We remember John Denver on the 29th anniversary of his passing
REUTERS, Lev Nosov
Bill Williams
Monday, October 12th, 2026 12:20pm
We remember John Denver on the 29th anniversary of his passing
The singer/songwriter died on October 12, 1997 in a plane crash.
Denver’s experimental airplane ran out of fuel and crashed off the coast of California. He was 53.
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