Russian and Soviet rocket scientist and pioneer of the astronautic theory (1857-1935). Konstantin Tsiolkovsky was born on 5 September 1857 in what is now the Russian Federation. Konstantin Tsiolkovsky is remembered as a military flight engineer, mathematician and inventor, a citizen of the Russian Empire and the Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic. Notable works include “Tsiolkovsky rocket equation”.
Before and after
- 31 May 1857Birth of Pius XI
- from 8 June 1857 to 21 September 1857Siege of Delhi
- 5 July 1857Birth of Clara Zetkin
- 5 September 1857Death of Auguste Comte
- 5 September 1857Birth of Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
- 15 September 1857Birth of William Howard Taft
- 26 November 1857Birth of Ferdinand de Saussure
- 3 December 1857Birth of Joseph Conrad
- from 1858 to 1947British Raj
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