John Lennon
John Lennon gained fame and notoriety as the founder of the Beatles. After the Beatles disbanded in 1970, Lennon embarked on a career as a solo artist. On December 8, 1980, Lennon autographed a copy of Double Fantasy for Mark David Chapman. Shortly afterward, as he was returning his apartment with Yoko Ono, Chapman shot him four times in the back.
"There is no funeral for John," Ono said in a statement issued the next day. "John loved and prayed for the human race. Please do the same for him."
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