On September 27, 1979, between twelve thousand and fifteen thousand people followed, from the Paris forensic institute to the Père-Lachaise cemetery, the hearse carrying Pierre Goldman, murdered in the street…
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The ecumenical funeral of Jacques Julliard
Journalist Jacques Julliard, with Michel Rocard and Bernard-Henri Lévy, in Paris, May 17, 1994. JEAN-MICHEL TURPIN / GAMMA-RAPHO VIA GETTY IMAGES Historian, journalist, essayist, original figure of the “second left”,…
Funeral ceremony for Meryem Büşra and her unborn baby
Meryem Büşra Levent, who was 4.5 months pregnant, lost her life in a traffic accident that occurred on Vatan Street in the Fatih district of Istanbul yesterday evening. In the…
A queen’s funeral treatment for the nanny of Pharaoh Amenhotep II
One of the canopic jars that contained the viscera of the royal nurse Sénetnay, from the time of Pharaoh Amenhotep II, in the 15th century BC. CHRISTIAN TEPPER/AUGUST-KESTNER MUSEUM Nearly…
Death of Prigojine: what we know about the funeral of the leader of the Wagner group
Yevgeny Prigozhin, killed last wednesday in a mysterious plane crash, was buried on Tuesday in a private ceremony in St. Petersburg, his hometown. “The farewell to Yevgeny Viktorovich took place…
the first images of the procession
The funeral of Gérard Leclerc Go to slideshow (6) SLIDESHOW – The journalist, who died on August 16 in a tourist plane accident, was buried on Thursday August 24. Many…
The date and place of the funeral of Gérard Leclerc revealed
Less than a week after the disappearance of the political journalist in the crash of a plane he was piloting, his wife Julie Leclerc and his three children share a…
The funeral of General Jean-Louis Georgelin will take place on August 31 in his native village
The funeral of General Jean-Louis Georgelin, died Friday at age 74 during a hike in the Pyrenees, will be celebrated on August 31 in his native village of Aspet (Haute-Garonne),…
At the funeral of Hélène Carrère d’Encausse, a “last kolkhoz” in tribute to the academician
Hélène Carrère d’Encausse, “Madame the perpetual secretary” (she held to the masculine), at the French Academy, in Paris, on February 9, 2023. SARAH MEYSSONNIER / REUTERS A few days ago,…
memories and tributes at the funeral of Hélène Carrère d’Encausse
Friday August 11, in the morning, took place the funeral of the perpetual secretary of the French Academy. Relatives and academics were present to pay tribute to an “exceptional woman”.…
Funeral of Sinéad O’Connor: Ireland says goodbye to its legend
A final goodbye to a legend. There Irish singer Sinéad O’Connor, found dead at the end of July at her London home, is buried on Tuesday in south Dublin. His…
“no Miss France” at the funeral of Geneviève de Fontenay
By TVMag.com Posted There are 3 minutes, Update 2 minutes ago Geneviève de Fontenay in 2020. STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / AFP The lady in the hat, who died at the…
Funeral ceremonies of Warsaw insurgents and civilian victims of the Warsaw Uprising took place
Nine heroes of the uprising will rest today on consecrated ground alongside their comrades in arms. Their fight is our freedom today – said the deputy president of the Institute…
At the funeral of Jane Birkin, the public salutes the artist one last time
A person holds a portrait of Jane Birkin as pallbearers of Jane Birkin’s coffin leave the Saint-Roch church after her funeral ceremony in Paris, July 24, 2023. THOMAS PADILLA /…