In Pictures: Remembering John Lennon On His 75th Birthday

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    Singer, guitarist and songwriter John Lennon live on stage at the Cavern Club in Mathew Street, Liverpool in December 1961
    2/12 Singer, guitarist and songwriter John Lennon live on stage at the Cavern Club in Mathew Street, Liverpool in December 1961
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    John Lennon stands with George Harrison and Paul McCartney outside Paul's Liverpool home in 1960 when The Beatles were starting out as a skiffle beat band. Ringo Starr was not to join the band for another two years
    3/12 John Lennon stands with George Harrison and Paul McCartney outside Paul's Liverpool home in 1960 when The Beatles were starting out as a skiffle beat band. Ringo Starr was not to join the band for another two years
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    The Beatles - with original drummer Pete Best - perform in a Liverpool club in 1962 prior to signing their first recording contract
    4/12 The Beatles - with original drummer Pete Best - perform in a Liverpool club in 1962 prior to signing their first recording contract
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    John Lennon and Paul McCartney film a documentary featuring the Beatles in 1963 at the Liverpool waterfront
    5/12 John Lennon and Paul McCartney film a documentary featuring the Beatles in 1963 at the Liverpool waterfront
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    John Lennon with his first wife Cynthia at the Dorchester Hotel in London in 1964 following the publication of his first book "In His Own Write"
    6/12 John Lennon with his first wife Cynthia at the Dorchester Hotel in London in 1964 following the publication of his first book "In His Own Write"
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    John Lennon in his Triumph Herald convertible car in 1965
    7/12 John Lennon in his Triumph Herald convertible car in 1965
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    John Lennon in 1966 after making a formal apology for his controversial statement that the group were "more popular than Jesus"
    8/12 John Lennon in 1966 after making a formal apology for his controversial statement that the group were "more popular than Jesus"
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    John Lennon relaxes with his son Julian at their home in Weybridge in 1968
    9/12 John Lennon relaxes with his son Julian at their home in Weybridge in 1968
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    In 1969, John Lennon and his wife of a week, Yoko Ono, stayed in bed for seven days at the Hilton Hotel in Amsterdam "as a protest against war and violence in the world"
    10/12 In 1969, John Lennon and his wife of a week, Yoko Ono, stayed in bed for seven days at the Hilton Hotel in Amsterdam "as a protest against war and violence in the world"
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    Crowds gathered outside the home of John Lennon in New York in December 1980 after news emerged that he had been shot and killed. A flag was flown at half-mast over the building
    11/12 Crowds gathered outside the home of John Lennon in New York in December 1980 after news emerged that he had been shot and killed. A flag was flown at half-mast over the building
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    John Lennon used to play as a child in Strawberry Field in Liverpool, immortalised by the Beatles song "Strawberry Fields Forever"
    12/12 John Lennon used to play as a child in Strawberry Field in Liverpool, immortalised by the Beatles song "Strawberry Fields Forever"

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John Lennon would have been celebrating his 75th birthday today.

We take a look back at the former Beatle's life in pictures.

 

Source: www.bbc.com