International Day of Human Space Flight

International Day of Human Space Flight is celebrated on April 12th each year to commemorate the anniversary of the first human space flight, which was accomplished by Yuri Gagarin of the Soviet Union on April 12, 1961. This day was declared by the United Nations General Assembly on April 7, 2011, to celebrate the beginning of the space era for humankind and to promote the exploration and use of outer space for peaceful purposes.