John Lennon was shot and killed on this day at the entrance of the Dakota building, New York City, where he lived with his wife Yoko Ono. He was 40 years old.
1980
Album release: Double Fantasy by John Lennon and Yoko Ono
Double Fantasy, the comeback album by John Lennon and Yoko Ono, was released in the US and UK on this day.
John Lennon's 40th birthday
To celebrate the 40th birthday of her husband John Lennon, and the fifth of her son Sean, Yoko Ono hired an aircraft pilot to skywrite a message in the sky above the Dakota.
John Lennon's to-do list at the Dakota
Living at the Dakota Building in New York City, John Lennon wrote a to-do list on this day for his assistant Fred Seaman.
Paul McCartney is arrested in Japan for marijuana possession
Wings' 11-date tour of Japan was scheduled to run from 21 January to 2 February 1980. On this day Paul and Linda McCartney and their four children arrived in the country.
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