1995 Event Beatles song, "Baby It's You," with late John Lennon as lead singer, is released, 1st Fab Four single in more than 30 years 1994 Death Albert Goldman, U.S. biographer (Lives of John Lennon), dies at 66 1990 Event Radio stations around world play "Imagine" honoring John Lennon 1986 Event John Lennon releases "Menlove Avenue" album 1986 Event "John Lennon: Live in New York City" album is released 1985 Event Julian Lennon's 1st concert (San Antonio Texas) 1984 Event John Lennon releases "Every Man has a Woman Who Loves Him" 1984 Event Yoko Ono releases "I'm Stepping Out", the last single from the John Lennon and Yoko Ono album 'Milk and Honey' 1984 Event Part of Central Park is named Strawberry Fields honoring John Lennon 1984 Event John Lennon releases "Borrowed Time" 1984 Event John Lennon releases "Nobody Told Me" 1982 Event WABC New York City plays its last record, John Lennon's Imagine 1981 Event Mark David Chapman, John Lennon's murderer, is sentenced to 20 years 1981 Event Mark David Chapman is sentenced to 20 years to life for Lennon's murder 1981 Event Mark David Chapman pleads guilty to killing John Lennon 1981 Event John Lennon releases "Watching the Wheels" in the United Kingdom 1981 Event Beatles McCartney, Starr and Harrison record a tribute to John Lennon 1981 Event John Lennon releases "Woman" in the United Kingdom 1980 Event At 2 PM EST there is 10 minutes of silence in memory of John Lennon 1980 Death John Lennon, assassinated in New York by Mark David Chapman at 40 1980 Event John Lennon releases "Double Fantasy" album in the United Kingdom 1980 Event John Lennon releases "(Just Like) Starting Over" in the United Kingdom 1977 Event John Lennon is granted a green card for permanent residence in U.S. 1976 Death Freddie Lennon, father of John Lennon (Beatles), dies at 63 1975 Birthday Sean Ono Lennon, John and Yoko's Son 1975 Event U.S. decides John Lennon won't be deported due to U.K. pot conviction 1975 Event John Lennon appears on "Tonight" and Ringo on "Smother Brothers" 1975 Event John Lennon releases "Stand by Me" 1975 Event John Lennon releases "Rock 'n' Roll" album 1975 Event John Lennon releases "#9 Dream" 1974 Event John Lennon's last concert appearance (Elton John concert in MSG New York City) 1974 Event John Lennon's only solo #1 "Whatever Gets You Through the Night" 1974 Event John Lennon releases "Walls and Bridges" album 1974 Event John Lennon appears as guest dj on WNEW-FM (New York City) 1974 Event John Lennon reports seeing a UFO in New York City 1974 Event John Lennon is ordered to leave U.S. in 60 days 1973 Event John Lennon releases "Mind Games" album 1973 Event John Lennon sues U.S. government to admit FBI is tapping his phone 1972 Event John Lennon and Yoko Ono perform at Madison Square Garden 1972 Event John Lennon says his phone is tapped by FBI on Dick Cavett Show 1972 Event New York City Mayor John Lindsey appeals that John Lennon not be deported 1972 Event Senator Strom Thurmond suggests John Lennon be deported 1971 Event John Lennon releases his megahit "Imagine" 1971 Event John Lennon and Yoko Ono are Dick Cavett's only guest 1971 Event John Lennon and Yoko Ono appear on Dick Cavett Show (ABC-TV) 1971 Event John Lennon releases "Imagine" album 1971 Event John Lennon leaves U.K. for New York City, never to return 1971 Event John Lennon and Yoko Ono unannounced appearance at Fillmore East in New York City 1971 Event John Lennon meets Yoko Ono's parents in Japan 1970 Birthday Thomas Lennon, American Actor 1970 Event John Lennon pays 1,344 pounds fine for 96 protesting South African rugby team playing in Scotland 1969 Event John Lennon is offered role of Jesus Christ in Jesus Christ Superstar 1969 Event John Lennon returns OBE to protest UK's support for Vietnam War 1969 Event John Lennon and Yoko Ono record "Give Peace a Chance" 1969 Event Beatle John Lennon marries Yoko Ono in Gibraltar 1968 Event John Lennon is fined 150 pounds for unauthorized drug possession 1968 Event John Lennon and Yoko Ono appear nude on cover of "2 Virgins" album 1968 Event Cynthia Lennon is granted a divorce from John 1968 Event Yoko Ono announces she is having John Lennon's baby 1968 Event Private Eye magazine reports a John Lennon and Yoko Ono album will have a picture of them nude on cover 1968 Event Cynthia Lennon sues John Lennon for divorce on adultry 1968 Event John Lennon sells his psychedelic painted Rolls-Royce 1968 Event John Lennon's 1st full art exhibition (You are Here) 1968 Event John Lennon and Yoko Ono plant an acorn at Conventry Cathedral 1968 Event Paul McCartney and John Lennon appear on Johnny Carson Show to promote Apple records, Joe Garagiola is substitute host 1968 Event Beatles George Harrison and John Lennon and wives fly to India for transcendental meditation study with the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi 1967 Event Yoko Plus Me art exhibit opens in London (the me is John Lennon) 1967 Event John Lennon takes delivery of his psychedelic painted Rolls Royce 1966 Event John Lennon meets Yoko Ono at a London art gallery 1966 Event South Arican Broadcasting bans Beatles (Lennon's anti-Jesus remark) 1966 Event Alabamans burn Beatle products due to John Lennon's anti-Jesus remark 1966 Event John Lennon, says "We (the Beatles) are more popular than Jesus" 1965 Event John Lennon's 2nd book "A Spaniard in the Works" is published 1965 Event John Lennon passes his driving test 1964 Event John Lennon's "In His Own Write" is published in U.S. 1964 Event John Lennon is reunited with his father Freddie after 17 years 1963 Event John Lennon utters his infamous "Rattle your jewelry" line 1963 Event Bill J Kramer and Dakotas record Lennon and McCartney "I Call Your Name" 1963 Birthday Julian Lennon, John's son and singer, Too Late for Goodbyes 1963 Event Beatles perform as a trio, John Lennon is ill with a cold 1962 Event John Lennon weds Cynthia Powell 1958 Death Julia Lennon, mother of Beatle John, dies in an auto accident 1957 Event Beatle John Lennon 1st meets Paul McCartney 1957 Event John Lennon (16) and Paul McCartney (15) meet for 1st time as Lennon's rock group The Quarry Men perform at a church dinner 1955 Birthday Mark David Chapman, assassin, John Lennon 1946 Birthday Janet Lennon, Culver City California, singer, Lennon Sisters 1946 Birthday Janet Lennon, vocalist, Lennon Sisters 1943 Birthday Kathy Lennon, singer, Lennon Sisters 1942 Birthday Kathy Lennon, born in Santa Monica, California, singer, Lennon Sisters 1941 Birthday Peggy Lennon, born in Los Angeles, California, singer, Lennon Sisters 1940 Birthday John Lennon, English Musician 1939 Birthday Dianne Lennon, born in Los Angeles, California, singer, Lennon Sisters
