Armstrong and Aldrin landed on the moon but pilot Michael Collins continued to orbit the moon. Michael Collins was born in 1930 On This Day

Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli was elected Pope and took the name John XXIII in 1958 On This Day

He founded Microsoft with Paul Allen and is one of the wealthiest men in the world. Bill Gates was born in 1955 On This Day

During the battle of Balaclava Daniel Dowling from Carlow survived the Charge of the Light Brigade which took place in 1854 On This Day

Éamon de Valera served several terms as head of government and later as president of Ireland. He was born in New York city 1882 On This Day