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John Lennon is born at Oxford Street Maternity Hospital in Liverpool, England, to Julia and Alfred Lennon.
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1956
Aunt Mimi buys John a guitar at Frank Hessy’s music store. His incessant playing prompts her to say, “The guitar’s all very well as a hobby, John, but you’ll never make a living out of it.” John forms his first group, the Quarrymen. -
The Beatles make their debut in Hamburg, West Germany, with Stu Sutcliffe on bass and Pete Best on drums.
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John Lennon marries Cynthia Powell.
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Julian Lennon is born to John and Cynthia Lennon at Sefton General Hospital in Liverpool
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Apple Corps, Ltd. begins operating in London. It is the Beatles’ attempt to take control of their own creative and economic destiny. Later that month, John invites Yoko to his house in Weybridge. They make experimental tapes all night.
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John Lennon and Yoko Ono are arrested and charged with possession of cannabis.
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A divorce is granted to John and Cynthia Lennon.
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John Lennon and Yoko Ono marry in Gibraltar.
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John Lennon records Imagine in his studio at Tittenhurst. The title track is inspired by a message in Yoko Ono’s book Grapefruit.
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John Lennon records the Walls and Bridges album, writing 10 of the songs in a single week.
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Sean Taro Ono Lennon is born at New York Hospital on John’s 35th birthday.
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December 8, 1980
John Lennon is shot by a deranged assailant as he and Yoko return to the Dakota after a recording session. He is pronounced dead at Roosevelt Hospital.
