The Beatles Encyclopedia: Everything Fab Four by Kenneth Womack

Author:Kenneth Womack [Womack, Kenneth]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
ISBN: 9780313391729
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Published: 2014-06-30T04:00:00+00:00

DEATH

On December 8, 1980, Lennon was assassinated by Mark David Chapman, a deranged fan, as he returned to the Dakota apartment building with Ono from a New York City recording studio. He was 40 years old. Within minutes, sports commentator Howard Cosell announced Lennon’s death to a national U.S. television audience during ABC’s Monday Night Football. Over the next several days, thousands of fans gathered in front of the Dakota to mourn together, singing Beatles and Lennon solo songs. Forgoing a funeral in concert with her husband’s wishes, Ono had Lennon’s remains cremated at Westchester’s Ferncliff Cemetery. On December 14, she asked for 10 minutes of silence to honor Lennon’s memory. Some 225,000 fans gathered in Central Park, while New York City’s radio stations went off the air in compliance with Ono’s request.

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