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Lennon is born in Liverpool, England, just before a German bombing raid
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John Lennon starts The Quarrymen, who evolve into The Beatles
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Lennon meets Paul McCartney at a Quarrymen gig
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Julia Le.nnon is killed in a car accident
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The existence of The Beatles, ended when Paul officially left the group. John had announced his departure months before.
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John marries longtime girlfriend Cynthia Powell after learning she was pregnant.
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John's then-wife Cynthia gave birth to their son , Julian
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Beatlemania explodes after the Beatles play on the Ed Sullivan show, launching their American career.
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John meets Yoko Ono, his future wife, at an art convention.
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Lennon got married to Yoko in Gibraltar.
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Lennon announces to The Beatles his plans to leave. The breakup isn't "official" until Paul leaves in December.
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Lennon and Yoko move to New York City, where Lennon lives for most of the rest of his life.
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Lennon's second son, his only with Yoko, is born.
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3 weeks before Lennon's death, his last album, Double Fantasy, is released. His killer, Mark Chapman, gets his copy autographed by Lennon hours before his assassination.
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Lennon is killed by Mark Chapman outside of the Dakota, his apartment building.
