Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Rudolf Anderson Biography and Timeline

Follow Rudolf Anderson through 1 dated historical records for United States of America.

Rudolf Anderson, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

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1962–1962Years on this page

1962

Cuban Missile Crisis

Major · U-2 Pilot · Banes · Warfare / Military

A Soviet surface-to-air missile shot down Anderson's unarmed U-2 over Cuba, killing him.

Records, sources and methodology

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