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Yuri Gagarin, Russian colonel, pilot, and astronaut (born 1934)

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Yuri Gagarin

Soviet cosmonaut (1934–1968)

Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin was a Soviet pilot and cosmonaut who, aboard the first successful crewed spaceflight, became the first person to journey into outer space. Travelling on Vostok 1, Gagarin completed one orbit of Earth on 12 April 1961, with his flight taking 108 minutes.…
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March 27

Day of the year

March 27 is the 86th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 279 days remain until the end of the year.
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