Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin (Russian: Ю́рий Алексе́евич Гага́рин, Jurij Aleksejevič Gagarin Russian pronunciation: [ˈjurʲɪj ɐlʲɪˈksʲeɪvʲɪtɕ ɡɐˈɡarʲɪn]; 9 March 1934 – 27 March 1968), Hero of the Soviet Union, was a Soviet cosmonaut. On 12 April 1961, he became the first human in outer space and the first to orbit the Earth. He received medals from around the world for his pioneering tour in space.
Yuri Gagarin was born in the village of Klushino ne...
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Date of birth:
- Mar 9, 1934
Date of death:
- Mar 27, 1968 (age 34 years)
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- Ю́рий Алексе́евич Гага́рин, Jurij Aleksejevič Gagarin,
- Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin
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