Nikolai Kamanin

Melenki: October 18, 1908 celebration
Moscow: March 11, 1982 celebration

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Nikolai Kamanin
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Soviet Union
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Nikolai Kamanin
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celebration Date of birth
Melenki: October 18, 1908
deceased Rest in Peace
Moscow: March 11, 1982
language Official Website
groups Political Party
1. Communist Party of the Soviet Union
verified Position Held
1. deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union
school Education
1. Zhukovsky Air Force Engineering Academy
2. Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia
3. Borisoglebsk Higher Aviators School
4. Egorievsk Civil Aviation Technical College
trophy Awards & Honors
1. Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin"
2. Medal "For the Capture of Vienna"
3. Order of Lenin (1961)
4. Medal "For the Development of Virgin Lands"
5. Jubilee Medal "60 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
6. Order Of The Defense Of The Fatherland
7. Order of Merit of the Hungarian People's Republic
8. Order of Lenin (1934)
9. Order of the Red Banner (1944)
10. Jubilee Medal "30 Years of the Soviet Army and Navy"
11. Medal "In Commemoration of the 800th Anniversary of Moscow"
12. Order of Tudor Vladimirescu (1969)
13. Order of Lenin (1953)
14. Jubilee Medal "40 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
15. Jubilee Medal "XX Years of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army"
16. Order of Suvorov, 2nd class (1944)
17. Order of Suvorov, 2nd class (1945)
18. Order of the Red Star (1944)
19. Order of Tudor Vladimirescu
20. Order of the Red Banner (1947)
21. Guards unit
22. Order of the October Revolution (1978)
23. Jubilee Medal "50 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
24. Star of the Socialist Republic of Romania
25. Jubilee Medal "Thirty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
26. Order of Kutuzov, 2nd class (1944)
27. Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
28. Jubilee Medal "30 years of the Victory in Khalkhin-Gol"
29. Gold Star medal
30. Medal "Veteran of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
31. Cross of Valour (1968)
32. Order of Kutuzov
33. Order of the Red Star (1970)
34. Medal "For the Capture of Budapest"
35. Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
36. Hero of the Soviet Union (1934)
social_leaderboard Notable Works
Soviet aviator and military commander (1908-1982) | Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin", Medal "For

1. Dmitry Makhonin

Ryabinino: October 18, 1982 celebration

Russian statesman | Medal "For the Return of Crimea", Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class (2015), Russian Federation Presidential

2. Natalia Dementieva

Kokshetau: October 18, 1980 celebration

Kazakh politician | Medal of Labour, Order of Kurmet | Kokshetau State University | Kokshetau: October 18, 1980 - Tokyo Prefecture: April 3, 1908 | Natalia

3. Serhiy Ionushas

Saint Petersburg: October 18, 1979 celebration

Ukrainian lawyer and politician | Honored Jurist of Ukraine | National University “Yaroslav the Wise Law Academy of Ukraine” | Saint Petersburg: October

4. Emilie Chalas

Grenoble: October 18, 1977 celebration

French politician | Knight of the National Order of Merit (2023) | Pierre Mendès-France University | Grenoble: October 18, 1977 - Paris: November 6, 1908

5. François Ruffin (Francois Ruffin)

Calais: October 18, 1975 celebration

French journalist and politician (born 1975) | César Award for Best Documentary Film (2017), Anticor Ethical prize (2017) | Merci Patron ! | Centre de

6. Axelle Lemaire

Ottawa: October 18, 1974 celebration

French socialist politician | Inspiring Fifty France (2016) | The Dickson Poon School of Law, Collège Saint-Joseph de Hull, Panthéon-Assas University Paris

7. Larisa Tutova

Peschanokopskoye: October 18, 1969 celebration

Russian politician | Honorary Worker of General Education of the Russian Federation | Rostov State Pedagogical University | Peschanokopskoye: October 18, 1969

8. Hunor Kelemen

Cârța: October 18, 1967 celebration

Hungarian politician from Romania (1967-) | Order of the Star of Romania | University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca

9. Viktor Nazarov

October 18, 1962 celebration

10. Min Ko Naing

Mudon: October 18, 1962 celebration

Burmese activist | Gwangju Prize for Human Rights, Civil Courage Prize (2005), Homo Homini Award (2000), Student Peace Prize (2001), John Humphrey Freedom Award

