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Calendar of Beatles events, John Lennon

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1933
18 February	Yoko Ono, John's 2nd wife, was born. Japan, Tokyo (on the map)
1938
3 December	The wedding of Julia Stanley and Alfred Lennon. United Kingdom, Liverpool (on the map)
1939
10 September	Was born the first wife of John, Cynthia Powell. United Kingdom, Blackpool (on the map)
1940
9 October	John Lennon was born, 6:00 and 30 minutes. United Kingdom, Liverpool (on the map)
1958
15 July	Lennon's mother, Julia Lennon, is run over and killed by a speeding car. United Kingdom, Liverpool (on the map)
1961
9 October	Lennon's 21st birthday. He and McCartney celebrate by buying bowler hats and hitchhiking to Paris. France, Paris (on the map)
1962
23 August	Lennon marries Cynthia Powell. United Kingdom, Liverpool (on the map)
1963
8 April	John's son was born to Cynthia, Julian Lennon. United Kingdom, Liverpool (on the map)
3 August	Kyoko Chan Cox is born in Japan to Yoko Ono and Anthony Cox.
1964
7 February	Can't Buy Me Love leads hit parades in the UK and USA.
23 March	Lennon's 1st book immediately becomes a bestseller.
1965
24 June	John's 2nd book.
1966
9 November	John Lennon meets Yoko Ono at the Indica Gallery. United Kingdom, London (on the map)
4 March	John Lennon said in an interview that '.we're more popular than Jesus Christ…'. United Kingdom, London (on the map)
1968
18 October	John and Yoko are under police arrest for possession of cannabis. They face trial in Merillbone, and they are released on bail.
29 November	the album Unfinished Music No. 1: Two Virgins came out, stereo version
8 November	The divorce, Cynthia divorced John for cheating on Yoko Ono. According to official reports, John Lennon paid her compensation of £100,000.
1969
27 January	John and Yoko meet up with Allen Klein, future manager of the 3-beatle.
8 October	Yoko Ono took part in the recording of the Beatles' song for the first time.
25 November	Lennon returns his Member of the British Empire medal as an anti-war protest.
7 November	the album Wedding Album came out, stereo version
12 December	the album Live Peace in Toronto 1969 came out, stereo version Canada, Toronto (on the map)
16 December	Lennon returns to Toronto to announce the opening of the World Music and Peace Conference. Eleven cities around the world were covered with huge posters that said, 'The war is over! Canada, Toronto (on the map)
22 December	John and Yoko are meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. Canada (on the map)
29 December	John and Yoko go to Denmark to visit the daughter of Yoko Kyoko, who lives with Tony Cox and his new wife Melinda. Denmark, Aalborg (on the map)
20 March	John and Yoko Ono's wedding. Gibraltar (on the map)
9 May	the album Unfinished Music No. 2: Life with the Lions came out, stereo version
1 June	Give Peace a Chance came out (John Lennon) Canada, Montreal (on the map)
1970
20 January	John and Yoko cut each other's hair. Denmark (on the map)
26 January	The beginning of John Lennon's collaboration with Phil Spector, who is making a brilliant recording of Instant Karma. United Kingdom, London (on the map)
11 December	the album John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band came out, stereo version
20 February	Instant Karma came out (John Lennon)
5 March	Lennons are being treated for drug addiction at the London Clinical Hospital.
2 April	A hearing was held at the London Magistracy on the defense of John Lennon's exhibition of erotic lithographs. United Kingdom, London (on the map)
1971
6 June	John Lennon and Yoko Ono take part in Frank Zappa's and his band 'Moser's of the International' concert at the closing of New York's rock theater 'Fillmore East'. USA, New York City (on the map)
9 September	the album Imagine came out, stereo version
1972
22 December	Another trial on the issue of custody of Kyoko. The father receives custody. Tony Cox, with whom the girl continues to live. Yoko is allowed to meet her daughter periodically, but Tony refuses to let her daughter go with the Lennons and soon disappears ag.
23 December	The premiere of a 81-minute color video on TV. Guest artists include George Harrison, Fred Astaire, Phil Spector, Dick Cavett and Andy War Hall.
4 February	Senator Storm Thurmond sends a secret message to the Attorney General John Mitchell proposing deportation from John Lennon's country.
16 March	John Lennon began a struggle with immigration authorities for U.S. citizenship after receiving a demand to leave the country for cannabis possession in 1968.
2 April	John Lennon and Yoko Ono gave a press conference on the occasion of their disagreement with the U.S. immigration authorities' intention to deport a couple to Britain. USA, New York City (on the map)
12 June	the album Some Time in New York City came out, stereo version
1973
8 January	the album Approximately Infinite University came out
16 November	the album Mind Games came out, stereo version
2 March	Judge Ira Fieldsteel issues an order requiring John to leave the United States voluntarily within sixty days or to be deported. Yoko is granted resident status. A month later, John's lawyers appeal.
1 April	Having broken up with Allen Klein, John and Yoko hire Harold Sider, formerly Klein's right hand.
1974
4 October	the album Walls and Bridges came out, stereo version
28 November	John last appeared on stage as a guest at an Elton John concert in New York's Madison Square Garden. John doesn't know that there is Yoko in the hall, with whom they meet later behind the scenes. USA, New York City (on the map)
1975
31 January	Yoko manages to bring John home.
9 October	John's son from Yoko was born, Sean Lennon. USA, New York City (on the map)
21 February	the album Rock 'n' Roll came out, stereo version
1976
1 April	John's father, Alfred Lennon, died of stomach cancer. United Kingdom, Brighton (on the map)
7 June	the album Rock 'n' Roll Music came out, stereo version
1980
23 October	(Just Like) Starting Over came out (John Lennon)
17 November	the album Double Fantasy came out, stereo version
8 December	John Lennon was shot dead. USA, New York City (on the map)
1981
10 January	Double Fantasy became the number one album in the U.S., where it lasted 8 weeks. USA (on the map)
16 January	Woman came out (John Lennon)
14 March	Cover of John Lennon's song - Roxy Music single 'Jealous Guy' #1 in England.
27 March	Watching the Wheels came out (John Lennon)
1984
9 January	the album Milk and Honey came out, stereo version
1985
2 December
23 March	Julian Lennon's first concert was held. USA, San Ontonio (on the map)
1986
10 February	the album Live in New York City came out, stereo version
1990
5 May	The John Lennon Memorial Concert organized by Yoko Ono, attracted less than a third of the expected 45,000 fans. United Kingdom, Liverpool (on the map)
1991
15 January	Sean Lennon released his version of his father's 'Give Peace A Chance' on the day of the end of the UN's invasion of Iraq by Kuwait.
6 December	Aunt of John died, Mimi Smith. United Kingdom, Pool (on the map)
2000
3 December
2003
24 April	John's aunt Mimi Smith was born. United Kingdom, Liverpool (on the map)
2006
31 August
2007
25 January
2008
28 March	USA (on the map)
2010
21 November	USA (on the map)
16 February	Sean Lennon organized a concert called 'We Are Plastic Ono Band' where Yoko Ono, Eric Clapton, Klaus Voormann and Jim Keltner performed. USA, New York City (on the map)
23 June
2012
14 December	John's father, Alfred Lennon, was born. United Kingdom, Liverpool (on the map)
2014
12 March	John's mother, Julia Stanley, was born. United Kingdom, Liverpool (on the map)
2015
1 April	Cynthia Lennon dies of cancer. Spain, Majorca (on the map)