Marriage
John Lennon marries Yoko Ono
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John Winston Lennon Biography and Timeline — Page 3
Follow John Winston Lennon through 133 dated historical records for Great Britain.
John Winston Lennon, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
133Distinct records
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1969–1980Years on this page
1969
1970
Instant Karma (We All Shine On)
"Instant Karma (We All Shine On)," credited to John Ono Lennon and produced by Phil Spector is released and becomes a huge hit
Marriage
Yoko Ono and John Lennon celebrate their honeymoon by staging a "bed-in" for peace in Amsterdam
John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band, Lennons debut album as a solo artist, enters the album charts
Dissolution
Paul McCartney files a suit to dissolve the Beatles
Plastic Ono Band
Release of, "John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band and Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band". Following the Beatles split in 1970, Lennon releases the Plastic Ono Band album, a raw, honest record, heavily influenced by Arthur Janovs Primal therapy, which Lennon had undergone previously
1971
Sometime in New York City
John Lennon & Yoko Ono jam with Frank Zappa at the Fillmore East in New York City, recorded for subsequent release on the Plastic Ono Band album "Sometime in New York City"
Grapefruit
John Lennon cuts Imagine at his home studio, the anthemic title track is inspired by a message in Yoko Onos book "Grapefruit"
Imagine
Releases the single & album, "Imagine"
1972
Internal Security
The staff of the US Senate Internal Security Subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee prepares a memo about John Lennons involvement with such radicals as Jerry Rubin, Abbie Hoffman and Rennie Davis
Deportation
In a secret memo, Senator Strom Thurmond suggests to Attorney General John Mitchell that John Lennon, whom the Government suspects of consorting with "known radicals," be deported
Internal Security
In a secret memo, Senator Strom Thurmond suggests to Attorney General John Mitchell that John Lennon, whom the Government suspects of consorting with "known radicals," be deported
Deportation
With the expiration of John Lennons US non-immigrant visa, deportation proceedings begin. Lennon will wage a four-year Battle with the federal Government to remain in the US
Some Time in New York City
"Some Time in New York City" is loud, raucous, and explicitly political, with songs about prison riots, racial and sexual relations, the British role in Northern Ireland, and his own problems in obtaining a US Green Card. Some Time in New York City, a double album by John Lennon backed by the New York rock group Elephants Memory is released
Elephants Memory
Lennon and his backing band, Elephants Memory, stage two benefit concerts at Madison Square Garden in New York
John Lennon performs at Madison Square
John Lennon performs at Madison Square Garden, it will be his last concert as a headliner., the show will posthumously be released in 1986 as Live in New York City
Woman Is the Nigger of the World
Lennon releases "Woman Is the Nigger of the World", which drew parallels between exploitation of women and discrimination against blacks
1973
Dakota
John Lennon and Yoko Ono purchase an apartment at the Dakota on Central Park West and West 72nd Street in New York
Marriage
John Lennon and Yoko Ono begin an 18-month separation, during which Lennon embarks on his infamous "lost weekend" in Los Angeles
Mind Games
Lennon releases "Mind Games", which is credited to "the Plastic U.F.Ono Band"
1974
Green Card
John Lennon is ordered to leave the US in 60 days
Walls and Bridges
Lennon releases "Walls and Bridges", a duet with Elton John on the #1 hit "Whatever Gets You Thru the Night", the album is released under the name "the Plastic Ono Band". John Lennon records his Walls and Bridges album, he claims to have written ten of the songs in a single week
Whatever Gets You Thru the Night
Lennon releases "Walls and Bridges", a duet with Elton John on the #1 hit "Whatever Gets You Thru the Night", the album is released under the name "the Plastic Ono Band". John Lennon records his Walls and Bridges album, he claims to have written ten of the songs in a single week
Final Live Performance
John Lennon performs three songs with Elton John at Madison Square Garden, it will turn out to be his last public performance
Concert
John Lennon makes his last ever concert appearance when he appears onstage at Madison Square Garden with Elton John, that night Lennon is reunited with Ono and, in his words, "the separation failed"
John Lennon - Rock n Roll
Lennon releases " John Lennon - Rock n Roll"
Plastic Ono Band
Lennon releases "Walls and Bridges", a duet with Elton John on the #1 hit "Whatever Gets You Thru the Night", the album is released under the name "the Plastic Ono Band"
1975
Beatles, The
The Beatles final dissolution takes place
Marriage
John and Yoko are reunited
Fame
"Fame," a song from David Bowies Young Americans album, tops the US singles charts, it is cowritten by Bowie, John Lennon and guitarist Carlos Aloma
Green Card
The US Court of Appeal overturns the order to deport John and he is granted residency status, the authorities announce, "Lennons four year Battle to remain in our country is testimony to his faith in this American dream."
Birth of John Winston Lennon
Sean Taro Ono Lennon is born at New York Hospital on father John Lennons 35th birthday
Plastic Ono Band
The last use of the Plastic Ono Band credit appears on Lennons 1975 retrospective release "Shaved Fish"
1976
Green Card
John Lennons application to remain in the US as a permanent resident is approved at a special hearing
1980
John Lennon takes a cruise to
John Lennon takes a cruise to Bermuda, where his songwriting muse is rekindled
(Just Like) Starting Over
John Lennons first new single in more than five years, "(Just Like) Starting Over," is released
Double Fantasy
John Lennon releases "Double Fantasy" with Yoko Ono
Assassination of John Winston Lennon
John Lennon is shot by deranged assailant, Mark Chapman as he and Yoko return to the Dakota after a recording session, he is pronounced dead at Roosevelt Hospital
Death of John Winston Lennon
Death of John Lennon, Lennon is shot dead by Mark David Chapman, in front of his apartment block in New York City
Assassination of John Winston Lennon
The Strawberry Fields Memorial was constructed across the street from the Dakota building in memory of Lennon
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.