Bulgarian volleyball player |
1992 | The birth of Paula Kania, Polish tennis player |
1992 | The birth of Kim Ah-young, South Korean singer and actress |
1993 | The birth of Josh Wakefield, English footballer |
1994 | The birth of Isaah Yeo, Australian rugby league player |
1995 | The birth of Addin Fonua-Blake, Australian-Tongan rugby league player |
1997 | The birth of Aliona Bolsova, Spanish-Moldovan tennis player |
1997 | The birth of Elena-Gabriela Ruse, Romanian tennis player |
1997 | The birth of Hero Fiennes-Tiffin, English actor and model |
2001 | The birth of Day'Ron Sharpe, American basketball player |
2009 | The death of Ron Sproat, American screenwriter and playwright (b. 1932) |
2010 | The death of Robert Lipshutz, American soldier and lawyer, 17th White House Counsel (b. 1921) |
2012 | The death of Joel Connable, American journalist and actor (b. 1973) |
2012 | The death of Clive Dunn, English actor (b. 1920) |
2012 | The death of Frank J. Prial, American journalist and author (b. 1930) |
2013 | The death of Tarla Dalal, Indian chef and author (b. 1936) |
2013 | The death of Ace Parker, American football and baseball player (b. 1912) |
2014 | The death of Maggie Boyle, English singer and flute player (b. 1956) |
2014 | The death of Tommy Macpherson, Scottish soldier and businessman (b. 1920) |
2014 | The death of Rick Rosas, American bass player (b. 1949) |
2015 | The death of Bobby Campbell, English footballer and manager (b. 1937) |
2015 | The death of Yitzhak Navon, Israeli author, playwright, and politician, 5th President of Israel (b. 1921) |
2017 | The death of Richard F. Gordon Jr., American naval officer, aviator, test pilot, and NASA astronaut (b. 1929) |
2018 | The death of Bernard Landry, Canadian lawyer, politician and Premier of Quebec (b. 1937) |
2020 | The death of Ken Spears, American writer (b. 1938) |
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