Attacks, celebrities disappearing but also the euro, the Olympics, the nobel prizes ... If we all agree that 2016 was difficult, it was also full of emotions. Before attacking 2017, we share with you what has marked us this year. And we've probably forgotten a lot of things.
The year 2016 in a few key dates
1. 2016, artistic hecatombs. In 2016 many personalities died. Michel Delpech (January 2), André Courrèges (January 7), David Bowie (January 10), René Angélil (January 14), Ettore Scola (January 19), Umberto Eco Johan Cruyff (March 24), Jean-Pierre Coffe (March 29), Prince (April 21), Mohammed Ali (June 3), Benoîte Groult (June 20), Pete Burns Ousmane Sow (December 2), Michèle Morgan (December 20), George Michael (December 25), Carrie Fisher (December 27) and many more ...
2. The dream "Bleus". The French football team succeeds in making us dream when the Euro is played in France. Led by Hugo Lloris, Antoine Griezmann and Dimitri Payet, the French selection reaches the final of the tournament and is defeated against Portugal on 10 July 2016. Special mention to the Icelandic fans, without doubt the best of this Euro.
3. October 13, 2016: The Nobel Prize for Literature 2016 is awarded to Bob Dylan . At 75, the American star is the first musician to receive this award.
4. The Brexit. The divorce is pronounced. On June 23, 2016, 17.4 million British are mobilizing to express their desire to leave the European Union in a referendum. The "for" the exit of the EU prevails with 51.9% of the votes. This is the Brexit (for Britain exit ). British Prime Minister David Cameron resigns.
5. We catch all the Pokémonoons! Pikachu, Salamèche and company come to our daily lives thanks to the augmented reality game "Pokémon Go". Released on July 6, this game designed by Niantic has achieved a success as shattering as planetary ... and sprays the download records. The concept is simple but revolutionary: using its smartphone, one can capture Pokémon in the surrounding landscapes. The objective? Be the best trainer of all time! Obviously.
6. The attacks in 2016. Not frankly better than in 2015, 2016 is a year that sees the attacks multiply. After Charlie and the Bataclan in 2015, France is again affected this year ... and it is not the only one. In Côte d'Ivoire, Syria, Somalia, Egypt, Cameroon, Nigeria, the Philippines, Turkey, Jordan, Pakistan, Yemen, Iraq, Belgium, the United States and Germany. .. The attacks multiply everywhere throughout the world.
7. Leonardo DiCaprio acclaimed. Finally. February 28, 2016, Leonardo DiCaprio won his 1st Oscar for her performance in "The Revenant" at the 88th Academy Awards. This is the 6 th nominated actor for that price, 22 years after his first nomination for "Gilbert Grape". It was time !
8. The return of force. December 14, 2016: "Rogue One", the new opus of the saga Star Wars leaves to the cinema. This is the first of three Star Wars-based opus . The 2nd is planned for 2018 and 3rd in 2020. The plot of the new film is set just before the events of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope.
9. Honorable France at Eurovision. May 14, 2016, Amir Haddad representing France at the 61st Eurovision Song Contest in Stockholm. With the song "J'ai recherché", the performer allows France to rank in 6 th position ... Her best performance since 2002.
10. A gold duet. As a couple in the city, Estelle Mossely and Tony Yoka are golden at the Olympic Games in Rio. Each in their category, the French boxers climb on the highest step of the podium. We're proud!
11. Omar Sy at the top! According to a classification published by the Journal du Dimanche, Omar Sy is the favorite personality of the French. At 38, the actor revealed in Intouchables in 2011 is making his hole in the United States (he has played in several blockbusters of American cinema like X-Men: Days of Future Past, Jurassic World and Inferno) number one in the heart of the French and ahead of former minister Simone Veil and singer Jean-Jacques Goldman.
12. Harry Potter made his come back. 9 years after the last volume of the sage, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (released in 2007). The most famous wizard is back! July 30, 2016 "Harry Potter and the Dead Child" appears. It is a British play in four acts, written by Jack Thorne. We find there Harry Potter, 37 years old and now working at the Ministry of Magic. His younger son, Albus Severus Potter, enters Hogwarts.
13. Samsung is exploding! A burning hotel room, a burned garage, a jeep burnt ... A manufacturing defect in the battery of the Galaxy Note 7 is causing the explosion of several mobiles causing significant damage. The Samsung group suspends sales of this smartphone.
14. Beyoncé runs the world! Beyoncé does nothing like everyone else ... and it works. On April 23, 2016, without any communication upstream, the diva surprises everyone by releasing its 6 th album, Lemonade. "Training" is the first single excerpt. Real success, this album ranks quickly a bestseller: the 6th time in 6 albums, the singer wins first place, a record unmatched in the history of music.
15. Kim Kardashian kidnapped. On October 3, 2016, the star of reality television and queen of the selfie Kim Kardashian is assaulted by armed men disguised as police officers during a stay in Paris. The starlet who has settled in an apartment in 8 th district is tied up in the bathroom by his attackers and threatened by a firearm. About 16 million euros of jewelry would have been stolen ... Very shocked, the star has since become a ghost of social networks.
