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Neil Armstrong was born on August 5, 1930. He was born in Wapakoneta, Ohio, United States.[1][2]

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Neil Armstrong was born on August 5, 1930, to Stephen Koenig Armstrong and Viola Louise Engel in Auglaize County, near Wapakoneta, Ohio. He was of Scottish, Irish, and German ancestry, and had two younger siblings, June and Dean. Stephen Armstrong worked as an auditor for the Ohio state government; the family moved around the state repeatedly after Armstrong's birth, living in 20 towns.

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Remembering Neil Armstrong - National Air and Space Museum

We will all miss him, not just because he was the first human being in the history of the world to set foot on another body in the solar system, but perhaps especially because of the honor and dignity with which he lived his life as that first Moon walker.

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Neil Armstrong - Bio, Family

American astronaut, aerospace engineer, test pilot, and professor who became the first person to set foot on the moon on July 20, 1969.

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Neil Armstrong Fast Facts

Read CNN's Fast Facts on astronaut Neil Armstrong to learn about the first man on the moon.

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Neil Armstrong Birthday

Did you know that Neil Armstrong was the first person to walk on the Moon? Learn all about the life of this astronaut right here.

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