Astronaut. Â From : "Gagarin visited London in July 1961, three months after his legendary flight. He met with members of the Foundry Workers Union during his visit, as he had worked as a foundryman before his career in aeronautics, as well as with the British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan and Queen Elizabeth II."
Killed when the training jet he was piloting crashed.
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Yury Gagarin
The statue, a gift via the British Council, to the UK from the Russian Space ...
Role on the lost expedition: Petty officer on SS Terror. See John Franklin.
Botanist and explorer. Born Joseph Dalton Hooker, son of Sir William, at Halesworth, Suffolk. He travelled widely around the world, bringing back many species of plants to Britain. Became director ...
Role on the lost expedition: Able seaman on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.
Role on the lost expedition: Able seaman on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.
Role on the lost expedition: Officer on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.
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