2021: Michael Collins, NASA astronaut and the command module pilot on the Apollo 11 mission that landed the first humans on the Moon in 1969, died after a battle with cancer. He was 90.

1884: Library of Congress: James Henry Neel Reed, known as Henry Reed, was born in the Appalachian Mountains of Monroe County, West Virginia. Reed was a master fiddler, banjoist, and harmonica player whose amazing repertoire consisted of hundreds of tunes, as well as multiple performance styles. His music conveyed tradition while setting new directions, and became a touchstone for academic research into the history of U.S. fiddle music.