Yuri Gagarin

Yuri Gagarin

Born

March 9, 1934

Died

March 27, 1968 (34 years old)

Known For

Acting

Place of Birth

Klushino, Soviet Union

Yuri 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.