Person in history
Derrick Brooks
Derrick Brooks, American football player
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1973 · April 18
- Age this year
- 53No death recorded in our data
- Born
- 53rd anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Derrick Brooks, American football player
Why this date
Derrick Brooks appears on our April 18 calendar for 1973 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1973.
- May 11Aeroflot Flight 6551
- March 14Vietnam War
- November 17Watergate scandal
- April 17George Lucas
- July 31Delta Air Lines
Born the same day
Contemporaries — born the same year
- 1973Julie PowellApril 20
- 1973Haile GebrselassieApril 18
Sources
Cite this page
“Derrick Brooks”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/people/derrick-brooks, accessed October 27, 2026.
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Questions about Derrick Brooks
When was Derrick Brooks born?
April 18 1973.
How old would Derrick Brooks be today?
53 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 18?
Alia Shawkat, Miguel Cabrera, Divock Origi and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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