Remembering an icon: John Lennon died 45 years ago today 🖤 The Liverpool-born Beatles star, who went on to become a passionate advocate for world peace, was assassinated outside his New York City home on Dec. 8, 1980, leaving behind his widow, Yoko Ono, and sons Julian and Sean Lennon. John’s ashes were scattered in Strawberry Fields, Central Park, where the ‘Imagine’ mosaic was created in his memory. #Johnlennon #thebeatles 📸: Getty