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2008 Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Aleksandr Isayevich Solzhenitsyn, writer, won Nobel Prize, 1970, wrote 'The Gulag Archipelago', exiled in 1974, dies at 89

1994 Aleksandr Popov swims world record 100m free style (47.82)

1994 Aleksandr Popov swims world record 100m free style (47.83)

1993 Cosmonaut Aleksandr Serebrov makes record 9th space walk

1992 Aleksandr Yakovlevich Petrushenko, cosmonaut, dies at 50

1982 Aleksandr A Alekseyev, Russian director, dies

1977 Aleksandr Fedotov sets aircraft altitude record of 38.26 km (125,524')

1971 Aleksandr T. Tvardovski, Russian editor in chief (Novyj Mir), dies at 61

1970 Aleksandr F Kerenski, Russian premier (1917), dies at 89

1970 Aleksandr Shimin, hockey goaltender, Team Kazakhstan, 1998 Olympics

1968 Aleksandr Koreshkov, hockey forward, Team Kazakhstan, 1998 Olympics

1957 Aleksandr Ivanovich Lazutkin, Russian cosmonaut, Soyuz TM-25

1957 Aleksandr Ditiatin, born in U.S.S.R., gymnast, Gold Medal 1980 Olympics

1956 Aleksandr Yuriyevich Kaleri, Russia, cosmonaut, Soyuz TM-14

1956 Aleksandr A Fadejev, Russian author (Young Guard), commits suicide at 54

1955 Aleksandr Nikolayevich Yablontsev, Russian Lt-colonel and cosmonaut

1953 Aleksandr Nikolayevich Balandin, Russian cosmonaut, Soyuz TM-9

1953 Aleksandr Viktorovich Borodin, born in Russia, cosmonaut

1952 Aleksandr A Volkov, Russian colonel/cosmonaut

1952 Aleksandr Zaitsev, U.S.S.R., pairs figure skating, Gold Medals 1976, 1980 Olympics

1951 Aleksandr Ivanovich Laveykin, Russian cosmonaut, Soyuz TM-2

1948 Aleksandr S Puchkov, Russian colonel/cosmonaut

1948 Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Volkov, cosmonaut, Soyuz TM-8, T-14, TM-7

1947 Aleksandr Tkachev, U.S.S.R., parallel bars gymnast, Gold Medal 1980 Olympics

1947 Aleksandr Stepanovich Andryushkov, Russian colonel/cosmonaut

1947 Aleksandr V Rutskoi, Ukrainian Hero of U.S.S.R./Vice President, 1991-

1947 Aleksandr Stepenovich Viktorenko, cosmonaut, Soyuz TM-3, 8, 14, 20

1947 Aleksandr Medved, born in U.S.S.R., wrestler, Gold Medals 1964, 1968, 1972 Olympics

1947 Aleksandr Tikhonova, U.S.S.R., biathalon relay, Gold Medals 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980 Olympics

1946 Aleksandr Gorshlov, ice dancer, holds 6 titles

1946 Aleksandr Shaparenko, U.S.S.R., 1K kayak, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics

1944 Aleksandr Ivanovich Dedkov, cosmonaut

1944 Aleksandr A. Serebrov, U.S.S.R., cosmonaut, Soyuz T-7, T-8, TM-8, TM-17

1943 Aleksandr Pavlovich Alexandrov, Russian, cosmonaut, Soyuz T-9, TM-3

1942 Aleksandr Yakovlevich Kramarenko, Russia, cosmonaut

1942 Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Skvortsov, Russian cosmonaut

1942 Aleksandr Yakovlevich Petrushenko, Russia, cosmonaut

1941 Aleksandr Ragulin, born in U.S.S.R., ice hockey player, Gold Medals 1964, 1968, 1972 Olympics

1940 Aleksandr Y. Kalery, Russian cosmonaut

1937 Aleksandr Medved, born in U.S.S.R., super heavyweight, Gold Medals 1964, 1968, 1972 Olympics

1935 Aleksandr Alekseyevich Kiselyov, Russia, cosmonaut

1927 Aleksandr Nikolayevich Matinchenko, Russia, cosmonaut

1918 Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, born in Kislovodsk, Russia, Aleksandr Isayevich Solzhenitsyn, writer, won Nobel Prize, 1970, wrote 'The Gulag Archipelago', exiled in 1974

1914 Aleksandr Samsonov, Russian general, commits suicide

1910 Aleksandr T. Tvardovski, Russian conductor

1902 Aleksandr Skriabin's 2nd Symphony in C premieres in St. Petersburg

1894 Aleksandr III A Romanov, czar of Russia (1881-94), dies at 49

1890 St. Aleksandr Borodons opera "Prins Igor," premieres in Petersburg

1888 Aleksandr Mikhailov, born in U.S.S.R., astronomer

1881 Aleksandr F Kerenski, Russian premier, 1917-Prelude to Bolshevism

1878 Aleksandr Ostrovsky's "Bespridannitsa," premieres in Moscow

1875 Aleksandr Ostrovsky's "Volki i Ovsty," premieres in St. Petersburg

1859 Aleksandr Ostrovsky's "Groza," premieres in Moscow

1855 Aleksandr Romanov becomes tsar of Russia

1854 Aleksandr Ostrovsky's "Bednost ne Porok," premieres in Moscow

1838 Aleksandr I Polezjajev, Russian poet (Sasjka), dies at 33

1838 Aleksandr I Polezjajev, Russian poet (Sasjka), dies at 33

1837 Aleksandr Pushkin, Russian Author

1837 Aleksandr Pushkin, poet and novelist (Golden Cockeral), killed in a duel

1833 Aleksandr Porfirievich Borodin, Russia, composer, Robert LeDiable

1825 Aleksandr I P Romanov, czar of Russia (1801-25), dies at 47

1823 Aleksandr Ostrovsky, Russian playwright, Artists and Admirers

1804 Aleksandr I Polezjajev, Russian poet, Sasjka,

1804 Aleksandr I Polezjajev, Russian poet, Sasjka,

1801 Aleksandr P Romanov becomes emperor of Russia

1799 Aleksandr Sergeyevich, Russia, poet, founder of modern Russian Lit

1799 Aleksandr Pushkin, Russian Author

1777 Aleksandr I P Romanov, tsar of Russia, 1801-25

1263 Alexander Nevski, Aleksandr, Russian ruler (1252-63), dies at 43

1220 Alexander Nevski, Aleksandr, Russian great ruler, 1252-63


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