Paul McCartney

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Profession: Musician and Beatle

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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 and had their first hit 'Love Me Do' in 1963. The group dominated 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, United Kingdom
Age: 76 years old

Chinese Zodiac: Horse
Star Sign: Gemini

Articles on Paul McCartney

Married Life

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

Historical Events in the Life of Paul McCartney

1960-12-01 Paul McCartney and Pete Best arrested then deported from Hamburg, Germany for accusation of attempted arson.
1963-08-25 Paul McCartney is fined 31 pounds & given a 1 yr suspended license for speeding
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
1968-05-15 Paul McCartney & John Lennon appear on Johnny Carson Show to promote Apple records, Joe Garagiola is substitute host
1969-04-24 Paul McCartney says there is no truth to rumors he is dead
1970-04-10 Paul McCartney officially announces the split of The Beatles
1970-04-17 Paul McCartney's 1st solo album "McCartney" is released

1971-02-19 Paul McCartney releases "Another Day" in UK
1971-05-28 Paul McCartney releases his 2nd solo album "Ram"
1971-06-09 Paul McCartney's album "Ram" goes gold
1971-08-03 Paul McCartney announces formation of his group Wings
1972-02-25 Paul McCartney releases "Give Ireland back to the Irish" single
1972-05-12 Paul McCartney & Wings release "Mary Had a Little Lamb"
1972-07-09 1st tour of Paul McCartney & Wings (France)
1973-04-30 Paul McCartney releases "Red Rose Speedway" including "My Love"
1973-06-01 Paul McCartney & Wings release "Live & Let Die"
1973-08-09 Guitarist Henry McCullough and drummer Denny Seiwell quit the Wings group founded by Paul McCartney
1973-12-05 Paul McCartney & Wings release album "Band on the Run" in the US
1973-12-07 Paul McCartney & Wings release "Band on the Run" in the UK
1975-05-27 Paul McCartney releases "Venus & Mars"
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 jailed in Tokyo for 10 days on marijuana possession
1980-01-25 Paul McCartney is released from Tokyo jail & deported
1980-04-11 Paul McCartney releases "Coming Up"
1980-05-16 Paul McCartney releases "McCartney II" album
1980-06-13 Paul McCartney releases "Waterfall"
1980-09-15 Paul McCartney releases "Temporary Secretary"
1981-02-06 Beatles Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr & George Harrison record a tribute to John Lennon
1981-02-27 Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder record "Ebony & Ivory"
1981-04-27 Paul McCartney's solo rock band Wings disbands

1982-06-21 Paul McCartney releases "Take it Away"
1982-09-06 Paul McCartney releases "Tug of War"
1983-10-31 Paul McCartney releases "Pipes of Peace" album
1984-09-24 Paul McCartney release "No More Lonely Nights"
1984-10-22 Paul McCartney releases "Give My Regards to Broad Street" soundtrack
1984-11-12 Paul McCartney releases "We All Stand Together"
1985-11-18 Paul McCartney releases "Spies Like Us"
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 95 Liverpool football fans
1989-06-05 Paul McCartney releases "Flowers in the Dirt"
1989-07-17 Paul McCartney releases "This One"
1989-11-13 Paul McCartney releases "Figure of 8" & "Ou Est Le Soleil"
1997-03-11 Beatle Paul McCartney knighted by Queen Elizabeth II
2018-07-26 Sir Paul McCartney performs a secret gig at the Cavern Club in Liverpool, where the Beatles began