Births on January 1

Gennadi Sarafanov

Born on January 1, 1942

Gennadi Sarafanov, Russian colonel, pilot, and astronaut (d. 2005)

Gennady Vasiliyevich Sarafanov (Russian: Геннадий Васильевич Сарафанов; 1 January 1942 – 29 September 2005) was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on the Soyuz 15 spaceflight in 1974. This mission was intended to dock with the space station Salyut 3, but failed to do so after the docking system malfunctioned.

Sarafanov was born in Sinenkiye, Saratov Oblast, USSR. He graduated from the Soviet Air Force academy and held the rank of Colonel.He made a single spaceflight before resigning from the space programme in 1986 and subsequently lectured on technology. He died in Moscow, Russia.

He was awarded:

Hero of the Soviet Union

Pilot-Cosmonaut of the USSR

Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary since the Birth of Vladimir Il'ich Lenin"

Medal "For Distinction in Guarding the State Border of the USSR"

Medal "For the Development of Virgin Lands"

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25 Jan

Thailand
World War II: Thailand declares war on the United States and United Kingdom.
8 Mar

Myanmar
World War II: Imperial Japanese Army forces captured Rangoon, Burma from British.
10 Jul

Soviet Union
Diplomatic relations between the Netherlands and the Soviet Union are established.
13 Aug

Manhattan Project
Major General Eugene Reybold of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers authorizes the construction of facilities that would house the "Development of Substitute Materials" project, better known as the Manhattan Project.
25 Sep

Holocaust
World War II: Swiss Police instruction dictates that "Under current practice ... refugees on the grounds of race alone are not political refugees", effectively denying entry to Jews trying to flee occupied Europe during the Holocaust.

Births on January 1

Gennadi Sarafanov

Born on January 1, 1942

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