On 18 December 1966, a young man named Tara Browne died from injuries sustained in a horrific car crash in London. Just 21 years old, he was a rising figure in the Swinging London scene of the ’60s, a friend to The Beatles, and heir to the Guinness fortune.

His death would soon inspire one of the most famous opening lines in pop music history – written by his friend John Lennon.

‘A Day In The Life’, the final track of The Beatles’ 1967 album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, begins with…