how did yuri gagarin die?
<answer> Killed in a 1968 jet crash. <context> Yuri Gagarin Death: 1968 Jet Crash That Killed First Man In Space Blamed On Second Aircraft. The circumstances surrounding the death of the first man in space Yuri Gagarin, who was killed in a 1968 jet crash, have long been clouded in theories and rumors. Now, the first man to walk in space says he can reveal what really happened to his friend and fellow Russian cosmonaut.