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Chronology - 1934 - Quarter 1

Previous Quarter

- 1934 Jan 30 - Nation: USA.

OSOAVIAKHIM giant stratosphere balloon reached 22 000 meters. Spacecraft: OSOAVIAKHIM.
The crew was killed when the cabin was covered with thick ice, resulting in it tearing loose from the balloon and crashing to the earth during the descent.

- 1934 Mar 9 - Nation: Russia.

Future cosmonaut Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin born in Gzhatsk, Smolensk, Russia.

- 1934 Mar 14 - Nation: USA.

Future astronaut Eugene Andrew (Gene) Cernan born in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

- 1934 Mar 15 - Nation: USA.

Future astronaut candidate James Smith McIntyre born in Woodbury , Connecticut, USA.

- 1934 Mar 31 - Nation: Ukraine.

Future cosmonaut Grigori Grigoyevich Nelyubov born in Porfiryevka, Crimea, Ukraine.

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