Biography of Alexei Archipowitsch Leonow
30. May 1934 – 11. Oct 2019(85 years)Died in:Burdenko Hospital, Moscow Oblast
Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, first human to conduct a spacewalk
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Place of Death
Burdenko Hospital, Moscow Oblast
Nationality
Soviet Union
Burial Place
Federal Military Memorial Cemetery
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Svetlana Pavlovna Dozenko
Alexey Leonov (* 30. May 1934 in Listvyanka; † 11. October 2019 in Burdenko Hospital) was a soviet pilot and cosmonaut, first human to conduct a spacewalk. He was 85 years old. He was married to Svetlana Pavlovna Dozenko. His education included Zhukovsky Air Force Engineering Academy and Kremenchuk flight college of National Aviation University. He received 8 awards, including Hero of the Soviet Union, Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 1st class. His cause of death was diabetes. He was buried at Federal Military Memorial Cemetery.
Life Events
12 Events1934
Born in Russia
1961
Order of the Red Star
1965
Hero of the Soviet Union
1965
Order of Lenin
1975
Order "For Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR", 3rd class
1975
Hero of the Soviet Union
1975
Order of Lenin
2000
Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class
2011
Order of Friendship
2014
Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class
2019
Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 1st class
2019