Person in history
Daequan Cook
Daequan Cook, American basketball player
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1987 · April 28
- Age this year
- 39No death recorded in our data
- Born
- 39th anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Daequan Cook is an American former professional basketball player who last played for Ironi Nes Ziona of the Israeli Premier League. He was taken 21st overall in the 2007 NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers then subsequently traded to the Miami Heat.
Why this date
Daequan Cook appears on our April 28 calendar for 1987 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1987.
- September 16Montreal Protocol
- July 24Hulda Crooks
- November 7Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore)
- November 8Remembrance Day bombing
- December 8Queen Street massacre
Born the same day
Contemporaries — born the same year
- 1987Kurt TippettMay 8
- 1987Robert AcquafrescaSeptember 11
- 1987Marwin HitzSeptember 18
- 1987Tiki GelanaOctober 22
- 1987Timothy DerijckMay 25
- 1987Yves De WinterMay 25
- 1987Trent BerettaMarch 30
- 1987Vaila BarsleySeptember 15
Sources
Cite this page
“Daequan Cook”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/people/daequan-cook, accessed October 26, 2026.
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Questions about Daequan Cook
When was Daequan Cook born?
April 28 1987.
How old would Daequan Cook be today?
39 this year, based on the birth year we hold. We have no death record for them in our data, which is not proof either way.
Who else was born on April 28?
Juan Mata, Song Yuvin, Denzel Ward and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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