From politics to the world of sport and culture, many personalities have lost their lives this year.
Le Parisien offers you a summary of these disappearances in a chronological and non-exhaustive way.
From Queen Elizabeth II to Jean-Pierre Pernaut, via Gaspard Ulliel or Sempé, a look back in images at these deaths that have moved or marked France and the world.
Igor Bogdanov
(January 3).
At 72, the 1980s television star twin died of Covid six days after his brother Grichka, without being aware of the latter's death since he was in a coma.
“Igor must have felt the death of Grichka”, in particular estimated the former editor of Bogdanov.
The Parisian
Gaspard Ulliel
(January 19).
The 37-year-old actor died in a skiing accident.
While spending a family vacation in Savoie, he collided with another skier at the crossroads of two tracks.
Leaving the world of cinema in mourning.
Frederic Dugit/Le Parisien
Luc Montagnier
(February 8).
This retired scientist (89 years old), former member of the Institut Pasteur and the CNRS, was recognized by a Nobel Prize in Medicine in 2008 for the discovery of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), with Professor Françoise Barré- Sinousi.
His positions in his last years were contested by the scientific community.
LP/Frederic Dugit
Jean-Pierre Pernaut
(March 2).
The 71-year-old journalist, never the man of the 1 p.m., succumbed to cancer, a year and a half after his retirement from the JT.
A shock for several generations of French people.
LP/ Frederic Dugit
Yvan Colonna
(March 21).
The Corsican independence activist, sentenced for the assassination of the prefect Erignac, died at the age of 61 after three weeks of coma following his attack in a sports hall in the prison of Arles (Bouches-du-Rhône).
A death that led to long nights of riots in Corsica.
ARCHIVE / AFP
Michel Bouquet
(April 13).
The immense actor of theater and cinema died at the age of 96.
The disappearance of a monument of French theatre.
A national tribute was paid to him.
THE PARISIAN / FREDERIC DUGIT
Régine
(May 1).
Régina Zylberberg, her real name, died at the age of 92.
She first made a name for herself by opening nightclubs, before achieving success in singing, notably by performing "Les p'tits papiers" or "La Grande Zoa".
THE PARISIAN / FREDERIC DUGIT
Jean-Louis Trintignant
(June 17).
Death at 91 of a myth for more than half a century, in cinema and in theater.
THE PARISIAN / Frédéric Dugit
Shinzo Abe
(July 8).
Death at 67 of the conservative Prime Minister of Japan (2006-2007 and 2012-2020) assassinated during a meeting.
REUTERS/Toru Hanai
Olivia Newton-John
(August 8).
The British-Australian singer and actress has died aged 73.
She had become a planetary star by embodying the character of Sandy in the musical "Grease", alongside John Travolta.
REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
Jean-Jacques Sempé
(August 11).
The designer Jean-Jacques Sempé, father with René Goscinny of "Little Nicolas", died at the age of 89.
LP/Arnaud Dumontier
Mikhail Gorbachev
(August 30).
The last leader of the USSR died at 91.
This 20th century political figure precipitated, despite himself, the fall of the USSR in 1991.
Vasily Maximov/AFP AFP or licensors
Elizabeth II
(8 September).
It was the longest reign of the British monarchy.
Queen Elizabeth II, who celebrated the 70th anniversary of her installation on the throne on February 6, 2022, died at the age of 96.
For his subjects and for the world, a page of history has been turned.
REUTERS/Andrew Winning
Jean-Luc Godard
(September 13).
At 91, the Franco-Swiss director and one of the fathers of the New Wave, died by assisted suicide.
AFP/Miguel Medina
Pierre Soulages
(October 25).
The French painter, specialist in black, died at the age of 102.
LP / Fred Dugit
Jerry Lee Lewis
(October 28).
The American rocker and pianist has died at the age of 87.
He marked the history of Rock with his hits "Great balls of fire" or "Whole lotta shakin'Goin'On".
REUTERS/Fred Prouser
Linda De Suza
(December 28).
The singer, born in Portugal and very popular in France, died in hospital in Gisors (Eure).
Aged 74, she succumbed to respiratory failure after testing positive for Covid-19.
LP/Guillaume Georges
Pelé
(December 29).
The world's first football star, man with 1,281 goals and three football World Cups with the Brazilian Seleçao (1958, 1962 and 1970), died at 82.
Reuters/Christian Hartman
Vivienne Westwood
(December 29).
Death at 81 of the punk icon of British fashion.
He was “the terrible child of fashion”.
REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
Benedict XVI
(December 31).
This brilliant German theologian, who became "pope emeritus" after renouncing his position as head of the Catholic Church in 2013, died at the age of 95.
LAVIEILLE Philippe/The Parisian
