BirthJanuary 151991

James Mitchell (basketball)

James Mitchell, Australian basketball player

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When
Tuesday, January 15 199135 years ago
Category
BirthA notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
Era
20th century · 1990s
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James Mitchell (basketball)

Who they were

James Robert Mitchell is an Australian professional basketball player for the Cairns Marlins of the NBL1 North. Between 2010 and 2016, he was based in his hometown of Cairns playing for the Marlins in the QBL and the Taipans in the NBL. Between 2017 and 2019, he played three seasons for the Rockhampton Rockets in the QBL and spent a season in England with the Sheffield Sharks. In 2021, he re-joined the Marlins.

Why this date

James Mitchell (basketball) appears on our January 15 calendar for 1991 as a birth entry.

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  • September 17LinuxThe first version of the Linux kernel (0.01) is released to the Internet.
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January 15 1991 — 35 years ago, on a Tuesday.

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