September 19, 1935

1935Benjamin Thurman Hacker, American admiral (died 2003)^[†]

Rear Admiral Benjamin Thurman Hacker (1935–2003) was a U.S. Naval officer, who became the first Naval Flight Officer (NFO) to achieve Flag rank.

1935Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, Russian scientist and engineer (born 1857)^[†]

Konstantin Eduardovich Tsiolkovsky was a Russian rocket scientist who pioneered astronautics. Along with Hermann Oberth and Robert H. Goddard, he is one of the pioneers of space flight and the founding father of modern rocketry and astronautics.