### Murder of John Lennon **Date**: December 8, 1980 • **Location**: Manhattan, United States English musician John Lennon was murdered at the entrance of the Dakota, where he resided in New York City. John Winston Ono Lennon was an English musician, songwriter and activist. He gained global fame as the founder of the Beatles, in which he was the co-lead vocalist and played rhythm guitar, later adopting lead and bass guitar, keyboards and other instruments. Lennon's songwriting partnership with Paul McCartney remains the most successful in history.

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