| 9 October 1961 | John: Lennon's 21st birthday.
He and McCartney celebrate by buying bowler hats and hitchhiking to Paris. |
| 15 January 1964 | Beatles: Beginning of the Beatles' 3-week tour in Europe, concert at the Olympia Theatre. |
| 29 January 1964 | Beatles: The Beatles record in Paris the German single 'Komm, gib mir deine Hand / Sie liebt dich' and 'Can't Buy Me Love', their first and only recording session outside of England for EMI. |
| 1 February 1964 | Brian Epstein: The Beatles, George Martin and Brian Epstein at the George V Hotel celebrate the success of the single 'I Want To Hold Your Hand'. |
France, Paris, Calendar of Beatles events