The Man Who Saved the World died quietly four months ago outside of Moscow, Russia.

The Man Who Saved the World died quietly four months ago outside of Moscow, Russia. Had any of a thousand other factors come into play that night the world would be a much different place than it is now.
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/09/18/551792129/stanislav-petrov-the-man-who-saved-the-world-dies-at-77