Ilan Ramon
1954 – 2003 · aged 49
Israeli fighter pilot and later the first Israeli astronaut
- Born
- 20 Jun 1954 · Ramat Gan
- Died
- 1 Feb 2003 · Texas
Life timeline
Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.
- 20 Jun 1954BornBorn in Ramat Gan
- 1973WarYom Kippur War
- 1981WarOperation Opera
- 1982 – 1985War1982 Lebanon War
- 1 Feb 2003DiedDied in Texas
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Meanwhile in the world
Major world events during their lifetime (1954 – 2003).
- 19541954 FIFA World Cup
- 1955 – 1975Vietnam War
- 1956Hungarian Revolution of 1956
- 1956Suez Crisis
- 19581958 FIFA World Cup
- 1959Antarctic Treaty System
- 19621962 FIFA World Cup
- 1962Cuban Missile Crisis
- 19661966 FIFA World Cup
- 1966 – 1976Cultural Revolution
- 1968Prague Spring
- 1969Apollo 11 Moon landing
- 19721972 Summer Olympics
- 19741974 FIFA World Cup
- 19781978 FIFA World Cup
- 1978 – 1979Iranian Revolution
- 1979 – 1989Soviet–Afghan War
- 1980 – 1988Iran–Iraq War
- 19841984 Summer Olympics
- 1985Schengen Agreement
- 19891989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
- 1989Fall of the Berlin Wall
- 19901990 FIFA World Cup
- 1991Dissolution of the Soviet Union
- 19941994 FIFA World Cup
- 1994 – 1996First Chechen War
- 19981998 FIFA World Cup
- 2001 – 2021War in Afghanistan
- 2003 – 2011Iraq War
Biography
Ilan Ramon (Hebrew: אילן רמון; pronounced [(ʔ)iˈlan ʁaˈmon]; June 20, 1954 – February 1, 2003) was an Israeli fighter pilot and later the first Israeli astronaut. He served as a Space Shuttle payload specialist on STS-107, the fatal mission of Columbia, in which he and the six other crew members were killed when the spacecraft disintegrated during re-entry. At 48, Ramon was the oldest member of the crew. He is the first foreign recipient of the United States Congressional Space Medal of Honor, which was awarded posthumously.
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