John Lennon By marivisu Oct 9, 1940 BIRTH John Lennon was born October 9, 1940, in Liverpool, England Jul 6, 1957 MEETING McCARTNEY Lennon met McCartney in 1957 and invited Paul to join his music group Mar 17, 1961 Beatles, with J.Lennon were discovered Nov 25, 1969 Lennon left the Beatles Dec 8, 1980 He was killed by a crazed fan.