John Lennon By georgesb Oct 9, 1940 Birth Lennon is born in Liverpool Period: Nov 9, 1940 to Dec 8, 1980 Life of John Lennon His LIfespan Jul 22, 1957 Woolton Fete Lennon's skiffle group, the Quarry Men, perform Feb 22, 1964 Ed Sullivan Show The Beatles perform on Ed Sullivan Jan 22, 1969 Let It Be The rooftop concert Dec 8, 1980 Lennon's Life Ends Lennon's life ends in New York just as he is making a comeback