Remembering John Lennon.br John Winston Lennon was born br on October 9, 1940.br Celebrate the life and legacy of the former br Beatles member with these five facts.br 1. He was posthumously inducted into br the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the br Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice.br 2. Lennon’s influential single, br “Give Peace a Chance,” became an br anti-war anthem during the Vietnam War.br 3. The activist wrote the famous br Beatles song, “All You Need Is Love.”.br 4. Lennon also recorded under the pseudonyms br Dr. Winston O'Boogie, Rev. Fred Gherkin, br Dr. Dream, Mel Torment and more.br 5. Lennon’s final major br performance was with br Elton John at Madison br Square Garden.