1968 Death Yuri Gagarin, 1st man to orbit Earth, and Seryogin, in plane crash at 34 1968 Death Yuri Aleksayevich Gagarin, U.S.S.R. cosmonaut (Vostok I), dies at 31 1961 Event Yuri Gagarin becomes 1st person to orbit Earth in Vostok 1 1934 Birthday Yuri Gagarin, born in Russia, cosmonaut, 1st man into space, aboard Vostok 1 1882 Death Ivan S Gagarin, Catholic theologist (Etudes religieuses), dies at 67 1872 Death Pavel P Gagarin, Russian monarch/politician, dies at 82 1814 Birthday Ivan S Gagarin, Russian theologist 1789 Birthday Pavel P. Gagarin, Russian monarch
