Alan Paton vs Yuri Gagarin
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Compare the life timelines of Alan Paton (1903–1988) and Yuri Gagarin (1934–1968) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 34 years, from 1934 to 1968.
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Alan Paton (1903–1988)
- — Born in Pietermaritzburg, Natal Verified
- — Graduated from Natal University College Verified
- — Married Doris Olive Francis Verified
- — Appointed principal of Diepkloof Reformatory Verified
- — Published Cry, the Beloved Country Verified
- — Co-founded the Liberal Party of South Africa Verified
- — Liberal Party of South Africa dissolved Verified
- — Married Anne Hopkins Verified
- — Published the autobiography Towards the Mountain Verified
- — Died near Durban Verified
Yuri Gagarin (1934–1968)
- — Born in Klushino, Smolensk Oblast, Soviet Union Verified
- — Studied at the Saratov Industrial Technical School and learned to fly Verified
- — Graduated from the Orenburg military pilot school and joined the Soviet Air Force Verified
- — Married Valentina Goryacheva Verified
- — Selected for the first Soviet cosmonaut group Verified
- — Became the first human in space aboard Vostok 1 Verified
- — Awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union Verified
- — Graduated from the Zhukovsky Air Force Engineering Academy Verified
- — Killed in a MiG-15UTI training flight crash near Kirzhach Verified