Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth II left us on September 8, 2022, according to the announcement of Buckingham Palace, the queen passed away at her Balmoral Palace. She was 96 years old and left behind a reign of 70 years.
Dominique Lapierre
The French writer, author of numerous best-selling espionage and contemporary historical novels, passed away at the age of 91 on December 4, 2022.
Mikhail Gorbachev
The former general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, first and last president of the USSR, Mikhail Gorbachev, died on August 30 from an illness he had been suffering from for years related to diabetes and kidney problems.
Mahsa Amini
The death of the young Iranian woman in September sparked a revolution in the country that is still echoing at the start of this new year. The young woman died as a result of an alleged heart attack and subsequent coma she suffered in a police station where she was detained by the Islamic morality police for not wearing the hijab correctly. During the days of the arrest and the days that followed, women in Iran and around the world took to the streets to protest against the repression of women in the country and the unjust detention of the young woman, cutting their hair and letting it be seen. Mahsa’s death sparked protests that continue to this day.
Pelé
The former Brazilian soccer player, considered by many as the greatest soccer player of all time, passed away on December 29 at the age of 82. Pelé died of colon cancer, which he had been fighting since 2021.
Thierry Mugler
One of the most avant-garde and transgressive designers in history left us at the age of 73 on January 23, 2022. Mugler has dressed icons like Madonna, Lady Gaga, Kim Kardashian or Irina Shayk.
David Sassoli
The President of the European Parliament died at the age of 65 on January 11 after spending more than two weeks in an Italian hospital. The reason was complications following a dysfunction of his immune system. After contracting pneumonia in September 2022, David Sassoli spent more than two months recovering in his home country and had just returned to political activity when he was admitted to hospital on 26 December 2021.
Igor Bogdanoff
The aristocrat, science popularizer and French television star died of covid-19 on January 3, 2022. Only 6 days after his twin, Grchka, died of the same disease, he died on January 3, 2022.
Ivana Trump
Donald Trump’s first wife has died this 2022 at the age of 73. It was Trump himself who confirmed the news »I am very sad to inform all those who loved her, of which there are many, that Ivana Trump passed away at her home in New York City». Ivana’s death was due to cardiac arrest.
Adreian Payne
The former NBA player died in a shooting that took place in Orlando. Payne, who had played for the Minnesota Timberwolves, Atlanta Hawks and Olando Magic, was only 31 years old.
Shinzo Abe
Shinzo Abe, the former prime minister of Japan, was assassinated on July 8, 2022, after being shot in the back during a campaign speech in the city of Nara. The assassination shocked the country as attacks against politicians in democratic Japan are virtually non-existent.
