Aviation · Space · Military · 1934–2019
Alexey Leonov
Soviet cosmonaut who performed the first ever spacewalk in history
Did you know?During his historic mission, his spacesuit inflated so much that he had to bleed off air pressure just to fit back inside the spacecraft.
Alexei Arkhipovich Leonov (30 May 1934 – 11 October 2019) was a Soviet and Russian cosmonaut and aviator, Air Force major general, writer, and artist. On 18 March 1965, he became the first person to conduct a spacewalk, exiting the capsule during the Voskhod 2 mission for 12 minutes and 9 seconds.
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- Would be
- 92
- Age at death
- 85
- Years since death
- 7
- Born
- May 30, 1934 · Listvyanka, Russia
- Died
- October 11, 2019
- Cause of death
- Diabetes
- Nationality
- Russian
- Known for
- Aviation, Space, Military
Family
- Spouse
- Svetlana Pavlovna Dozenko
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- See the front page from the day Alexey Leonov was bornA newspaper front page for 30 May 1934, styled like the papers of the time, with headlines and famous birthdays from that day.Birthday newspaper
- Would-be age todayAlexey Leonov would be 92 years old today. See how many birthdays they would have celebrated.Age
- Birth anniversaryAlexey Leonov's 93rd birthday is in 220 days. If it's your birthday too, it's a double celebration!93rd
- Death anniversaryThe 8th anniversary of Alexey Leonov's death is in 354 days. A moment to remember their legacy.8th
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