11. Wu Chi-wai

British Hong Kong: October 18, 1962 celebration

Hong Kong politician | Medal of Honour (2006) | Queen's College, University of Wisconsin–Madison | British Hong Kong: October 18, 1962 - Memphis: April 4, 1968

12. Roman Romanyuk

Chernivtsi: October 18, 1961 celebration

politician | Honorary Diploma of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, Honored Jurist of Ukraine | Interregional Academy of Personnel Management, Faculty of Law

13. Bohdan Buca

Sambir Raion: October 18, 1960 celebration

politician | Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class, Honorary Diploma of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine | Lviv Polytechnic | Sambir Raion: October 18, 1960

14. Lluís Puig i Gordi (Lluis Puig i Gordi)

Terrassa: October 18, 1959 celebration

Spanish politician | National Dance Prize (1984) | Open University of Catalonia | Terrassa: October 18, 1959 - November 25, 1949 | Lluís Puig i Gordi (Lluis

15. Mauricio Funes

San Salvador: October 18, 1959 celebration
Managua: January 21, 2025 deceased

President of El Salvador from 2009 to 2014 | Maria Moors Cabot Prizes (1994) | Central American University, San Salvador | San Salvador: October 18, 1959

16. Letitia James

Brooklyn: October 18, 1958 celebration

Attorney General of New York since 2019 | Time 100 (2022) | Fort Hamilton High School, Columbia University, Lehman College, School of International and Public

17. Alexander Levintal

Birobidzhan: October 18, 1957 celebration

Russian politician | Honoured Economist of the Russian Federation, Order of Friendship | Pacific National University | Birobidzhan: October 18, 1957 - Kazan: May 2, 2018

18. Vasvi Abduraimov

Tinchlik: October 18, 1954 celebration

Ukrainian-Russian Crimean Tatar activist and politician | Badge "Inventor of the USSR", Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class (2014)

19. Yurii Donchenko

Luhansk: October 18, 1953 celebration

Ukrainian politician | Honored Jurist of Ukraine | East Ukrainian Volodymyr Dahl National University | Luhansk: October 18, 1953 - November 10, 2015 | Yurii

20. Jānis Kinna (Janis Kinna)

Smiltene: October 18, 1952 celebration

Latvian politician | Order of the Three Stars | Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies | Smiltene: October 18, 1952 - Riga: May 3, 1937 | Jānis

21. Odile Leperre-Verrier

Orléans: October 18, 1950 celebration

French politician | Knight of the Legion of Honour (2016), Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres (2016) | Sciences Po | Orléans: October 18, 1950 - Lormes

22. Wilhelm Wenning

Nuremberg: October 18, 1950 celebration

German judge and politician | Bavarian Order of Merit | University of Erlangen–Nuremberg | Nuremberg: October 18, 1950 - Versailles: May 27, 1916 | Wilhelm

23. Zdzisław Podkański (Zdzislaw Podkanski)

Guzówka: October 18, 1949 celebration
Lublin: February 18, 2022 deceased

Polish politician | Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta | Maria Curie-Skłodowska University | Guzówka: October 18, 1949 - Lublin: February 18, 2022

24. Erwin Sellering

Sprockhövel: October 18, 1949 celebration

German politician | Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (2018) | Heidelberg University, Ruhr University

25. Genowefa Ferenc

Wałków: October 18, 1949 celebration

26. Nina Markovska

Odesa: October 18, 1947 celebration

Ukrainian politician | Badge "Excellence in Healthcare of the USSR" (1991) | Vinnytsia National Medical University. N. I. Pirogov | Odesa: October 18, 1947

27. Job Cohen

Haarlem: October 18, 1947 celebration

Dutch politician | Burgerschapsprijs Stichting P&V (2005), Cross of Recognition, 2nd class (2008), Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau | Radboud University

28. Nikolay Gonchar

Murmansk: October 18, 1946 celebration

Russian politician | Order of Friendship, Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class | Moscow Power Engineering Institute | Murmansk: October 18, 1946

29. Adalberto Rodríguez Giavarini (Adalberto Rodriguez Giavarini)

Buenos Aires Province: October 18, 1944 celebration

Argentinian politician | Illustrious Citizen of Buenos Aires (2019), Medal of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay (2001), Order of Merit of Duarte, Sanchez and

