murder of John Lennon

When

8 Dec 1980

Kind

Murder

Killed

1

Coordinates

40.78° N, 73.98° W

Description

murder taking place on 8 December 1980

Injured

5

1980 murder in New York City, US

On the night of 8 December 1980, English musician John Lennon, formerly of the Beatles, was fatally shot in the archway of The Dakota, his residence in Manhattan, New York City. The shooter, Mark David Chapman, was an American Beatles fanatic who was envious and enraged by Lennon's lifestyle. Chapman was also inspired by the fictional character Holden Caulfield from J. D.

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• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Джон Леннон убит Марком Чэпменом”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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