Georgy Prokofiev, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Russian balloonist
Date of Birth: 17-Aug-1902
Place of Birth: Vyazemsky District, Smolensk Oblast, Smolensk Oblast, Russia
Date of Death: 23-Apr-1939
Profession: political commissar
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Georgy Prokofiev
- Georgy (Yegor) Alekseyevich Prokofiev (born August 17, 1902 in Teleshovo, Vyazma District – died April 23, 1939 in Moscow) was a Soviet Air Forces balloonist who coordinated a military stratospheric balloon program in 1931–1939.
- September 30, 1933, USSR-1 under Prokofiev's command set an unofficial world altitude record of 19,000 metres (62,336 ft).
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