Commemoration of first human in space by Yuri Gagarin: International Day of Human Space Flight

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Commemoration of first human in space by Yuri Gagarin: International Day of Human Space Flight

The International Day of Human Space Flight is the annual celebration, held on 12 April, of the anniversary of the first human space flight by Yuri Gagarin (USSR). It was proclaimed at the 65th session of the United Nations General Assembly on 7 April 2011, a few days before the 50th anniversary of the flight.

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