On what day of the week was the first human space flight carried out?

The first human space flight was carried out on Wednesday, April 12, 1961. On that day, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human to travel into space, launching into orbit aboard the Vostok 1 spacecraft. Gagarin's flight lasted 108 minutes and he orbited the Earth once before safely returning to Earth. The flight marked a major milestone in the Space Race, as it demonstrated the capability of the Soviet Union to launch a human into space.