# Valentina Ivanovna Gagarina

> wife of Yuri Gagarin (1935-2020)

**Wikidata**: [Q4131383](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4131383)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentina_Ivanovna_Gagarina)  
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## Summary

Valentina Ivanovna Gagarina was born on December 15, 1935, in Orenburg. She held citizenship in the Soviet Union and Russia.Her occupations included biochemist, writer, memoirist, nurse, and laboratory technician.She was married to Yuri Gagarin. Her children were Yelena Gagarina and Galina Gagarina.She received the Order of Lenin and was an honorary citizen of Moscow Oblast. She died on March 17, 2020, in Zvyozdny gorodok.[1].


## References

1. Virtual International Authority File
2. [Source](https://tass.ru/obschestvo/8006565)
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