What Happened on July 1, 2023

Historical Events

Dutch King Apologizes for Slavery

Dutch King Willem-Alexander makes formal apology for the country's role in the slave trade, at 160th anniversary of the abolition of slavery in the Netherlands [1]

King of the Netherlands Willem-Alexander

Euclid telescope launches into space on board Falcon-9 rocket from Cape Canaveral on mission to create 3D map of the cosmos and search for dark matter and dark energy [1]

Events in 2023

Famous Deaths

Christian Dalger, French soccer forward (6 caps; SC Toulon, AS Monaco FC) and manager (SC Toulon, Grenoble, Mali), dies at 73
Dilano van 't Hoff, Dutch race car driver (F4 Spanish Championship, 2021), dies in a crash during Regional European Championship race at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium at 18

Died in 2023 2023 Highlights