1967 Death Vladimir M Komarov, cosmonaut (Voshkod I), dies in Soyuz 1 at 40 1965 Event U.S.S.R. launches Voshkod 2; Alexei Leonov makes 1st spacewalk (20 minutes) 1932 Birthday Yevgeni Alekseyevich Zaikin, Russian cosmonaut, Voshkod 2 backup 1927 Birthday Vladimir M. Komarov, born in Moscow, Russia, cosmonaut, Voshkod I Soyuz 1
