Birth Date Cake O'Clock Birth Date Clock

Yuri Malenchenko

Yuri Malenchenko
Yuri Malenchenko, Russian colonel, pilot, and astronaut

Yuri Ivanovich Malenchenko is a retired Russian cosmonaut. Malenchenko became the first person to marry in space, on 10 August 2003, when he married Ekaterina Dmitrieva, who was in Texas, while he was 240 miles (390 km) over New Zealand, on the International Space Station. As of December 2023, Malenchenko ranks third for career time in space due to his time on both Mir and the International Space Station (ISS). He is a former commander of the International Space Station.

22 December 1961

Born on the same birth day (22 December): Ajeenkya PatilBrian DaleyDilip DoshiGalina MurašovaGary Anderson (darts player)Khutughtu Khan KusalaLasse BengtssonLewis GlucksmanLuna H. MitaniLynne ThigpenMarc AllégretMarcin MięcielMarcus HaislipMohamed El ShenawyPhillip GlasierSarada DeviSimon Kirby

Born in the same month (December 1961): Carol SmillieEric Allin CornellJoe LandoLorna TolentinoMark BugdenMike KeneallyRick AguileraRyuji Sasai