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Yuri Gagarin

Yuri Gagarin

Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, the first human in the space. On 12 April 1961, he became the first human in outer space and the first to orbit the Earth.

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Is a
Person
Person
Awards Received
Order of Lenin
Order of Lenin
Medal "For Impeccable Service"
Medal "For Impeccable Service"
Order of Playa Girón
Order of Playa Girón
Order of Georgi Dimitrov
Order of Georgi Dimitrov
Order of Karl Marx
Order of Karl Marx
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Order of Aeronautical Merit (Brazil)
Hero of Labor (Vietnam)
Hero of Labor (Vietnam)
Merited Master of Sports of the USSR
Merited Master of Sports of the USSR
Order of the Nile
Order of the Nile
Order of the Cross of Grunwald
Order of the Cross of Grunwald
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Birth Name
Yuri Alekseevich Gagarin
Child of
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Alexey Ivanovich Gagarin and Anna Timofeevna Matveeva
Citizenship
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
Birthdate
March 9, 1934
Date of Death
March 27, 1968
Educated at
Zhukovsky Air Force Engineering Academy
Zhukovsky Air Force Engineering Academy
Father of
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Alexey Ivanovich Gagarin and Anna Timofeevna Matveeva
Known for
The first man in the space
Nickname
Cedar
Occupation
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Aircraft pilot
Politician
Politician
Officer (armed forces)
Officer (armed forces)
Place of Death
Vladimir Oblast
Vladimir Oblast
Kirzhach
Kirzhach
Twitter URL
@yurigag62230377

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