Real/Birth Name:
Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin
Also Known As:
Ю́рий Алексе́евич Гага́рин
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
Death Date:
Age at Death:
34, 18 days after his birthday
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Pisces ♓ - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20
Birth Place:
Brief Facts:
First human to orbit the Earth, a single orbit, on 12 April 1961, aboard
Vostok 1. Died in an airplane crash, a MiG-15 training jet.
International Space Hall of Fame.