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John Lennon was born.
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John Lennon
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He got a guitar from his aunt Mimi.
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when Lennon was 17 years old, his mother, walking home after visiting the Smiths' house, was struck by a car and killed.
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Brian Epstein, The Beatles' manager from 1962, had no prior experience of artist management, but nevertheless had a strong influence on their early dress code and attitude on stage.
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Lennon had his first Number One single with the release of "Whatever Gets You Thru the Night" (Walls and Bridges, 1974)
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Elton John cajoled Lennon into joining him onstage at Madison Square Garden
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His second son, Sean Lennon, was born.
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The album Double Fantasy, jointly credited to John Lennon and Yoko Ono and named for a flower he’d seen at a botanical garden, was released.
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Mark David Chapman shot Lennon in the back four times at the entrance to the building.
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In a interview, McCartney said that the other Beatles idolised John: "He was like our own little Elvis ... We all looked up to John. He was older and he was very much the leader; he was the quickest wit and the smartest".
