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- File photo dated 18/05/69 of John Lennon, holding Kyoko Cox, the 6 year old daughter of his Japanese wife, Yoko Ono, on the child's arrival at Heathrow airport, where she had flown in from New York. Friday October 9 marks The Beatles star's 80th birthday.
- File photo dated 14/07/71 of singer John Lennon at Heathrow Airport for the launch of Yoko Ono's new book Grapefruit. Friday October 9 marks The Beatles star's 80th birthday.
- File photo dated 14/07/71 of John Lennon and wife Yoko Ono arriving at Heathrow Airport in London from New York for the publication of Yoko's paperback book "Grapefruit" by Sphere Books. Friday October 9 marks The Beatles star's 80th birthday.
- File photo dated 10/12/68of John Lennon. Tributes to murdered music icon John Lennon. Friday October 9 marks The Beatles star's 80th birthday.
- File photo dated 10/12/68 of (left to right) Yoko Ono, Julian Lennon and his father John Lennon at the rehearsal of the Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus, at the Intertel Studios, Wembley, London. Friday October 9 marks The Beatles star's 80th birthday.
- File photo dated 14/07/71 of John Lennon. Friday October 9 marks The Beatles star's 80th birthday.
- File photo dated 04/12/70 of John Lennon (right) and Yoko Ono giving away some of their hair, which they brought in a plastic bag, to Michael X (left), Black Power Leader, at Holloway Road, London, and exchanged for a pair of Cassius Clay's boxing shorts. The exchange was in aid of World Peace. Friday October 9 marks The Beatles star's 80th birthday.
- File photo dated 18/06/68 of Victor Spinetti (left) John Lennon and Yoko Ono attending the first night of Lennon's first play at The Old Vic National Theatre in London. The play is adapted from two books by Lennon based on his own childhood. Friday October 9 marks The Beatles star's 80th birthday.
- File photo dated 13/08/65 of George Harrison and John Lennon (right) from The Beatles, looking at some of the hundreds of fans who turned up to see them leave London Airport for their trip to America. Friday October 9 marks The Beatles star John Lennon's 80th birthday.
- File photo dated 21/07/65 of The Beatles members, George Harrison pushing John Lennon in a wheelchair, in their parts as eccentric old men from their film 'HELP'. Friday October 9 marks The Beatles star John Lennon's 80th birthday.
- File photo dated 26/10/65 of The Beatles showing their MBE Insignias in the forecourt of Buckingham Palace after receiving them from Queen Elizabeth II, (left to right) Ringo Starr, John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison. Friday October 9 marks The Beatles star John Lennon's 80th birthday.
- File photo dated 01/10/63 of The Beatles, (left to right), Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Ringo Starr and George Harrison. Friday October 9 marks The Beatles star John Lennon's 80th birthday.
- File photo dated 01/10/63 of The Beatles on stage in London during a recording session for the BBC radio programme 'Easy Beat'. (left to right) George Harrison, Paul McCartney, John Lennon and Ringo Starr. Friday October 9 marks The Beatles star John Lennon's 80th birthday.
- File photo dated 29/07/65 of The Beatles, with their wives, arriving at the London Pavilion, Piccadilly Circus, London, for the world premiere of their film 'Help!'. (L-R) Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and his wife Maureen, John Lennon and his then wife Cynthia, and George Harrison. Friday October 9 marks The Beatles star John Lennon's 80th birthday.
- File photo dated 01/10/63 of Paul McCartney (left) and John Lennon of The Beatles on stage in London during a recording session for the BBC radio programme 'Easy Beat'. Friday October 9 marks The Beatles star John Lennon's 80th birthday.
- File photo dated 26/10/65 of John Lennon at the Saville Theatre after receiving his MBE from Queen Elizabeth II. Friday October 9 marks The Beatles star's 80th birthday.
- File photo dated 18/11/67 of The Beatles, George Harrison and Ringo Starr (background l-r) and Paul McCartney and John Lennon (front l-r) with a cut-out of a Yellow Submarine, publicising the group's animated full-length feature film. Friday October 9 marks The Beatles star John Lennon's 80th birthday.
- File photo dated 27/11/66 of John Lennon of The Beatles, in top hat and frock coat, standing guard among the palm trees placed there to adorn the entrance to a public lavatory in London, as he takes the part of a commissionaire hired out to give a running commentary about celebrities using the place. Friday October 9 marks The Beatles star's 80th birthday.
- File photo dated 11/08/66 of (left to right) Beatles John Lennon, Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney and George Harrison as they boarded a plane in London. Friday October 9 marks The Beatles star John Lennon's 80th birthday.
- File photo dated 27/11/66 of Peter Cook (left) talking to John Lennon of The Beatles, in top hat and frock coat, standing guard among the palm trees placed there to adorn the entrance to a public lavatory in London, as he takes the part of a commissionaire hired out to give a running commentary about celebrities using the place. Friday October 9 marks The Beatles star's 80th birthday.
- File photo dated 24/06/67 of The Beatles John Lennon at EMI Studios, London, where they were rehearsing for their appearance in the international television programme 'Our World'. Friday October 9 marks The Beatles star's 80th birthday.
- File photo dated 25/06/67 of The Beatles at a recording session in London. (l-r) George Harrison, Ringo Starr, John Lennon and Paul McCartney (kneeling). Friday October 9 marks The Beatles star John Lennon's 80th birthday.
- File photo dated 17/10/67 of John Lennon, of the Beatles, and his then wife Cynthia arriving at the New London Synagogue in St John's Wood, London, to attend the memorial service to Brian Epstein, the man who managed the group and many other leading pop stars of the day. Friday October 9 marks The Beatles star's 80th birthday.
- Embargoed to 0001 Friday October 9 File photo dated 18/11/67 of The Beatles, George Harrison and Ringo Starr (background l-r) and Paul McCartney and John Lennon (front l-r) with a cut-out of a Yellow Submarine, publicising the group's animated full-length feature film. Friday October 9 marks The Beatles star John Lennon's 80th birthday.
- Embargoed to 0001 Friday October 9 File photo dated 11/08/66 of (left to right) Beatles John Lennon, Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney and George Harrison as they boarded a plane in London. Friday October 9 marks The Beatles star John Lennon's 80th birthday.
- File photo dated 01/06/67 of John Lennon of The Beatles at a recording studio in London. Friday October 9 marks The Beatles star's 80th birthday.
- Embargoed to 0001 Friday October 9 File photo dated 22/08/68 of John Lennon with his then wife Cynthia Lennon at Heathrow Airport in London. Friday October 9 marks The Beatles star's 80th birthday.
- File photo dated 02/03/12 of a general view of the blue plaque outside the childhood home of John Lennon in Menlove Avenue, Allerton, Liverpool. Friday marks the anniversary of the break-up of the world's biggest band, the Beatles, when Paul McCartney quit the group.