1976 Death Aleksey Vasilyevich Sorokin, Russian cosmonaut, dies at 44 1973 Death Alexander Vasilyevich Mosolov, Russian composer (Zavod), dies at 72 1961 Death Valentin Vasilyevich Bondarenko, cosmonaut, dies in accident at 24 1954 Birthday Vasili Vasilyevich Tsibliyev, Rus col/cosmonaut, Soyuz TM-17, TM-25 1942 Birthday Vladimir Vasilyevich Kovolyonok, USR, cosmonaut, Soyuz 25, 29/31, T-4 1939 Birthday Valeri Vasilyevich Illarianov, Russia, cosmonaut 1937 Birthday Valentin Vasilyevich Bondarenko, cosmonaut 1931 Birthday Aleksey Vasilyevich Sorokin, Russian cosmonaut 1931 Birthday Lev Vasilyevich Vorobyov, Russia, cosmonaut 1913 Birthday Anatoly Vasilyevich Bogatiryov, composer
