Rimantas Stankevičius, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Rimantas Stankevičius

Soviet cosmonaut

Date of Birth: 26-Jul-1944

Place of Birth: Marijampolė, Marijampolė County, Lithuania

Date of Death: 09-Sep-1990

Profession: astronaut, test pilot

Nationality: Lithuania

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Stankiavichus Rimantas (Lt.Rimantas Antanas Stankevicius, Rus.
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He was killed in a crash of his Su-27 fighter plane during an airshow in Salgareda.