On June 28, 2007, the Miami Heat selected Colorado State forward Jason Smith with the 20th overall selection then traded him to the Philadelphia 76ers for the draft rights to the 21st overall selection, guard Daequan Cook from Ohio State, and cash considerations.

Cook was born in the village of Marton in Yorkshire, now a suburb of Middlesbrough.

Cook was the second of eight children of James Cook, a Scottish farm labourer from Ednam near Kelso, and his locally born wife, Grace Pace, from Thornaby-on-Tees.

Davis was born in Kentucky to Samuel and Jane ( Cook ) Davis.

Davis was born on June 3, 1808 in Christian County, Kentucky, the last child of ten of Jane ( née Cook ) and Samuel Emory Davis.

In 1783, after the war, he married Jane Cook ( also born in Christian County, in 1759 to William Cook and his wife Sarah Simpson ).

Mumia Abu-Jamal ( born Wesley Cook on April 24, 1954 ) is an American convict, serving a life sentence for the 1981 murder of Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner.

Cook was born at his parents ' house " Shearbridge ", in Middle Warberry Road, Torquay, Devon.

Norman Quentin Cook ( born Quentin Leo Cook on 16 July 1963 in Bromley, England ), also known by his stage name Fatboy Slim, is an English DJ, musician, and record producer.

They have a son named Woody Fred Cook ( born 15 December 2000 ) and a daughter named Nelly May Lois ( born 14 January 2010 ).

Stephen Arthur Cook ( born December 14, 1939, Buffalo, New York ) is a renowned American-Canadian computer scientist and mathematician who has made major contributions to the fields of complexity theory and proof complexity.

* A. J. Cook ( actress ) ( born 1978 ), actress

* Alastair Cook ( born 1984 ), English cricketer

* Ann Turner Cook ( born 1926 ), mystery author and model for the Gerber baby logo

* Barbara Cook ( born 1927 ), singer, actress

* Bob Cook ( born January 6, 1948 in Sudbury, Ontario ) is a retired ice hockey right winger.

* Boo Cook ( born 1972 ) is a British comic artist, whose work mainly features in the comic 2000 AD.

* Byron Cook ( born April 8, 1954 ), Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives

* Carole Cook ( born 1928 ) is an American actress.

* Charlie Cook ( born November 20, 1953 ), originally from Shreveport, Louisiana, is an American political analyst who specializes in election forecasts and political trends.

* Christine Cook ( born 1970 ), English field hockey player

* Clay Cook ( born April 20, 1978 ) is a songwriter, producer and musician

The US explorer Frederick Cook claimed to have reached the North Pole on 21 April 1908 with two Inuit men, Ahwelah and Etukishook, but he was unable to produce convincing proof and his claim is not widely accepted.

* April 21 – Frederick Cook claims to have reached the North Pole on this date.

* April 22 – Sylvia Cook and John Fairfax finish rowing across the Pacific.

* April 27 – William Douglas Cook, founder of Eastwoodhill Arboretum and Pukeiti, ( New Zealand ) ( b. 1884 )

* April 19 – British explorer Captain James Cook and his crew aboard become the first recorded Europeans to encounter the eastern coastline of the Australian continent.

* April 29 – James Cook drops anchor in a wide bay about 16 km ( 10 mi ) south of the present city of Sydney, Australia.

April 13: James Cook | Cook in Tahiti on HM Bark Endeavour | Endeavour.

* April 13 – James Cook arrives in Tahiti on the ship HM Bark Endeavour, preparing to observe the transit of the planet Venus, which takes place on June 3.

Cook completed the inaugural Brighton Marathon on 18 April 2010 in a time of 4: 53: 10.

On April 21, after several tavern owners were arrested for selling beer on Sunday, protesters clashed with police near the Cook County Court House.

* Leonard Cook ( born 20 April 1912, date of death unknown ) was an Australian boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

After being proclaimed on 20 April 1970 as an Act of Queensland Parliament, The University College of Townsville became James Cook University of North Queensland on 29 April 1970.

Andre Sennwald, who reviewed the film for The New York Times upon its April 1931 release, called it " just another gangster film at the Strand, weaker than most in its story, stronger than most in its acting, and, like most, maintaining a certain level of interest through the last burst of machine-gun fire "; Woods and Cagney give " remarkably lifelike portraits of young hoodlums " and " Beryl Mercer as Tom's mother, Robert Emmett O ' Connor as a gang chief, and Donald Cook as Tom's brother, do splendidly.

These commissioners in company with Matin Rice, the county surveyor, met at the home of John Cook on April 3, 1837 and finally decided on Lackey's preemption claim.

The current President of the Board of Trustees is Joe Cook ( re-elected on April 5, 2011 ).

On April 11, 1867, Pierce G. Cook, as an agent for Elizabeth Cornell of New Jersey, platted the portion of community in Danby with the name Cornell.

The band's final album, Mardi Gras, was released in April 1972, featuring songs written by Fogerty, Cook, and Clifford and a cover of " Hello Mary Lou " ( a song Gene Pitney originally wrote for Ricky Nelson.

In April 2012, Cook announced his departure from Wizards of the Coast due to " differences of opinion with the company " but not " with fellow designers ".

Thomas Cook Airlines also fly to Kittilä Airport from Bristol & Gatwick Airport between November to April every year.