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Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin (1934–1968) was a Soviet military pilot and cosmonaut. On April 12, 1961, he made history as the first human to orbit the Earth during a 108-minute flight aboard the Vostok 1 spacecraft. After his journey into space, he gained recognition both in the Soviet Union and around the world, visiting numerous countries and carrying out peace missions. Childhood and Education Yuri Gagarin was born on March 9, 1934, in the village of Klushino, in the Smolensk region, to a farmin