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SUBJECT ID: 2238988
Valentina Tereshkova
DOB: 1937-03-06
ORIGIN: Bolshoye Maslennikovo, Yaroslavl Oblast, Soviet Union [now Russia]
KNOWN FOR: Acting
Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova is a Russian engineer, member of the State Duma, and former Soviet cosmonaut. She was the first woman in space, having flown a solo mission on Vostok 6 on 16 June 1963.
