2004 Death Spalding Gray, actor/writer, Swimming to Cambodia, dies at 62 1969 Birthday Leslie Spalding, Billings MT, golfer, Montana Women's Amat-90, 91 1957 Event Jim Spalding set a 2088 pin nine-game bowling record 1953 Death Albert Spalding, composer, dies at 64 1941 Birthday Spalding Gray, Rhode Island, actor, Beaches, Clara's Heart, Heavy Petting 1940 Event Due to beanball wars, Spalding advertises batting helmet with earflaps 1937 Birthday Jim Glaser, Spalding, Nebraska, singer, Glaser Bros-Getting to Me Again 1936 Birthday Chuck Glaser, Spalding, Nebraska, singer, Glaser Bros-Getting to Me Again 1933 Birthday Tompall Glaser, Spalding, Nebraska, singer, Glaser Bros-Getting to Me Again 1918 Birthday Malcolm Shepherd, born in England, born Malcolm Newton Shepherd, Lord Shepherd, 2nd Baron Shepherd of Spalding, politician, Labor Party, Leader of the House of Lords 1903 Event Nick Young remains as NL president as AG Spalding ends challenge 1888 Birthday Albert Spalding, composer 1876 Event Al Spalding opens his sporting good shop 1876 Event Albert Spalding with $800 starts sporting goods co, manufacturing 1st official baseball, tennis ball, basketball, golf ball, and football