PHOTOS OF 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF JOHN LENNON’S DEATH AROUND THE WORLD

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John Lennon was murdered on December 8th, 1980 just outside of his Dakota building residence, on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Accompanied by his wife, Yoko Ono, the musician was shot four times in the back by Mark Chapman, a man who asked Lennon for an autograph just an hour before he murdered him. On the 20th Anniversary of John Lennon’s death, Yoko Ono initiated a campaign against gun violence in the United States. On December 8th, 1980, the 30th Anniversary of John Lennon’s death, family, friends and fans will pay tribute to the legendary former Beatle.
30TH ANNIVERSARY OF JOHN LENNON'S DEATH IN CUBA
30TH ANNIVERSARY OF JOHN LENNON'S DEATH IN CUBA
30TH ANNIVERSARY OF JOHN LENNON'S DEATH IN CUBA
30TH ANNIVERSARY OF JOHN LENNON'S DEATH IN CZECH REPUBLIC
30TH ANNIVERSARY OF JOHN LENNON'S DEATH IN CZECH REPUBLIC
30TH ANNIVERSARY OF JOHN LENNON'S DEATH IN STRAWBERRY FIELDS, NEW YORK
30TH ANNIVERSARY OF JOHN LENNON'S DEATH IN STRAWBERRY FIELDS, NEW YORK
30TH ANNIVERSARY OF JOHN LENNON'S DEATH IN STRAWBERRY FIELDS, NEW YORK
30TH ANNIVERSARY OF JOHN LENNON'S DEATH IN STRAWBERRY FIELDS, NEW YORK
Fans of former Beatle John Lennon gather at New York City's Strawberry Fields in Central Park December 8, 2010. Lennon was killed by gunman Mark Chapman outside a luxury apartment block in New York on December 8, 1980. AFP PHOTO/TIMOTHY A. CLARY
30TH ANNIVERSARY OF JOHN LENNON'S DEATH IN STRAWBERRY FIELDS, NEW YORK
30TH ANNIVERSARY OF JOHN LENNON'S DEATH IN STRAWBERRY FIELDS, NEW YORK
NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 08: Hundreds of fans gather at Strawberry Fields in Central Park to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the death of John Lennon on December 8, 2010 in New York City. Strawberry Fields is next to the Dakota apartments where Lennon and Yoko Ono lived at the time of his death after being shot by Mark Chapman in 1980. Spencer Platt/Getty Images/AFP
NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 08: Hundreds of fans gather at Strawberry Fields in Central Park to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the death of John Lennon on December 8, 2010 in New York City. Strawberry Fields is next to the Dakota apartments where Lennon and Yoko Ono lived at the time of his death after being shot by Mark Chapman in 1980. Spencer Platt/Getty Images/AFP
A Bulgarian woman lays flowers at a newly inaugurated John Lennon memorial marking the 30th anniversary of the musician's death in central Sofia on December 8, 2010. Lennon was killed by lone gunman Mark Chapman's bullet outside a luxury apartment block in New York on December 8, 1980. AFP PHOTO / DIMITAR DILKOFF
PHOTO CREDIT: Getty Images/AFP.

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