Astronaut Walter Cunningham

Walter Cunningham

Living place: Creston

Birthday: 16-3-1932 (92 years old)

Population of US 1932: 124,840,471

Global rank: #50667

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Astronaut Walter Cunningham profile

Who is Astronaut Walter Cunningham?
Astronaut who flew on the Apollo 7 mission, which was the first manned flight to the moon. He is a NASA Distinguished Service Medalist.
He was in the backup crew for Apollo 1, a space shuttle that exploded before takeoff.
 
 

Young / Before famous

He completed work for a PhD in physics but did not complete his thesis, instead becoming a researcher for NASA.

Family life info

He was born in the town of Creston.

Close relationship

Who is Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling Astronaut Walter Cunningham?
Unlike Fred Haise and most other NASA pilots, he was a civilian.

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Summary of Walter Cunningham profile

When was Astronaut Walter Cunningham born?
Walter Cunningham birthday 16-3-1932 (at the age of 92).
Where is Astronaut Walter Cunningham's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Walter Cunningham was born in Creston, Iowa- United States. is a Astronaut, whose Zodiac is Pisces, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Monkey. Walter Cunningham's global rank is 50667 and whose rank is 94 in list of famous Astronaut. Population of US in 1932 is about 124,840,471 persons.
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Events in 1932 and 16-3

Events in US in the birth year of Walter Cunningham

  • Congress sets up Reconstruction Finance Corporation to stimulate economy.
  • Veterans, known as the Bonus Marchers , march on Washington—most leave after Senate rejects payment of cash bonuses; others removed by troops under Douglas MacArthur.
  • Charles A. Lindbergh 's baby son kidnapped, killed. (Bruno Richard Hauptmann arrested in 1934, convicted in 1935, executed in 1936.)
  • Amelia Earhart is first woman to fly Atlantic solo (May 20-21). Background: Amelia Earhart's Legacy Remembered. Also see: Famous Firsts in Aviation

Birthday Walter Cunningham (16-3) in history

  • Day 16-3 year 1521: Portuguese explorer, Ferdinand Magellan landed in the Philippines.
  • Day 16-3 year 1850: Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel The Scarlet Letter was published.
  • Day 16-3 year 1926: The first liquid-fuel rocket was successfully launched by Prof. Robert Goddard at Auburn, Massachusetts. The rocket traveled 184 feet in 2.5 seconds.
  • Day 16-3 year 1935: Adolf Hitler cancelled the military clauses of the Treaty of Versailles.
  • Day 16-3 year 1968: The My Lai massacre occurred in Vietnam.
  • Day 16-3 year 1978: Italian politician Aldo Moro was kidnapped, and later murdered, by the Red Brigades.
  • Day 16-3 year 1985: U.S. journalist Terry Anderson was kidnapped in Beirut; he was not released until December 4, 1991 after 2454 days in captivity.
  • Day 16-3 year 1988: Lieutenant Colonel Oliver L. North and Vice Admiral John M. Poindexter of the National Security Council are indicted on charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States for their role in the Iran-contra affair.
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