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murder of John Lennon

Name: murder of John Lennon
Start: 1980-12-08
Location: murder of John Lennon, Times Square, United States

tourist highlight murder of John Lennon · Times Square, United States · 1980-12-08

Murder taking place on 8 December 1980.

The record

Date	1980-12-08
Place	murder of John Lennon, Times Square, United States
Coordinates	40.77656, -73.97633 (landmark-level precision)
Scope	World-historic
Sources	Wikidata Q2341090
Added	2026-08-21 · source: wikidata

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Time layers at this place

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1921

Chicago The Musical Ambassador Theater

Al Hirschfeld Theatre

1925

Eugene O'Neill Theatre

1925

Samuel J. Friedman Theater

1925

August Wilson Theatre

1921 — Chicago The Musical Ambassador Theater
1921 — Music Box Theatre
1921 — Walter Kerr Theatre
1922 — New York City Center
1922 — Roseland Ballroom
1923 — Imperial Theatre
1924 — Broadway Theatre
1924 — Al Hirschfeld Theatre
1925 — Eugene O'Neill Theatre
1925 — Samuel J. Friedman Theater
1925 — August Wilson Theatre
1926 — Lena Horne Theatre
1927 — Studio 54
1927 — Ed Sullivan Theater

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