http://blog.chron.com/newswatch/2012/08/neil-armstrong-first-human-on-the-moon-dies-at-83/ Neil Armstrong, first human on the moon, dies at 83 Neil Alden Armstrong, the first human on the moon, has died, NBC News is reporting. Armstrong was born in Wapakoneta, Ohio, on Aug. 5, 1930, and began his NASA career in Ohio. He was a test pilot, aerospace engineer and university professor. Photo taken Aug. 16, 1969, in Houston.