Who Is Richard Starkey?
A Knight and a Yellow Submarine
July 7, 1940
Sir Richard Starkey, better known by his stage name Ringo Starr, was born on this date in Liverpool, England. A Hall of Fame drummer, Starr became one of The Beatles in August of 1962, replacing drummer Pete Best right before the group's rise to fame. He was knighted by Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, on March 20, 2018.
At age six, Starke…
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