Question

John Winston Lennon was born on October 9th, 1940 in Liverpool, England. As a child, John lived a life of uninterrupted calm. He didn’t recall feeling desperately sad or unsually happy. Unfortunately that calm suddenly came to an end when his mother died before his 18th birthday. After the death of his mother, John went to live with his aunt Mimi. John didn’t have good grades at school, but he had talent and made it to the Liverpool College of Art. John started playing rock ‘n’ roll and soon after that he joined the Beatles, a band which he helped form in 1960. The Beatles were a legend in the history of popular music. After the group broke up, Lennon embarked on a solo career that produced the critically acclaimed albums John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band and Imagine, and iconic songs such as “Give Peace a Chance” and “Imagine”. Lennon died in 1980 three weeks after the release of his new album, Double Fantasy.
*responda em português
1- qual é o gênero do texto?
2- a que se referem os números abaixo
a) 9th (1° paragrafo)
b) 1980 (3° paragrafo)

Answer 1

1- Biografia 
2- a) O dia de seu nascimento. 
b) O ano de sua morte.

Answer 2

biografia
a)  dia do nascimento de john
b) ano do lançamento do albúm