What Happened on July 1, 2017

• Brazilian police arrest drug kingpin Luiz Carlos da Rocha in Sorriso
• Canada celebrates 150 years since its formation
• Ethiopian politician, Tedros Adhanom takes office as first African Director-General of the World Health Organization

• Mexican police kill 19 gunmen in drug-related shootout in northern state of Sinaloa

• Heathcote Williams [John Henly Heathcote Williams], British poet, actor and political activist, dies at 75
• Norman Dorsen, American lawyer, human rights advocate and president of the American Civil Liberties Union, dies of complications from a stroke at 86

Holidays: Canada Day (Canada)

• #1 Song: Despacito - Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee Featuring Justin Bieber