30. Svatopluk Karásek (Svatopluk Karasek)

Prague: October 18, 1942 celebration
Prague: December 20, 2020 deceased

Czech evangelic priest, singer and politician (1942–2020) | participant in the resistance and resistance against communism | Vyšší odborná škola

31. Valery Kokov

Tyrnyauz: October 18, 1941 celebration
Moscow: October 29, 2005 deceased

Russian politician (1941-2005) | Russian Federation Presidential Certificate of Gratitude, Russian Federation Government Certificate of Honour, Order "For

32. Ivan Shabanov

Nizhnyaya Baygora: October 18, 1939 celebration

Russian politician | Order of Honour, Order of Friendship of Peoples, Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class | Voronezh State Agrarian University

33. Vladimir Shtygashev

Tashtyp: October 18, 1939 celebration

scientist | Order of Holy Prince Daniel of Moscow 2nd class, Order of Friendship of Peoples, Order of the Badge of Honour, Order "For Merit to the Fatherland"

34. Ivan Vekić (Ivan Vekic)

Poljica Kozička: October 18, 1938 celebration
Osijek: December 17, 2014 deceased

Minister of Interior and Member of Croatian Parliament (1938-2014) | Order of Ante Starčević (1995) | Faculty of Law of the University of Zagreb | Poljica

35. Johann Böhm (Johann Bohm)

Dasnice: October 18, 1937 celebration

German politician, representative of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria | Frankenwürfel (2015), Johann Christian von Hofenfels-Medaille (2002), Knight

36. Vytautas Landsbergis

Kaunas: October 18, 1932 celebration

Lithuanian politician and musicologist (born 1932) | Grand Cross of the Order of Honour, People's Peace Prize (1991), Doctor Honoris Causa at the Vytautas

37. Leopold Rutowicz

Kraków: October 18, 1932 celebration

Polish politician | Gold Cross of Merit, Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta | Krakow University of Economics, AGH University of Science and Technology

38. Ien Dales

Arnhem: October 18, 1931 celebration
Utrecht: January 10, 1994 deceased

Dutch politician (1931-1994) | Wolfert van Borselenpenning (1981) | University of Amsterdam | Arnhem: October 18, 1931 - Utrecht: January 10, 1994 | Ien Dales

39. Frank Carlucci

Scranton: October 18, 1930 celebration
McLean: June 3, 2018 deceased

American politician (1930–2018) | Doublespeak Award (1988), Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry (2003), Presidential Citizens Medal (1983) | Princeton

40. Violeta Barrios

Rivas: October 18, 1929 celebration

president of Nicaragua | Collar of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (1991), Order of Isabella the Catholic, Giuseppe Motta Medal (2005), Freedom Award (1990)

41. Jean-Pierre Fourcade

Marmande: October 18, 1929 celebration

French politician | Officer of the National Order of Merit (1970), Officer of the Legion of Honour (2019), Commander of the National Order of Merit (2011)

42. Vladimir Govorov

Odesa: October 18, 1924 celebration
Moscow: August 13, 2006 deceased

Soviet General and Politician (1924–2006) | Jubilee Medal "50 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Medal "For Strengthening of

43. Elisabeth Schweigaard Selmer

Christiania: October 18, 1923 celebration
Oslo: June 18, 2009 deceased

Norwegian politician (1923–2009) | Commander of the Order of St. Olav (1980) | Oslo Cathedral School | Christiania: October 18, 1923 - Oslo: June 18, 2009

44. Jesse Helms

Monroe: October 18, 1921 celebration
Raleigh: July 4, 2008 deceased

American politician (1921–2008) | Order of Propitious Clouds (2002), Order of the Three Stars, Truman-Reagan Medal of Freedom (2001) | Wake Forest

45. Melina Mercouri

Athens: October 18, 1920 celebration
Upper East Side: March 6, 1994 deceased

Greek actress, singer and politician. Minister of Culture of Greece (1920-1994) | Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress (1960), Europe Theatre Prize (1987)

46. Nikolai Griazov

Plesetsky District: October 18, 1919 celebration
Mirny: July 17, 1987 deceased

Soviet politician and civil servant (1919-1987) | Order of the Badge of Honour (1976), Medal "For Courage" (1944), Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the

47. Pierre Trudeau

Montreal: October 18, 1919 celebration
Montreal: September 28, 2000 deceased

Prime Minister of Canada from 1968 to 1979 and 1980 to 1984 | honorary doctor of the University of Poitiers (1974), Honorary doctor of the University of

