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Liverpool is to celebrate the 70th birthday of its beloved John Lennon.
A two-month festival of art, music, film and poetry is planned in the city between 9 October (what would have been John's 70th birthday) and 9 December, the day after the 30th anniversary of his murder in New York.
Mike Storey, Lord Mayor of Liverpool, told the BBC: "John Lennon is one of the most iconic figures of the 20th Century and a Liverpool lad who became known in every corner of the globe.
"His enduring message of peace is as important now as ever and continues to be an inspiration to many."
May 2010 marks the 40th anniversary of the release of the Fab Four's last album, 'Let It Be'. In April 1970, Paul McCartney announced he was quitting the band, effectively ending the Beatle era.
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