Oldřich Pelčák

Oldřich Pelčák was a Czech cosmonaut and engineer. He graduated from Gagarin Air Force Academy. In 1976, Pelčák was selected as backup for fellow Czech Vladimír Remek for the Soyuz 28 mission. Remek was the first man in space who was neither American nor Soviet. Pelčák, who did not fly in space, died on 7 October 2023, at the age of 79.

2 November 1943

Born on the same birth day (2 November): Arun Shourie • Derek Mountfield • Jean Siméon Chardin • Johnny Vander Meer • Kate Linder • Natalie Pluskota • Richard Serra • Rudy Van Gelder

Born in the same month (November 1943): Andrew Goodman (activist) • Bob Wollek • Bobbi Martin • Dale Sommers • David Douglas-Home, 15th Earl of Home • Jacques Attali • Jerry Portnoy • Jil Sander • John Walker (musician) • Lauren Hutton • Mushtaq Mohammad • Peter Norton • Phil Bredesen • Richard Tee • Robin Williamson • Ross Warner (rugby league) • Salvatore Adamo • Stephen Greenblatt • Sue Miller • Sue Nicholls • Susan Brookes • Suze Rotolo • Terrence Malick • Veronica Hamel