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"All those who see me, and all who believe in me, share in the freedom I feel when I fly." 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s Aviation Chronology: 1920s Entries in grey refer to aviation and world events not specific to women. Birthdates of female pilots/groundcrew, etc. are not given individual entries, but listed in the first entry for each woman. Reference works are cited by code numbers, identified in the Bibliography.   Web thethunderchild.com Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova. Name Date(s) Notes Bibliography 1960 1960 1960 1960 . . . . 1961 1961 1961 1961 . . . . 1962 1962 1962 1962 Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova February 16, 1962 Russian. Tereshkova is selected as a member of the Cosmonaut Corps. . John Glenn February 20, 1962 John Glenn pilots the first American manned orbital mission aboard Friendship 7, on the "Mercury Atlas 6" mission, which lasts 4 hours, 55 minutes, and 23 seconds. . 1963 1963 1963 1963 Marie Marvingt ?, ? 1963 French. Marie Marvingt dies in a nursing home run by the sisters of Sainte Charles in Nancy. Le-1 Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova June 16, 1963 Russian. Born March 6, 1937 Tereshkova is launched into space as the first woman from any country to achieve that milestone. Tereshkova was chosen from five finalists: Tatiana Kuznetsova, Irina Solovyova, Zhanna Yerkina, and Valentina Ponomareva. . 1964 1964 1964 1964 Mathilde Moisant 1964 Moissant, age 85, dies. She is buried next to her sister Louise and brother John at the Portal of Folded Wings in North Hollywood, a memorial to pioneer aviators. 1967 1967 1967 1967 Hèléne Dutrieu June 27, 1967 French. Hèléne Dutrieu dies at her home in Paris. Le-1

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