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Francis Gary Powers

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Born

August 17, 1929

Zodiac

Leo

17,517

days lived

47

age at death

Born
August 17, 1929
Died
August 1, 1977 (aged 47)
Zodiac
♌︎Leo·snake 🐍
Updated Jul 2026

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Astrology
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Fire
Earth
Air
Water
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Sun Sign

Leo♌︎

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Moon Sign

Capricorn♑︎

Dominant Element

Fire

⚠️ Rising sign requires birth time for accurate calculation

Planetary positions calculated for August 17, 1929

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1977
Day 17,516
Age 47

Death of Francis Gary Powers

Confidence
96%
Aug 1, 1977

Powers dies in a helicopter crash near Los Angeles.

1976
Day 16,938
Age 46

Pilot for KNBC

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1976

Powers becomes a helicopter traffic reporter for KNBC in Los Angeles.

Day 16,938
Age 46

The Gary Powers Story

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1976

Powers co-authors 'Operation Overflight: The U-2 Spy Pilot Tells His Story'.

1969
Day 14,382
Age 39

Divorce from Barbara

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1969

Powers and his first wife, Barbara, divorce.

1968
Day 14,016
Age 38

Marriage to Sue

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1968

Powers marries his second wife, Sue.

1963
Day 12,190
Age 33

Pilot for Lockheed

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1963

Powers works as a test pilot for Lockheed.

1962
Day 11,889
Age 32

Senate Armed Services Committee Testimony

Confidence
98%
Mar 6, 1962
Day 11,865
Age 32

Return to the United States

Confidence
89%
Feb 10, 1962
Flight Manifest
Verified Route
1960
Day 11,325
Age 31

Sentencing in Soviet Union

Confidence
98%
Aug 19, 1960
Day 11,215
Age 30

U-2 Incident

Confidence
98%
May 1, 1960
1956
Day 9,633
Age 26

CIA U-2 Pilot

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1956

Powers begins flying U-2 spy planes for the CIA.

1955
Day 9,268
Age 25

Marriage to Barbara

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1955

Powers marries Barbara.

1952
Day 8,172
Age 22

Air Force Pilot

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1952

Powers becomes a First Lieutenant and pilot in the U.S. Air Force.

1950
Day 7,442
Age 20

Air Force Commission

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1950

Powers receives his commission in the U.S. Air Force.

Day 7,442
Age 20

Graduation from Milligan College

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1950

Powers graduates from Milligan College in Tennessee.

1929
Day 0
Age 0

Birth of Francis Gary Powers

Confidence
96%
Aug 17, 1929

Francis Gary Powers is born in Jenkins, Kentucky.