THE LIFE OF JOE STRUMMER

1952 Born John Graham Mellor in Ankara, Turkey, the son of an English diplomat and Scottish nurse

1976 The Clash play their first gig, in Sheffield

1978 Strummer and co headline the Rock Against Racism carnival in Victoria Park, London

1979 The Clash release their third album, London Calling

1982 Strummer supposedly runs the Paris Marathon after ‘10 pints of beer’ the night before the race

1983 Runs the London Marathon in 4:13

2002 Dies, aged 50, of an undiagnosed heart defect.