Sigmund Jähn
Known For: Acting
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: February 13, 1937
Day of Death: September 21, 2019 (83 years old)
Place of Birth: Morgenröthe-Rautenkranz, Saxony, German Reich
Sigmund Werner Paul Jähn (13 February 1937 – 21 September 2019) was a German cosmonaut and pilot who in 1978 became the first German to fly into space as part of the Soviet Union's Interkosmos programme.