Cuban Missile Crisis
Arkhipov opposed launching B-59's nuclear torpedo and helped persuade the submarine commander to surface.
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Vasili Arkhipov Biography and Timeline
Follow Vasili Arkhipov through 1 dated historical records for Russia.
Vasili Arkhipov, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1962–1962Years on this page
1962
Records, sources and methodology
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