48. Konstantinos Mitsotakis

Chania: October 18, 1918 celebration
Athens: May 29, 2017 deceased

Prime Minister of Greece from 1990 to 1993 | Honorary Companion of the Order of Australia (1992), Grand Cross of the Order of the Holy Lamb, Robert Schuman

49. Ivan Davydov

Shatursky District: October 18, 1918 celebration
Moscow: April 1, 2018 deceased

Soviet politician (1918-2018) | Zhukov Medal, Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Jubilee Medal "70 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"

50. Jacques Van Offelen

October 18, 1916 celebration
Uccle: February 22, 2006 deceased

burgomaster, minister, politician (1916–2006) | Grand Cross of the Order of Cisneros (1968) | Free University of Brussels | October 18, 1916 - Uccle: February 22, 2006

51. Norberto Bobbio

Turin: October 18, 1909 celebration
Turin: January 9, 2004 deceased

Italian legal scholar (1909–2004) | honorary doctorate of Paris Nanterre University (1983), honorary doctor of the University of Madrid Complutense (1985)

52. Nikolai Kamanin

Melenki: October 18, 1908 celebration
Moscow: March 11, 1982 deceased

Soviet aviator and military commander (1908-1982) | Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin", Medal "For

53. Frank Kowalski

Meriden: October 18, 1907 celebration
Washington, D.C.: October 11, 1974 deceased

American politician (1907-1974) | Bronze Star Medal, Legionnaire of Legion of Merit | United States Military Academy, Columbia University, Massachusetts

54. Pascual Jordan

Hanover: October 18, 1902 celebration
Hamburg: July 31, 1980 deceased

German physicist and politician (1902-1980) | Carl Friedrich Gauss Medal (1955), Max Planck Medal (1942), Ackermann–Teubner Memorial Award (1937) | Jordan

55. José Barreda Terry (Jose Barreda Terry)

Ferrol: October 18, 1894 celebration
Cartagena: October 18, 1936 deceased

Spanish commander and politician | Crosses of Military Merit | Military Naval Academy | Ferrol: October 18, 1894 - Cartagena: October 18, 1936 | José Barreda

56. François-Philippe Brais (Francois-Philippe Brais)

Montreal: October 18, 1894 celebration
Cowansville: January 2, 1972 deceased

Canadian politician | Companion of the Order of Canada, Commander of the Order of the British Empire | McGill University | Montreal: October 18, 1894

57. Kunitoshi Tsukumo

Kamicho: October 18, 1893 celebration
January 4, 1972 deceased

Japanese politician (1893–1972) | Order of the Rising Sun, 2nd class | Tokyo Metropolitan Tachikawa High School | Kamicho: October 18, 1893 - January 4, 1972

58. Joe Abbott

North Sydney: October 18, 1891 celebration
Camperdown: May 7, 1965 deceased

Australian politician (1891-1965) | Officer of the Order of the British Empire (1951), Military Cross (1918) | The Armidale School | North Sydney: October 18

59. Manny Shinwell

London: October 18, 1884 celebration
London: May 8, 1986 deceased

British politician (1884-1986) | Companion of Honour (1965) | Queen's Park Secondary School, Glasgow | London: October 18, 1884 - London: May 8, 1986 | Manny

60. Amós Salvador Sáenz y Carreras (Amos Salvador Saenz y Carreras)

Logroño: October 18, 1879 celebration
Madrid: April 23, 1963 deceased

Spanish architect | Grand Cross of the Civil Order of Beneficence (1920) | Dispensario antituberculoso Victoria Eugenia, Gal Factory | Universidad Central

61. Ivanoe Bonomi

Mantua: October 18, 1873 celebration
Rome: April 20, 1951 deceased

Italian prime minister in 1921–22 and 1944–45 | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus, Knight grand cross of the order of the crown

62. Arthur Griffith-Boscawen

Trevalyn Hall: October 18, 1865 celebration
June 1, 1946 deceased

British politician (1865-1946) | Knight Bachelor | Rugby School, The Queen's College | Trevalyn Hall: October 18, 1865 - June 1, 1946 | Arthur

63. Paolo Orsi

Rovereto: October 18, 1859 celebration
Rovereto: November 8, 1935 deceased

Italian archaeologist (1859-1935) | Bressa Prize (1913) | University of Vienna, Sapienza University of Rome, University of Padua | Rovereto: October 18, 1859

