Yoko Ono is taken to hospital in London

On John Lennon’s 29th birthday, a pregnant Yoko Ono was rushed to King’s College Hospital, London, for an emergency blood transfusion.

Medics feared that she may lose her baby, and indeed she did suffer a miscarriage four days later. Lennon remained by her side throughout her stay in hospital.

Last updated: 9 October 2010
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