Remembering John Lennon 35 Years After His Death

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2/12 John Lennon sits on a New York City roof in 1974.
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3/12 Yoko Ono and John Lennon in New York City in 1972.
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4/12 John Lennon with his son, Sean, in New York City in 1980.
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5/12 John Lennon and Yoko Ono on the Rolling Stone magazine cover in 1981. It was voted the number one cover from the last 40 years.
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6/12 Ed Sullivan stands with The Beatles during a rehearsal for the British group's first American appearance, on the "Ed Sullivan Show," in New York, in 1964.
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7/12 John Lennon and Yoko Ono are seen outside the U.S. Immigration offices in New York City, in 1972.
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8/12 John Lennon at the Statue of Liberty in 1974.
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9/12 Front page of December 9, 1980, edition of the Daily News. Yoko Ono is shown being helped from Roosevelt Hospital by David Geffen.
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10/12 A mourner places flowers at the gates of the Dakota apartment building in New York where John Lennon lived, in December 1980.
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11/12 December 1980: Crowds gathering outside the home of John Lennon in New York after the news that he had been shot and killed. A flag flies at half-mast over the building.
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12/12 The Imagine mosaic in Strawberry Fields is decorated with flowers and other mementos.
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In October, we celebrated John Lennon's birthday, remembering the musician who would have been 75 years old this year.

But today we are remembering his death - 35 years ago on this very day.

The legendary singer-songwriter was shot and killed on December 8, 1980, at age 40 in New York by Mark David Chapman at the entrance of his apartment. His death came just three weeks after the release of his album Double Fantasy, which marked the first album for Lennon since the birth of his son in 1975.

His killer remains in jail.

We take a look back at some iconic moments from Lennon's life...

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