Timeline Wednesday 12 April 1961

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Wednesday 12 April 1961

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Events on Wednesday 12 April 1961 1

1961 Gagarin in space First human orbit Yuri Gagarin became the first human in space on April 12, 1961, completing one orbit of Earth in 108 minutes aboard Vostok 1.

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