Commemoration of first human in space by Yuri Gagarin: Yuri's Night (International observance)

Yuri's Night

Holiday to commemorate space exploration

Yuri's Night is an international celebration held every April 12 to commemorate milestones in space exploration. It is named for the first human to launch into space, Yuri Gagarin, who flew the Vostok 1 spaceship on April 12, 1961. In 2011, the fiftieth anniversary of Gagarin's…

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