Jonas Pleškys was a Soviet Navy barge captain born on March 10, 1935. He became notable for his defection to the United States in April 1961 after steering his vessel to Gotland, Sweden, where he sought political asylum. The Soviet authorities returned his crew and barge to the Soviet Union. His courageous act of defection inspired Tom Clancy's novel, The Hunt for Red October. Pleškys' actions highlight the tensions of the Cold War and the personal risks individuals faced when opposing their government.
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Meaning of the name - Jonas
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Jonas Pleškys belongs to the Silent Generation group.
Place of Birth: Giliogiris
Place of Death: Alameda
Educated At: University of Washington
Occupation: programmer | military officer
Employers: Soviet Navy
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Note: This birth chart is calculated using the date and place of birth, with the time set to noon (12:00 PM) local time. While this provides accurate planetary positions for most celestial bodies, the Ascendant (Rising Sign) and house cusps are not calculated since they require precise birth time. For a complete astrological analysis including houses and rising sign, please provide the exact birth time.Ephemeris for March 10, 1935
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on March 10, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for March 10, 2026 |
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| Sun | 19 Pisces 12 | 20 Pisces 8 | 17 Gemini 55 |
| Moon | 3 Gemini 47 | 12 Sagittarius 26 | 22 Virgo 54 |
| Mercury | 22 Aquarius 14 | 13 Pisces 39 | 4 Cancer 4 |
| Venus | 15 Aries 39 | 5 Aries 18 | 2 Leo 2 |
| Mars | 23 Libra 47 | 6 Pisces 23 | 9 Libra 3 |
| Jupiter | 23 Scorpio 2 | 15 Cancer 6 | 14 Scorpio 38 |
| Saturn | 3 Pisces 2 | 2 Aries 48 | 10 Pisces 14 |
| Uranus | 29 Aries 7 | 27 Taurus 59 | 4 Taurus 0 |
| Neptune | 13 Virgo 1 | 1 Aries 24 | 11 Virgo 51 |
| Pluto | 23 Cancer 59 | 4 Aquarius 47 | 24 Cancer 36 |
| Rahu | 28 Capricorn 36 | 8 Pisces 31 | 23 Capricorn 47 |
| Ketu | 28 Cancer 36 | 8 Virgo 31 | 23 Cancer 47 |
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