BirthFactDeath (x) Sunday 6th of August 1961 63 years ago |
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26-year-old cosmonaut Gherman Titov becomes the second person to orbit the earth aboard Vostok 2, landing in Krasny Kut, Saratov Oblast, Russia. Titov was preceded by Yuri Gagarin aboard Vostok 1 on 12 April 1961. |
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