John Lennon

On December 8, 1980, John Lennon, the former frontman of the Beatles, was gunned down at his  New York apartment by mentally unstable fan Mark David Chapman.

What happened
At 5:00, Lennon and his wife Yoko Ono traveled to a limo, when they were approached by Chapman, who asked Lennon to autograph his copy of the album Double Fantasy.

At 5:40, Lennon and Ono traveled to the Record Plant Studio to record the song "Walking on Thin Ice", before returning at approximately 10:50 pm. Chapman was spotted by security guard Jose Perdomo, who briefly glanced Lennon before firing five times. The first bullet missed Lennon's head, the next two hit the left side of his back and the next two penetrated his left shoulder. Lennon was then rushed to the Roosevelt Hotel, where he died shortly after 11:00 pm.

Aftermath
During December 8's Monday Night Football game, commentator Howard Cosell broke the news of Lennon's death.

Lennon's single "Just Like Starting Over" topped the Hot 100 after his death.

Mark Chapman was found guilty of second degree murder, required to undergo psychiatric treatment, and sentenced to 20 years to life. He has been denied parole multiple times.