Alexei Leonov vs Bill Russell
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Compare the life timelines of Alexei Leonov (1934–2019) and Bill Russell (1934–2022) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 85 years, from 1934 to 2019.
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Alexei Leonov (1934–2019)
- — Born in Listvyanka, Siberia Verified
- — Graduated from the Chuguev military aviation pilots' school Verified
- — Selected for the first group of Soviet cosmonauts Verified
- — Named Hero of the Soviet Union Verified
- — Performed the first spacewalk, on Voskhod 2 Verified
- — Commanded Soyuz 19 in the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project Verified
- — Served in the leadership of the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Centre Verified
- — Died in Moscow Verified
Bill Russell (1934–2022)
- — Born in Monroe, Louisiana Verified
- — Family moved to Oakland, California Verified
- — Won consecutive NCAA titles with the University of San Francisco Verified
- — Olympic gold medal in Melbourne Verified
- — Joined the Boston Celtics Verified
- — First NBA championship with Boston Verified
- — Became player-coach of the Celtics Verified
- — Eleventh championship and retirement as a player Verified
- — Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom Verified
- — Died in Mercer Island, Washington Verified