Who was born first, Coco Chanel or Yuri Gagarin?

Coco Chanel was born first, in 1883. Yuri Gagarin was born in 1934.

Coco Chanel & Yuri Gagarin

Did Coco Chanel and Yuri Gagarin live at the same time?

Yes. Coco Chanel and Yuri Gagarin lived at the same time for 34 years, from 1934 to 1968.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Coco Chanel · Yuri Gagarin · Born in 1883 · Born in 1934

Coco Chanel

1883–1971

Business & Industry

Fashion icon, Chanel No. 5

18831971

Coco Chanel

Yuri Gagarin

Coco Chanel

Business & Industry

Born in Saumur

Died in Hôtel Ritz Paris

Yuri Gagarin

Exploration

Born in Klushino

Died in Novosyolovo

World Events During Their Overlap

1936 Spanish Civil War begins

1939 World War II begins

1941 Attack on Pearl Harbor; US enters WWII

1944 D-Day: Allied invasion of Normandy

1945 Atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki; WWII ends

1945 United Nations founded

1947 India and Pakistan gain independence

1948 State of Israel established

1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted

1949 People's Republic of China proclaimed

1950 Korean War begins

1953 Watson and Crick discover DNA structure

1955 Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott

1957 Sputnik launched; Space Age begins

1959 Cuban Revolution; Castro takes power

1961 Berlin Wall constructed

1962 Cuban Missile Crisis

1963 Assassination of President John F. Kennedy

1964 Civil Rights Act signed in the United States

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Sources

Coco Chanel — Wikipedia
Coco Chanel (Q45661) — Wikidata
Yuri Gagarin — Wikipedia
Yuri Gagarin (Q7327) — Wikidata