First spacewalk

According to Official Guinness Records,

Spacewalks - first
Lt-Col. (now Maj. Gen.) Alexei Arkhipovich Leonov (b. 20 May 1934) from Voskhod 2 was the first person to engage in EVA or extra-vehicular activity, commonly known as a `spacewalk', on 18 Mar 1965.

For a complete list of 1965 records, please visit 1965 Guinness Records in United Kingdom.

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