Ringo Starr turns 81 today. A look at the life of the Beatles drummer, in photos

English musician, singer, songwriter and actor, Ringo Starr poses near “The Yellow Submarine”, a bathyscaphe exhibited in front of oceanographic museum in Monaco, before receiving the medal of “Commander of Arts and Letters” from the France ambassador in Monaco, Hugues Moret, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013. Some musicians like Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan, Graham Nash and Ronnie Wood exhibit their works inspired by the fabulous world of magic and mystery of the seas and oceans during the “Arternativelight” exhibition at the oceanographic Museum from September 25 to October 13, in Monaco. Ringo Starr was the drummer for the British pop group the “Beatles”. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau)

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