John Lennon was a great rock musician. He was a member of the Beatles who was born in Liverpool in 1940 and shot dead by Mark Chapman, a fanatical Beatles fan, in New York in 1980.
1940 october 9 John Winston Lennon was born in Liverpool.
1942 April 1942 John`s father left home.
1955 June 15 John met Paul McCartney.
1957 September 10 John became a student at Liverpool Art College. July 15 Julia Lennon, John`s mother, was knocked down by a car and died. December John met Cynthia Powel, his future wife, at Liverpool Art College.
1961 March 21 The Beatles played at the Cavern Club, Liverpool, for the first time. October 9 John`s twenty-first birthday.
1962 August 23 John got married to Cynthia Powell at Liverpool Registry Office. Paul McCartney was the best man. October 5 The Beatles` first record, `Love Me Do`, was released.
1963 March 2 The Beatles` second record, `please please me` became number one in the British record charts. April 8 John and Cynthia`s son, John Charles Julian Lennon, was born. September 7 `She Loves You` reached number one in Britain and stayed there for seven weeks. October 11 `She Loves You` became the Beatles` first gold record, with salsesof over one million
1964 February `I want To Hold Your Hand` reached number one in America. March 23 John` first book, `In His Own Write`, was published. July 6 `A Hard Day`s Night`, the Beatles` first film, opened in London.
1965 August 15 The Beatles gave the largest outdoor concert Ever at Shea Stadium in New York. There were 56,000 spectators.
1966 August 29 The Beatles gave their last public performance at Candlestick Park, in San Fransisco. November 9 John met Yoko Ono at the Indica Gallery, London.
1967 June 1 The LP `Sergeant Perper`s Lonely Hearts Club Band` was released in Britain.
1968 November 8 John and Cynthia got divorced.
1969 March 20 John and Yoko got married in Gibraltar.
1970 April 10 Paul McCartney announced that he had left the Beatles.
1971 August John and Yoko left England for America. October John`s solo LP `imagine` was released.
1974 October 9 Sean Ono Lennon, John and Yoko`s only child, was born in New York.
1980 August John started making records again after a five year gap. November 17 `Double Fantasy`, an LP by John and Yoko, was released. December 8 John Lennon was shot dead by Mark Chapman, a Beatles fan, in New York
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