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The ex-Beatle was shot and killed outside his hotel in 1980. In the aftermath of his death, there was no public memorial but his wife, Yoko Ono, asked his fans for 10 minutes of silence in remembrance of Lennon. Over 100,000 people gathered at Central Park to mourn the musician. (AP-Photo/Perez) 14.12.1980

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Michael Jackson On Thursday, June 25 2009, the King of Pop died. Radio stations played his songs, tv stations showed his music videos, and the world was in a state of mourning. On July 7, 2009, a memorial service was held for him and it was the most watched event in online streaming history. (AP Photo/Wally Skalij, Pool)
Babe Ruth George Herman Ruth, Jr. was one of the greatest sports legend. He died at age 53, succumbing to throat cancer. For his funeral service, approximately 75,000 gathered inside and around the St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York to pay their respects to "The Great Bambino." In honor of him, a memorial was built and currently resides in the new Yankee Stadium in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Elvis Presley The King of Rock 'n' Roll was only 42 years old when he died of a drug overdose. Before his funeral, hundreds of thousands of people lined the streets in hopes of seeing the open casket in Graceland. (Photo by Liaison)
Princess Diana In 1997, Princess Diana was killed in a car accident. The world mourned her loss and her funeral at Westminster Abbey drew an estimated 3 million people, while billions watched the service worldwide. (Photo by Jayne Fincher/Getty Images)
Judy Garland On June 22, 1969, Judy Garland was found dead from an accidental drug overdose in the bathroom of her rented Chelsea, London house. Roughly 20,000 people lined up to view the "Wizard of Oz" star's body at Frank E. Campbell Funeral Chapel (Photo by MGM Studios/MGM Studios/Getty Images)
James Brown Music legend James Brown died at the age of 73 in 2006. His public memorial at the Apollo Theater and the James Brown Arena were attended by thousands of fans, as well as many celebrities including Michael Jackson. (Photo by Annette Brown/Getty Images)
John Lennon The ex-Beatle was shot and killed outside his hotel in 1980. In the aftermath of his death, there was no public memorial but his wife, Yoko Ono, asked his fans for 10 minutes of silence in remembrance of Lennon. Over 100,000 people gathered at Central Park to mourn the musician. (AP-Photo/Perez) 14.12.1980
JFK Jr. John F. Kennedy Jr., son of the late JFK, was killed with his wife Carolyn and sister-in-law Linda in an airplane crash in 1999. About 800 were inside St. Patrick's Cathedral while roughly 1,500 people waited outside to pay their respects to the "American Son." (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis)
Marilyn Monroe Detectives from the Pinkerton Agency in powder-blue uniforms with white silk scarves at their throats guard the coffin of American actress Marilyn Monroe, in Westwood Memorial Park, Hollywood, not far from the orphanage where she was brought up. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)
Grace Kelly Grace Kelly was one of the most prominent actresses in the 50s and though she later retired from acting when she married the prince of Monaco, the American people always remembered her. Kelly died in a car accident in 1982; nearly 100 million people watched her funeral worldwide. (AP Photo) ** zu unserem Korr **

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