Yuri Gagarin
Known For
Acting
Born
March 9, 1934
Died
March 27, 1968 (aged 34)
Birthplace
Klushino, Soviet Union
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.