Astronaut Deke Slayton

Deke Slayton

Living place: Wisconsin

Birthday: 1-3-1924 (100 years old)

Population of US 1924: 114,109,000

Global rank: #40015

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Astronaut Deke Slayton profile

Who is Astronaut Deke Slayton?
One of the former NASA Mercury Seven astronauts, he went into space on the historic Apollo-Soyuz mission in 1975. His training for the Apollo-Soyuz mission included learning Russian and visited the Soviet Union to train at their spaceflight facilities.
 
 

Young / Before famous

He flew more than 50 combat missions across Europe during World War II, and went on to work for the army after studying aeronautical engineering.

Family life info

He was born in Sparta, Wisconsin, to Charles Sherman and Victoria Adelia Larson. In 1983, he married Bobbie Belle Jones.

Close relationship

Who is Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling Astronaut Deke Slayton?
He trained alongside Thomas P. Stafford for the Apollo-Soyuz missions.

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Summary of Deke Slayton profile

When was Astronaut Deke Slayton born?
Deke Slayton birthday 1-3-1924 (at the age of 100).
Where is Astronaut Deke Slayton's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Deke Slayton was born in Wisconsin, . is a Astronaut, whose Zodiac is Pisces, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Rat. Deke Slayton's global rank is 40015 and whose rank is 55 in list of famous Astronaut. Population of US in 1924 is about 114,109,000 persons.
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Events in 1924 and 1-3

Events in US in the birth year of Deke Slayton

  • New York's Computer Tabulating Recording Company is re-organized and will now be known as International Business Machines Corp. (IBM).
  • Interior Secretary Albert B. Fall and oilmen Harry Sinclair and Edward L. Doheny are charged with conspiracy and bribery in the Teapot Dome scandal, involving fraudulent leases of naval oil reserves. In 1931, Fall is sentenced to year in prison; Doheny and Sinclair acquitted of bribery.
  • Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb confess to murdering 14-year-old cousin "in the interest of science." Clarence Darrow is defense lawyer, getting them life imprisonment instead of death sentence.

Birthday Deke Slayton (1-3) in history

  • Day 1-3 year 1790: The U.S. Congress authorized the first census.
  • Day 1-3 year 1803: Ohio becomes the 17th state to adopt the US constitution.
  • Day 1-3 year 1864: Rebecca Lee was the first black woman awarded a medical degree.
  • Day 1-3 year 1867: Nebraska became the 37th state in the United States.
  • Day 1-3 year 1872: Yellowstone became the world's first National Park.
  • Day 1-3 year 1932: The 20-month-old son of Charles Lindbergh was kidnapped.
  • Day 1-3 year 1961: President John F. Kennedy signed a signed an executive order establishing the Peace Corps.
  • Day 1-3 year 1981: IRA member Bobby Sands began a hunger strike in Maze Prison; he would die 65 days later.
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