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  2. On the evening of 8 December 1980, the English musician John Lennon, formerly of the Beatles, was shot and fatally wounded in the archway of the Dakota, his residence in New York City.

  3. Dec 6, 2023 · John Lennon was shot and killed in front of the Dakota Apartments in New York City on Dec. 8, 1980. Here’s everything to know about his death, his killer and his lasting impact on the world.

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    John Winston Ono Lennon [nb 1] (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 1940 – 8 December 1980) was an English singer, songwriter and musician. He gained worldwide fame as the founder, co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the Beatles. His work included music, writing, drawings and film.

    • The Hours Before John Lennon’s Death
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    On December 8, 1980, John Lennon had a pretty normal start to the day — for a rock star, that is. After taking a break from music, Lennon — and his wife, Yoko Ono — had just released a new album called Double Fantasy. Lennon spent that morning promoting the album. First, he and Ono had an appointment with Annie Leibovitz. The famous photographer ha...

    When Lennon and Ono left The Dakota a few hours later, they briefly met the man who would kill Lennon later that day. Waiting outside the apartment building, Mark David Chapman held a copy of Double Fantasyin his hands. Ron Hummel, a producer who was with Lennon and Ono, remembers the moment well. He recalls that Chapman silently held out his copy ...

    At 10:50 PM on December 8, 1980, John Lennon and Yoko Ono returned home to The Dakota. Chapman later said, “John came out, and he looked at me, and I think he recognized… here’s the fellow that I signed the album earlier, and he walked past me.” As Lennon walked toward his home, Chapman raised his weapon. He fired his gun five times — and four of t...

    Millions mourned the murder of John Lennon. But no one — aside from Ono — had known him as well as the other former Beatles: Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and George Harrison. So how did they react to John Lennon’s death? McCartney, cornered outside of a studio, was infamously quoted as saying, “It’s a drag.” Heavily criticized for this comment, McC...

    In the days that followed John Lennon’s death, the world mourned with his wife and former bandmates. Crowds gathered outside The Dakota, where Lennon was shot. Radio stations played old Beatles hits. Candlelight vigils took place all over the world. Sadly, some fans found the news of John Lennon’s death so devastating that they took their own lives...

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  5. Dec 8, 2020 · Today marks 40 years since John Lennon was shot dead on his doorstep in New York City. The Beatles icon was murdered by Mark David Chapman on December 8, 1980, in a death that shocked the world...

  6. Dec 8, 2023 · John Lennon was killed outside his New York City apartment 43 years ago. Here's what the killer has said about his motivation on December 8, 1980.

  7. Nov 30, 2020 · John Lennon, outside of his apartment building on the West Side of New York City, the most famous, perhaps, of all of the Beatles, shot twice in the back, rushed to Roosevelt Hospital, dead on...