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 |
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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 |
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12 December | the album Live Peace in Toronto 1969 came out, stereo version Canada, Toronto (on the map) |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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1973 |
8 January | the album Approximately Infinite University came out |
16 November | the album Mind Games came out, stereo version |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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) |