1861 - 1939
James Naismith American Inventor
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American Inventor James Naismith was born on 6th November, 1861 in Almonte, Ontario and passed away on 28th Nov 1939 Lawrence, Kansas, United States aged 78. He is most remembered for Creator of Basketball. His zodiac sign is Scorpio.
James Naismith is a member of the following lists: McGill University alumni, American Presbyterians and Canadian Presbyterians.
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| First Name |
James
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| Last Name |
Naismith
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| Birthday |
6th November, 1861
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| Birthplace |
Almonte, Ontario
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| Died |
28th November, 1939
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| Place of Death |
Lawrence, Kansas, United States
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| Buried |
Memorial Park Cemetery, Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas, USA
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| Zodiac Sign |
Scorpio
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| Religion |
Presbyterian
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation |
Inventor
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| Claim to Fame |
Creator of Basketball
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James Naismith (November 6, 1861 – November 28, 1939) was a Canadian-American physical educator, physician, Christian chaplain, sports coach, and innovator. The same year he left Canada for Springfield, Massachusetts, he invented the game of basketball. He wrote the original basketball rule book and founded the University of Kansas basketball program. Naismith lived to see basketball adopted as an Olympic demonstration sport in 1904 and as an official event at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, as well as the birth of the National Invitation Tournament (1938) and the NCAA Tournament (1939).
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