Yuri Gagarin

Real/Birth Name:

Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin

Also Known As:

Ю́рий Алексе́евич Гага́рин

Gender:

Male

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Death Date:

Age at Death:

34, 18 days after his birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Pisces ♓ - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20

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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. International Air & Space Hall of Fame 1970.