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Death of John Winston Lennon

Great Britain · Arts / Music. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

4Records
1962–1990Date range
1Named people
2Places

Chronological records

1962

John Winston LennonApril 1962

Hamburg · Arts / Popular Music

The Beatles return to Hamburg to play at the Star-Club, but they learn that Stuart Sutcliffe had died a few hours before they arrived, this was another shock for Lennon, after losing Uncle George and Julia

1980

John Winston Lennon8 December 1980

New York · Arts / Popular Music

Death of John Lennon, Lennon is shot dead by Mark David Chapman, in front of his apartment block in New York City

1984

John Winston Lennon21 March 1984

New York · Arts / Popular Music

An opening ceremony is held for Strawberry Fields, an area in New York Citys Central Park dedicated to John Lennon

1990

John Winston Lennon9 October 1990

New York · Arts / Popular Music

On what would have been John Lennons 50th birthday, "Imagine" is broadcast simultaneously in 130 countries

Names involved

John Winston Lennon

Provenance

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