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Yevgeny Ostashev

Yevgeny Ostashev, Russian test pilot, participant in the launch of the first artificial Earth satellite (died 1960)

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Born
March 22, 1924
Died
October 24, 1960
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1924

About Yevgeny Ostashev

Yevgeny Ilyich Ostashev was a combat engineer, test pilot of rocket and space technology, participant in the launch of the first artificial Earth satellite, head of the 1st control polygon NIIP-5 (Baikonur), Lenin Prize winner, candidate of Technical Sciences, and engineer-podpolkovnik. Since the launch of the first satellite of the Earth, Yevgeny Ilyich has been fulfilling the duties of "shooting" from the military test site. Ostashevu awarded the title of honorary citizen of the city of Baikonur.

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The world when Yevgeny Ostashev was born

Yevgeny Ostashev was born in 1924. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1924

  • #1 song"It Had to Be You" – Isham Jones
  • Top movieThe Thief of Bagdad (Douglas Fairbanks)
  • Best-selling bookSo Big – Edna Ferber

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Winter Olympics held in Chamonix, France
  • Top headlineCalvin Coolidge elected president in a landslide
  • Technology milestoneIBM founded
  • Defining fadMah-jongg craze sweeps America
  • Notable inventionSpiral-bound notebook
  • World population1.95 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderCalvin Coolidge
  • Sports championWashington Senators (World Series)
  • U.S. population114.1M

1924 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Yevgeny Ostashev's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19242026
Gas$0.21$3.45/gal
Average home$5,800$435,000
Average income$3,520$67,500
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population114.1M341 million

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