27 moments

1. Birth in Listvyanka

   1934-05-30 · Listvyanka, Tisulsky District, Kemerovo Oblast, Russia

   

   Leonov was born in the Siberian village of Listvyanka, the starting point of his life chronology. The exact modern coordinates of the small birthplace settlement are uncertain in readily checkable English-language gazetteers; coordinates represent Tisulsky District's administrative center.

2. Family relocation to Kemerovo

   1936-01-01 · Kemerovo, Kemerovo Oblast, Russia

   

   After his father's arrest during the purges, Leonov's family moved to Kemerovo, where his father later rejoined them. The move is described immediately after the article's account of his father's 1936 arrest; no more precise date is stated.

3. Family relocation to Kaliningrad

   1948-01-01 · Kaliningrad, Russia

   

   Leonov moved with his family to Kaliningrad as a teenager and later completed secondary school there.

4. First solo flight at preparatory flying school

   1955-05-01 · Kremenchuk, Poltava Oblast, Ukraine

   

   While training through a preparatory flying school in Kremenchuk, Leonov made his first solo flight, an early milestone in his aviation career. The source supplies only month precision.

5. Transfer to a reconnaissance-regiment assignment

   1959-12-14 · East Germany

   

   The day after his marriage, Leonov moved to East Germany for a new Soviet Air Force reconnaissance-regiment assignment. The source identifies East Germany but not the regiment's specific base; coordinates are a representative point for the former state.

6. First human spacewalk

   1965-03-18 · Low Earth orbit, ground track from northern Sudan/southern Egypt to eastern Siberia

   

   During Voskhod 2, Leonov left the spacecraft to complete humanity's first extravehicular activity. WGS84 coordinates represent the stated beginning ground-track area beneath the orbital spacewalk, not a fixed spacecraft position.

7. Voskhod 2 landing in the Ural forest

   1965-03-19 · Voskhod 2 landing site, Upper Kama Upland, Perm Krai, Russia

   

   Leonov returned to Earth with Pavel Belyayev when Voskhod 2 landed far from its intended zone in the Perm region. The landing-site coordinates are explicitly supplied by the source.

8. Cosmonauts' motorcade shooting

   1969-01-22 · Borovitsky Gate, Moscow Kremlin, Moscow, Russia

   

   Leonov was among the cosmonauts riding in a Kremlin-bound limousine fired upon during Viktor Ilyin's attempted assassination of Leonid Brezhnev.

9. Chicago motorcade during United States tour

   1975-01-01 · Chicago, Illinois, United States

   

   Leonov took part in the Apollo–Soyuz crew's Chicago stop, including a motorcade with Mayor Richard J. Daley. The preceding sentence identifies Leonov and Kubasov as accompanying the Apollo astronauts on this United States tour; the source does not specify Chicago's individual date.

10. Postflight visit to Kyiv

    1975-01-01 · Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union

    

    Leonov visited Kyiv with the joint Apollo–Soyuz goodwill-tour party. The source places this visit within the 1975 Soviet goodwill tour but does not specify an individual date.

11. Postflight visit to Leningrad

    1975-01-01 · Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union

    

    Leonov joined the Apollo–Soyuz goodwill tour's visit to Leningrad. The source places this visit within the 1975 Soviet goodwill tour but does not specify an individual date.

12. Postflight visit to Novosibirsk

    1975-01-01 · Novosibirsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union

    

    Leonov visited Novosibirsk in Siberia during the Apollo–Soyuz goodwill tour. The source places this visit within the 1975 Soviet goodwill tour but does not specify an individual date.

13. Postflight visit to Sochi

    1975-01-01 · Sochi, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union

    

    Sochi was the final stated stop of the Apollo–Soyuz crew's Soviet goodwill tour, which included Leonov. The source places this visit within the 1975 Soviet goodwill tour but does not specify an individual date.

