Date in year · 1981 · The 1980s
On August 24, 1981, mark David Chapman is sentenced to 20 years to life in prison for murdering John Lennon. The year's #1 song was "Bette Davis Eyes" by Kim Carnes. Antonis Fotsis, Bjørn Einar Romøren, Laura Bell Bundy would arrive in the same year.
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Featured · August 24, 1981
Mark David Chapman is an American man who murdered musician John Lennon in New York City on December 8, 1980. 38 Special revolver; Lennon was hit four times from the back. He was rushed to Roosevelt Hospital and pronounced dead on arrival.
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1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1981st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 981st year of the 2nd millennium, the 81st year of the 20th century, and the 2nd year of the 1980s decade.
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Murderer of John Lennon (born 1955)
Mark David Chapman is an American man who murdered musician John Lennon in New York City on December 8, 1980. 38 Special revolver; Lennon was hit four times from the back. He was rushed to Roosevelt Hospital and pronounced dead on arrival.
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