Paul McCartney was born on 18 June 1942 in Walton Hospital. An English musician born in Liverpool, McCartney is a singer, bass guitarist and songwriter who was a founding member of The Beatles. His partnership with John Lennon produced many of the best-known songs of the twentieth century, among them Yesterday, Hey Jude, Let It Be and Eleanor Rigby. After the band split in 1970 he released solo albums and formed Wings, whose recordings include Band on the Run and the theme for Live and Let Die. He has also composed classical and choral works. Knighted in 1997, he remains one of the world's most commercially successful artists and continues to tour.
Before and after
- 7 June 1942Birth of Muammar Gaddafi
- from 12 June 1942 to 15 June 1942Operation Harpoon
- 18 June 1942Birth of Thabo Mbeki
- 18 June 1942Birth of Roger Ebert
- 18 June 1942Birth of Paul McCartney
- from 1 July 1942 to 27 July 1942First Battle of El Alamein
- 13 July 1942Birth of Harrison Ford
- 23 July 1942Construction of Treblinka extermination camp
- 2 August 1942Birth of Isabel Allende
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