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John Lennon is born
John Lennon is born in Liverpool, England to Julie and Alfred Lennon. -
Forming the Quarymen
John Lennon formed his first band known as the Quarrymen. The band then consisted of John Lennon, Paul McCarthy, George Harrison and Stuart Stucliffe. -
Concert at Hamburg, Germany
During a concert in Hamburg,Germany the group's line up would change as their then drummer Pete Best was replaced with Ringo Starr. The group's bass player Stuart Stuclifee also left the group and so Paul McCarthy took over as bass player. Finally, the now Beatles would met their manager Brian Epstein. -
Mainstream Success
The Beatles became renown worldwide through their first television appearance in The Ed Sullivan Show. The had already achieve success in the UK but their appearance in television grander them huge success and started "beatlemania" worldwide. -
Voyage to India
After the success of the album known as Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club band, Lennon and the rest of the Beatles felt creatively drained. On the suggestion of Harrison, Lennon and the group decided to make a pilgrimage to India and study transcendental meditation under Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, -
Lennon Leaves the Beatles
John Lennon leaves the Beatles. He cites being being frustrated at being recognized solely as a Beatle and disagreements within the group. The Group has one more concert at the top of their recording studio's roof. -
Lennon is Assassinated
John Lennon was murder by man named Mark David Chapman who had prior to the attack asked Lennon to sign an autograph of his album Double Fantasy.
