Birth of Yuri Alexeyevich Gagarin1934
Birth of Yuri Alexeyevich Gagarin
Historical person
Yuri Alexeyevich Gagarin Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Yuri Alexeyevich Gagarin, based on 8 World History Database records associated with Russia.
8 records1934–19688 events1 places
Chronological biography
1934
1957
1st Manned Satellite10 April 1957
Becomes the 1st man to travel in an Earth satellite, in Sputnik I
1961
1st Orbit of the Earth12 April 1961
1st man to orbit the Earth, Vostok -1
First Human Spaceflight12 April 1961
The achievement marks first human spaceflight as an important Russian scientific milestone.
Vostok12 April 1961
1st man to orbit the Earth, Vostok -1
Vostok 112 April 1961
Pilots Vostok 1 during the first human journey into outer space.
Visit to To Britain where he is greeted by14 July 1961
Begins a visit to Britain where he is greeted by ectstatic crowds
1968
Death of Yuri Alexeyevich Gagarin1968
Death of Yuri Alexeyevich Gagarin
Titles and roles
Cosmonaut · Major
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.