14. Postflight visit to Tbilisi

    1975-01-01 · Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union

    

    Leonov visited Tbilisi during the joint crew's Soviet goodwill tour. The source spells the city “Tblisi” and places the visit within the 1975 Soviet goodwill tour without an individual date.

15. Postflight visit to Volgograd

    1975-01-01 · Volgograd, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union

    

    Leonov visited Volgograd with the Apollo–Soyuz postflight tour. The source places this visit within the 1975 Soviet goodwill tour but does not specify an individual date.

16. United Nations stop at end of United States tour

    1975-01-01 · United Nations Headquarters, New York City, New York, United States

    

    Leonov concluded the two-week United States goodwill tour with the Apollo–Soyuz crew at the United Nations in New York. The source identifies the touring party as Leonov, Kubasov, and the Apollo astronauts, but does not provide the United Nations stop's individual date.

17. Visit to Rockwell plant in Downey

    1975-01-01 · Rockwell International plant, Downey, California, United States

    

    Leonov and the other Apollo–Soyuz crewmembers visited the Rockwell International plant and were reunited with the Apollo spacecraft from their mission. The source identifies the five crewmembers as the joint Apollo–Soyuz crew; it does not provide the stop's individual date.

18. Boarding Soyuz 19 at Gagarin Start

    1975-07-15 · Gagarin Start (Baikonur Site 1/5), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan

    

    Leonov prepared for and boarded Soyuz 19 at Baikonur's Launch Pad 1 before the Apollo–Soyuz mission.

19. Apollo–Soyuz handshake over Metz

    1975-07-17 · Low Earth orbit over Metz, France

    

    As Soyuz commander, Leonov exchanged the first international handshake in space with Apollo commander Thomas Stafford after the spacecraft docked. Coordinates identify Metz, the stated ground-track location beneath the orbital event.

20. Soyuz 19 landing in Kazakhstan

    1975-07-21 · Soyuz 19 landing site, Kazakh Steppe, Kazakhstan

    

    Leonov completed his second and final spaceflight when the Soyuz 19 descent module landed in the Kazakh Steppe. Leonov is identified on the same mission page as Soyuz 19's commander.

21. Postflight visit to Star City

    1975-09-01 · Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center, Star City, Moscow Oblast, Russia

    

    During the Soviet tour, Leonov visited the Cosmonaut Training Center at Star City with his Apollo–Soyuz crewmates. The cited tour began on 20 September 1975; the source does not give the exact day of the Star City visit.

22. Postflight tour in Moscow

    1975-09-20 · Moscow, Russia

    

    Leonov joined the Apollo–Soyuz crew during the Soviet portion of their postflight goodwill tour, including activities in Moscow.

23. White House reception during United States tour

    1975-10-12 · White House, Washington, D.C., United States

    

    Leonov arrived in the United States with Kubasov and the Apollo astronauts; President Gerald Ford received the group at the White House in Washington.

24. Later-life residence in Moscow

    1991-01-01 · Moscow, Russia

    

    After retiring, Leonov lived in Moscow during his final years while continuing public, artistic, and advisory activities. The source establishes residence beginning after his 1991 retirement but does not identify a specific Moscow address.

25. Apollo–Soyuz 35th-anniversary reunion

    2010-07-15 · Omega Watches Boutique, New York City, New York, United States

    

    Leonov met surviving Apollo–Soyuz crewmates in New York City for the mission's thirty-fifth anniversary commemoration. The report is dated 16 July 2010 and says the reunion occurred on Thursday, 15 July 2010; Leonov did not participate in the evening panel after falling ill.

26. Federation Council meeting

    2016-01-01 · Federation Council Building, 26 Bolshaya Dmitrovka, Moscow, Russia

    

    Leonov appeared at a meeting of Russia's Federation Council in Moscow. The date is supplied by the image caption. The venue coordinate uses the Federation Council's stated meeting place.

27. Death in Moscow

    2019-10-11 · Moscow, Russia

    

    Leonov died in Moscow after a long illness, ending a life that included two spaceflights and the first human spacewalk. The source does not identify the exact medical facility or address.