Georgy Dobrovolsky, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Georgy Dobrovolsky

Soviet cosmonaut

Date of Birth: 01-Jun-1928

Place of Birth: Odessa, Odessa Oblast, Ukraine

Date of Death: 30-Jun-1971

Profession: astronaut, aircraft pilot

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Georgy Timofeyevich Dobrovolsky (Russian: ???´???? ??????´???? ???????´??????; June 1, 1928 – June 30, 1971) was a Soviet cosmonaut who commanded the three-man crew of the Soyuz 11 spacecraft.
They became the world's first space station crew aboard Salyut 1, but died of asphyxiation because of an accidentally opened valve.
They were the first and, as of 2019, the only humans to have died in space.