64. Jovan Žujović (Jovan Zujovic)

Brusnica: October 18, 1856 celebration
Belgrade: July 19, 1936 deceased

Serbian anthropologist (1856–1936) | Order of St. Sava, Knight of the Legion of Honour, Order of the White Eagle, Order of Civil Merit | University of

65. Richard Solomon

October 18, 1850 celebration
November 10, 1913 deceased

South African Attorney General (1850-1913) | Companion of the Order of the Bath, Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George | Peterhouse | October 18

66. Ernst von Plener

Cheb: October 18, 1841 celebration
Vienna: April 29, 1923 deceased

Austrian politician, Minister of Finance 1893-1895 | Order of the Red Eagle 1st Class, Grand Cross of the Imperial Order of Leopold, Order of the Iron Crown

67. Henry Wrixon

Dublin: October 18, 1839 celebration
Kew: April 9, 1913 deceased

Australian politician (1839-1913) | Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George | Melbourne Law School, Trinity College Dublin | Dublin: October

68. Carl Chorinský (Carl Chorinsky)

Linz: October 18, 1838 celebration
Mödling: July 10, 1897 deceased

Austrian jurist (1838-1897) | honorary citizenship (1893) | Theresianum, University of Vienna | Linz: October 18, 1838 - Mödling: July 10, 1897 | Carl

69. Bolesław Limanowski (Boleslaw Limanowski)

Podgórze: October 18, 1835 celebration
Warsaw: February 15, 1935 deceased

Polish historian and politician | Cross of Independence, Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta | Lviv University | Podgórze: October 18, 1835 - Warsaw

70. Frederick III, German Emperor

New Palace: October 18, 1831 celebration
New Palace: June 15, 1888 deceased

German Emperor and King of Prussia (1831–1888) | Order of Saint Stephen of Hungary, Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece, Order of the Red Eagle 1st

71. Christian Friedrich Schönbein (Christian Friedrich Schonbein)

Metzingen: October 18, 1799 celebration
Baden-Baden: August 29, 1868 deceased

German-Swiss chemist, discoverer of guncotton and ozone (1799-1868) | honorary doctorate of the University of Basel, Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

72. Louis-Joseph Seutin

Nivelles: October 18, 1793 celebration
City of Brussels: January 29, 1862 deceased

Belgian politician (1793-1862) | Commander of the Order of Leopold, Commander of the Order of Christ, knight of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus, Knight

73. Luís António de Abreu e Lima (Luis Antonio de Abreu e Lima)

Viana do Castelo: October 18, 1787 celebration
Lisbon: February 18, 1871 deceased

Portuguese politician | Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Netherlands Lion (1854) | University of Coimbra | Viana do Castelo: October 18, 1787 - Lisbon

74. Jean Jacques Régis de Cambacérès (Jean Jacques Regis de Cambaceres)

Montpellier: October 18, 1753 celebration
Paris: March 8, 1824 deceased

French lawyer and statesman during the French Revolution and the First Empire, best remembered as the author of the Napoleonic Code (1753-1824) | Grand Cross

75. Alexandre Angélique de Talleyrand-Périgord (Alexandre Angelique de Talleyrand-Perigord)

Paris: October 18, 1736 celebration
Paris: October 20, 1821 deceased

Catholic cardinal (1736-1821) | Knight of the Order of Saint-Michel, Commander of the Order of the Holy Spirit | Prytanée National Militaire | Paris: October

76. Alexandre-Joseph-Séraphin d'Haubersart (Alexandre-Joseph-Seraphin d'Haubersart)

Douai: October 18, 1732 celebration
Douai: August 16, 1823 deceased

French politician (1732-1823) | Officer of the Legion of Honour | University of Douai | Douai: October 18, 1732 - Douai: August 16, 1823

77. John Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach

Ansbach: October 18, 1654 celebration
Ansbach: March 22, 1686 deceased

Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach | Knight of the Order of the Elephant (1679) | University of Geneva, University of Strasbourg | Ansbach: October 18, 1654

78. Henry Mordaunt, 2nd Earl of Peterborough

Kingdom of England: October 18, 1623 celebration
June 19, 1697 deceased

English diplomat | Fellow of the Royal Society, Order of the Garter | Eton College | Kingdom of England: October 18, 1623 - June 19, 1697 | Henry Mordaunt, 2nd

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