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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. The killer, Mark David Chapman, was an American Beatles fan who was envious and enraged by Lennon's lifestyle, alongside his 1966 comment that the Beatles were ...
- The Hours Before John Lennon’s Death
- A Fateful Meeting with Mark David Chapman
- How Did John Lennon Die?
- Former Beatles React to John Lennon’s Death
- The Legacy of John Lennon Today
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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Dec 6, 2023 · John Lennon was shot and killed by Mark David Chapman outside his New York apartment on Dec. 8, 1980. Learn more about the circumstances, the killer's motive and the legacy of the Beatles icon.
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Dec 8, 2020 · Forty years ago, on 8 December 1980, the former Beatle John Lennon was shot dead as he returned to his home at the Dakota apartment building in New York.
Dec 8, 2020 · The Beatles icon was murdered by Mark David Chapman on December 8, 1980, in a death that shocked the world and continues to inspire grief, anger and wonder.
6 days ago · John Lennon was shot to death by a deranged fan, Mark David Chapman, in front of his Manhattan apartment building on December 8, 1980.
Jun 16, 2020 · Lennon was in good spirits on the morning of December 8, 1980, but sadly, his life would be tragically cut short before the day's end.
