births
August 15, 1934
Valentin Varlamov, Soviet pilot and cosmonaut instructor (died 1980)
Valentin Varlamov
Valentin Stepanovich Varlamov was a Russian jet pilot who was selected for Air Force Group 1, the first intake of 20 cosmonaut candidates in 1960. After his disqualification from the space program on medical grounds, he was an instructor at the cosmonaut training centre outside Moscow.
August 15
August 15 is the 227th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 138 days remain until the end of the year.