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The Day John Denver Died

On Oct. 12, 1997, was the lone person aboard his homebuilt airplane when it crashed into Monterey Bay on the California coast ...
Fifty-two years ago today, John Denver released a song that would go on to be his first major hit on multiple charts.
The song reached the top of the charts after the song and others in Denver's catalog were featured in a made-for-TV movie.
John Denver was just 53 years old when he died in a plane crash on Oct. 12, 1997.