Sigmund Jähn was born on February 13, 1937 in Morgenröthe-Rautenkranz, Vogtland, Germany. He is known for Die Fliegerkosmonauten (2009), Zur Person (1963) and Unser Sandmännchen (1959). He was married to Erika. He died on September 21, 2019 in Strausberg, Brandenburg, Germany.