1992 Death Laurence Naismith, actor (Scrooge, Gypsy Girl), dies at 83 1968 Event Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Springfield Massachusetts, opens 1961 Event U.S. government issues a stamp honoring 100th birthday of James Naismith 1939 Death James A Naismith, creator of basketball, dies at 78 1939 Death James Naismith, Basketball inventor, dies 1908 Birthday Laurence Naismith, Surrey England, actor, Judge Fulton-Persuaders 1891 Event James Naismith invents basketball (Canada) 1891 Event James Naismith creates the game of basketball 1861 Birthday James A Naismith, inventor, basketball
