Why Famous:McCartney grew up in Liverpool, meeting song-writing partner John Lennon aged 15 and joining his band Quarrymen.
Renamed the Beatles in 1960, they had their first hit 'Love Me Do' in 1963. The group went on to dominate 1960s pop music worldwide until McCartney announced his split from the group in 1970.
He went on to form the band Wings in the 1970s and composed orchestral music in the 1990s.
Born: June 18, 1942 Birthplace:Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom Age: 78 years old
1969-03-12 Paul McCartney marries Linda Louise Eastman in London
2002-06-11 Musician Paul McCartney (59) weds former model and anti-landmines campaigner Heather Mills (34) at Castle Leslie in County Monaghan, Ireland
2008-03-17 Musician Paul McCartney (65) divorces former model and anti-landmines campaigner Heather Mills (40) on the grounds of unreasonable behaviour
2011-10-09 Musician Paul McCartney (69) weds New Yorker Nancy Shevell (51) in a civil ceremony at Old Marylebone Town Hall, London
Events in the Life of Paul McCartney
1957-07-06John Lennon (16) & Paul McCartney (15) meet for 1st time as Lennon's rock group Quarrymen perform at a church dinner
1960-12-01 Paul McCartney and Pete Best arrested then deported from Hamburg, Germany for accusation of attempted arson.
1963-07-15 Paul McCartney is fined £17 for speeding
1963-08-25 Paul McCartney is fined 31 pounds & given a 1 yr suspended license for speeding
1964-05-18 David Frost interviews Paul McCartney on BBC
1964-07-02 Cilla Black records Beatle's "Its For You", Paul McCartney plays piano
1965-12-26 Paul McCartney is interviewed on pirate radio station Radio Caroline
1967-05-15 Paul McCartney meets his future wife Linda Eastman
1967-06-19 Paul McCartney admits on TV that he took LSD
1967-12-25 Singer Paul McCartney & actress Jane Asher get engaged
1979-03-16 CBS-TV airs "Wings Over the World" with Paul McCartney
1979-10-24 Guinness Book of Records presents Paul McCartney with a rhodium disc as all-time best selling singer-songwriter
1979-11-16 Paul McCartney releases "Wonderful Christmas"
1980-01-16 Paul McCartney is arrested at Tokyo International Airport for possession of marijuana; he is sent to jail for nine days before being deported
1980-01-25 Paul McCartney is released from Tokyo jail & deported
1986-09-01 Paul McCartney releases "Press to Play" album
1986-10-27 Paul McCartney release "Pretty Little Head"
1986-12-01 Paul McCartney releases "Only Love Remains"
1987-11-16 Paul McCartney releases "Once Upon a Long Ago"
1989-05-08 Paul McCartney releases remake of "Ferry Cross the Mersey" in aid of those affected by the Hillsborough disaster, which claimed the lives of 96 Liverpool football fans
1989-06-05 Paul McCartney releases "Flowers in the Dirt"
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