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Tuesday, 12 April 2016
First man in space
Today is 12 April and on 12 April 1961 history was made when Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space.
Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin was born on 9 March 1934 and was selected from a large pool of candidates to become the first man in space. You can read more about this talented man here and here.