Yuri Gagarin and Harold Macmillan, London

Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin (1934-1968), the Russian cosmonaut and Hero of the Soviet Union who made history on 12 April 1961 by becoming the first human in outer space, and the first human to orbit the earth. He died in a crash during a routine training flight. Seen here with the British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan (1894-1986) on the steps of Admiralty House, London, during a visit to the UK

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