Vladimir Shatalov
Vladimir Aleksandrovich Shatalov was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew three space missions of the Soyuz programme: Soyuz 4 (1969), Soyuz 8 (1969), and Soyuz 10 (1971). From 1987 to 1991, he headed the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center. Lieutenant General, Soviet Air Force (1975).
8 December 1927
Born on the same birth date (8 December 1927): Niklas Luhmann
Born on the same birth day (8 December): Astorre II Manfredi • Jen Ledger • Kevin Harvick • Michael Cole (wrestling) • Mike Mussina • Peter Tali Coleman • Queen Jeonghui
Born in the same month (December 1927): Antony Gardner • Audrey Wagner • Bhumibol Adulyadej • Denis Gifford • Edward Meneeley • Helen Watts • James Wright (poet) • Jan Kubíček • Kim Young-sam • Michael Beaumont, 22nd Seigneur of Sark • Micheline Bernardini • Niklas Luhmann • Nityanand Swami (politician) • Peter Dickinson • Ralph Beard • Ramsey Clark • Richard Cassilly • Richard Long (actor) • Robert Noyce • Stu Miller • W. D. Amaradeva