Updated at November 2, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team
Full Name | Neil Armstrong |
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Birthdate | August 05, 1930 |
Birth Place | Wapakoneta, OH |
Age (in 2024) | 94 Years Old |
Zodiac | Leo |
Occupation | Astronaut |
Neil Armstrong is best known as Astronaut who has born on August 05, 1930 in Wapakoneta, OH. Currently, Neil Armstrong is 94 years, 2 months and 28 days old. Neil Armstrong will celebrate 95th birthday on Tuesday, 5th of August 2025. Below the countdown to Neil Armstrong upcoming birthday.
American astronaut, aerospace engineer, test pilot, and professor who became the first person to set foot on the moon on July 21, 1969. He spent 8 days, 14 hours, 12 minutes, and 30 seconds in space.
He took his first flight at the age of five, when he and his father took a ride on a Ford Trimotor plane in Warren, Ohio.
Over 450 million people, which at the time was more than one-eighth of Earth's population, watched him step on the Moon.
He was married to Janet Elizabeth Shearon from 1956 to 1994 and Carol Held Knight from 1994 until 2012. He has sons named Mark and Eric and a daughter named Karen.
He received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from Richard Nixon and received the Congressional Space Medal of Honor from President Jimmy Carter.
Neil Armstrong is 94 years old today.
Neil Armstrong was born on August 05, 1930 in Wapakoneta, OH.
Neil Armstrong zodiac sign is Leo.
Neil Armstrong was best known as Astronaut.
Here's quick list of some fun facts about Neil Armstrong's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.
Below are historical events that coincided with Neil Armstrong's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
Year | Event |
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1973 | Mars 6 is launched from the USSR. |
1974 | Vietnam War: The U.S. Congress places a $1 billion limit on military aid to South Vietnam. |
1974 | Watergate scandal: President Richard Nixon, under orders of the US Supreme Court, releases the "Smoking Gun" tape, recorded on June 23, 1972, clearly revealing his actions in covering up and interfering investigations into the break-in. His political support vanishes completely. |
1979 | In Afghanistan, Maoists undertake the Bala Hissar uprising against the Leninist government. |
1981 | President Ronald Reagan fires 11,359 striking air-traffic controllers who ignored his order for them to return to work. |
1984 | A Biman Bangladesh Airlines Fokker F27 Friendship crashes on approach to Zia International Airport, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, killing all 49 people on board. |
1995 | Yugoslav Wars: The city of Knin, Croatia, a significant Serb stronghold, is liberated by Croatian forces during Operation Storm. The date is celebrated in Croatia as Victory Day. |
2003 | A car bomb explodes in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta outside the Marriott Hotel killing 12 and injuring 150. |
2010 | The Copiapó mining accident occurs, trapping 33 Chilean miners approximately 2,300 ft (700 m) below the ground for 69 days. |
2010 | Ten members of International Assistance Mission Nuristan Eye Camp team are killed by persons unknown in Kuran wa Munjan District of Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan. |
2012 | The Wisconsin Sikh temple shooting took place in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, killing six victims; the perpetrator committed suicide after being wounded by police. |
2015 | The Environmental Protection Agency at Gold King Mine waste water spill releases three million gallons of heavy metal toxin tailings and waste water into the Animas River in Colorado. |
2019 | The revocation of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir (state) occurred and the state was bifurcated into two union territories (Jammu and Kashmir (union territory) and Ladakh). |
2020 | Prime Minister Narendra Modi attends the 'Bhoomi Pujan' or land worship ceremony and lays the foundation stone of Rama Mandir in Ayodhya after a Supreme Court verdict ruling in favour of building the temple on disputed land. |
2021 | Australia's second most populous state Victoria enters its sixth COVID-19 lockdown, enacting stage four restrictions statewide in reaction to six new COVID-19 cases recorded that morning. |
1991 | The birth of Daniëlle van de Donk, Dutch footballer |
1991 | The birth of Andreas Weimann, Austrian footballer |
1995 | The birth of Pierre-Emile Højbjerg, Danish footballer |
1996 | The birth of Takakeishō Mitsunobu, Japanese sumo wrestler |
1996 | The birth of Cho Seung-youn, South Korean singer-songwriter and rapper |
1997 | The birth of Jack Cogger, Australian rugby league player |
1997 | The birth of Olivia Holt, American actress and singer |
1997 | The birth of Wang Yibo, Chinese dancer, singer and actor |
1998 | The birth of Adam Doueihi, Australian-Lebanese rugby league player |
1998 | The birth of Mimi Keene, English actress |
1998 | The birth of Kanon Suzuki, Japanese singer and actress |
2001 | The birth of Anthony Edwards, American basketball player |
2000 | The birth of Tom Gilbert, Australian rugby league player |
2003 | The birth of Toni Shaw, British Paralympic swimmer |
2004 | The birth of Gavi, Spanish Footballer |
2013 | The death of Rob Wyda, American commander and judge (b. 1959) |
2014 | The death of Harold J. Greene, American general (b. 1962) |
2014 | The death of Vladimir Orlov, Russian author (b. 1936) |
2014 | The death of Chapman Pincher, Indian-English historian, journalist, and author (b. 1914) |
2014 | The death of Jesse Leonard Steinfeld, American physician and academic, 11th Surgeon General of the United States (b. 1927) |
2015 | The death of Arthur Walter James, English journalist and politician (b. 1912) |
2015 | The death of Tony Millington, Welsh footballer (b. 1943) |
2018 | The death of Alan Rabinowitz, American zoologist (b. 1953) |
2019 | The death of Toni Morrison, American author, Pulitzer Prize winner, and Nobel laureate (b. 1931). |
2020 | The death of Hawa Abdi, Somali human rights activist and physician (b. 1947) |
2022 | The death of Judith Durham, Australian singer-songwriter (b. 1943) |
2022 | The death of Cherie Gil, Filipino actress (b. 1963) |
2022 | The death of Ali Haydar, Syrian army officer (b. 1932) |
2022 | The death of Issey Miyake, Japanese fashion designer (b. 1938) |
2022 | The death of Dillon Quirke, Irish hurler (b. 1998) |
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Website | Neil Armstrong's Webiste |
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