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| 1st Woman in Space Tereshkova, Valentina Vladimirovna | |
| 16th June 1st woman in space |
| Chief of General Staff Biryuzov, Sergei Semenovich | |
| Appointed Chief-of-General-Staff |
| Deputy Chairman Ustinov Ustinov, Dmitry Fedorovich | |
| Moscow Appointed Deputy Chairman of the USSR Council of Ministers |
| Deputy Minister Biryuzov Biryuzov, Sergei Semenovich | |
| Appointed Deputy Minister of Defence |
| Diplomacy Khruschev, Nikita Sergeyevich | |
| Kazakhstan Declares the Kazakhstan experiment a failure & seeks 2 million tons of USAwheat |
| Economy Khruschev, Nikita Sergeyevich | |
| Kazakhstan Declares the Kazakhstan virgin lands a failure & seeks 2 million tons of USAwheat |
| Longest Space Flight Bykovsky, Valery | |
| Moscow Spends nearly 5 days alone in Vostok 5, the longest solo space flight to date |
| Publication of Akmatova Akmatova, Anna | |
| Publication of, "Requiem" |
| Secretary Central Committee Podgorny, Nikolai Viktorovich | |
| Moscow Appointed Secretary of the Central Committee |