Herbert von Karajan (5 April 1908–16 July 1989)
1965 – The Mont Blanc Tunnel linking France and Italy opens
1969 – Apollo program: Apollo 11, the first manned space mission to land on the moon
1994 – Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 collides with Jupiter. Impacts continue until July 22nd
1920 – Gordon Gould, inventor of the laser (d. 2005)