- Otto von Habsburg (pictured), former Crown Prince of Austria-Hungary, dies at the age of 98.
- In the Thai general election, the Pheu Thai Party, led by Yingluck Shinawatra, wins a landslide majority against the Democrat Party, led by Abhisit Vejjajiva.
- In tennis, Petra Kvitova wins the women’s singles and Novak Djokovic wins the men’s singles at the Wimbledon Championships.
- Treasure worth at least 25 billion rupees (€385 million) is found at the Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Kerala, India.
- The wedding of Albert II, Prince of Monaco, and Charlene Wittstock takes place at the Prince’s Palace in Monaco.
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