Gherman Stepanovich Titov (Russian: Герман Степанович Титов; 11 September 1935 – 20 September 2000) was a Soviet cosmonaut who, on 6 August 1961, became the second human to orbit the Earth, aboard Vostok 2, preceded by Yuri Gagarin on Vostok 1. He was the fourth person in space, counting suborbital voyages of US astronauts Alan Shepard and Gus Grissom.
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Gherman Stepanovich Titov 11 September 1935 Kosikhinsky District, Russia
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20 September 2000 (aged 65) Moscow, Russia
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Zodiac | Virgo |
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