John Winston Lennon By olgaeng27 Oct 9, 1940 John Lennon was born 1944 John's parents divorce, he starts to live with his aunt Mary Elisabeth 1956 Lennon creates the group THE QUARRYMEN named after his school Jul 6, 1957 Lennon meets Paul McCartney Jul 15, 1958 Lennon's mother dies 1959 THE BEATLES appears Aug 23, 1962 John Lennon marries Cynthia Lillian Powell 1965 The Beatles are "more popular then Jesus" (c) 1967 Paul McCartney becomes the leader of the group Mar 20, 1969 Lennon marries Yoko Ono Oct 9, 1975 Sean Taro Ono Lennon was born Dec 8, 1980 John Winston Lennon is killed by Mark David Chapman