Births on August 17

Dan Dakich

Born on August 17, 1962

Dan Dakich, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster

Daniel John Dakich (born August 17, 1962) is an American basketball sportscaster and is considered America's Greatest Sports Talk Show Host by Barrett Sports Media. He is a former player, assistant coach, interim head coach for the Indiana University Hoosiers and former head coach at Bowling Green State University. He currently hosts the radio show Don't @ Me" for OutKick. According to Top Executives At ESPN Dakich is "the best hoops analyst ESPN ever had"

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Events on 1962

5 Feb

Charles de Gaulle
French President Charles de Gaulle calls for Algeria to be granted independence.
5 Aug

Nelson Mandela
Apartheid in South Africa: Nelson Mandela is jailed. He would not be released until 1990.
15 Sep

Cuban Missile Crisis
The Soviet ship Poltava heads toward Cuba, one of the events that sets into motion the Cuban Missile Crisis.
18 Sep

Jamaica
Burundi, Jamaica, Rwanda and Trinidad and Tobago are admitted to the United Nations.
6 Nov

Apartheid
The United Nations General Assembly passes a resolution condemning South Africa's apartheid policies and calls for all UN member states to cease military and economic relations with the nation.

Births on August 17

Dan Dakich

Born on August 17, 1962

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Events on 1962

Charles de Gaulle

Nelson Mandela

Cuban Missile Crisis

Jamaica

Apartheid