Yuri Gagarin
Born on 9 Mar 1934Place of birth: Klushino, Soviet UnionDied on 27 Mar 1968
Known for: Acting
Biography
Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin was a Soviet Air Forces pilot and cosmonaut who became the first human travel into outer space: his capsule, Vostok 1, completed one orbit of Earth on 12 April 1961.