Calendar of Beatles events, Story
What happened today, 28 March | Calendar/by years - Remove player |
1950 | |
10 September | Brian Epstein: Brian Epstein got a job at the Isaac Epstein and Sons family shop. United Kingdom, Liverpool (on the map) |
1952 | |
9 December | Brian Epstein: Brian Epstein was drafted into the army. United Kingdom (on the map) |
1957 | |
16 January | Beatles: World Beatles Day. Cavern Club opens on Matthew Street. United Kingdom, Liverpool (on the map) |
18 October | Beatles: Paul's official debut with The Quarrymen at a concert after the Conservatives Club meeting at New Clubmore Hall (Norris Green), and Paul was very nervous. United Kingdom, Liverpool (on the map) |
March | Beatles: Lennon forms a skiffle group called the Black Jacks with Pete Shotton. The band is later renamed the Quarrymen. United Kingdom, Liverpool (on the map) |
9 June | Beatles: The Quarrymen audition for Carroll Levis's TV Star Search at the Empire Theatre, but do not qualify. United Kingdom, Liverpool (on the map) |
20 July | Beatles: McCartney is invited to join the Quarrymen. United Kingdom, Liverpool (on the map) |
6 July | Beatles: The Quarrymen perform at St. Peter's Woolton Parish Church. Afterwards, Lennon meets Paul McCartney. McCartney is 15 at the time. Soon after this first meeting, John asks |
1959 | |
10 October | Beatles: Ken Brown leaves the Quarrymen. United Kingdom (on the map) |
15 November | Beatles: As Johnny and the Moondogs, Lennon, McCartney and Harrison reach the final audition stage of Carroll Levis's TV Star Search at the Empire Theatre, Liverpool. Rory Storm and the Hurricanes with Starr finish 2nd out of United Kingdom (on the map) |
25 March | Beatles: Ritchie Starkey is hired as the drummer for 'Al Caldwell and his Raving Texans' after being spotted on the '6.5 Special' talent show. Band members adopt western-sounding stage names, and Starkey becomes Ringo Starr. United Kingdom (on the map) |
1960 | |
4 October | Beatles: The Beatles are moved to the Kaiserkeller after complaints about the noise at the Indra Club. They play here, alongside Rory Storm and the Hurricanes, for the next 58 days. Germany, Hamburg (on the map) |
21 November | George Harrison: Harrison is deported from Hamburg for being under 18 and lacking a work permit. The Beatles continue without him. Germany, Hamburg (on the map) |
30 November | Beatles: The Beatles were deported to England because of a fire in a movie theater where the band spent the night. Germany, Hamburg (on the map) |
10 December | Beatles: Lennon returns from Hamburg. Germany, Hamburg (on the map) |
20 May | Beatles: Sutcliffe plays bass, and Tommy Moore plays drums. The Silver Beetles adopt aliases for the duration of the tour; Lennon becomes Long John, McCartney becomes Paul Ramon, Sutcliffe becomes Stuart de Staël, and Harri United Kingdom (on the map) |
5 May | Beatles: The Quarrymen change their name to the Silver Beetles. United Kingdom (on the map) |
13 June | Beatles: Tommy Moore leaves the Silver Beetles. United Kingdom (on the map) |
17 August | Beatles: The Silver Beetles change their name to the Beatles. United Kingdom (on the map) |
1961 | |
17 October | Beatles: he Beatles' first fan club performance, at the David Lewis Club. United Kingdom, Liverpool (on the map) |
28 October | Brian Epstein: A customer called Raymond Jones enquires about the Beatles' 'My Bonnie' single at Epstein's NEMS store, despite the record only being released in Germany. Epstein promises to find it. United Kingdom, Liverpool (on the map) |
30 October | Brian Epstein: Two more girls enquire about the My Bony record. United Kingdom, Liverpool (on the map) |
9 October | John Lennon: Lennon's 21st birthday. He and McCartney celebrate by buying bowler hats and hitchhiking to Paris. France, Paris (on the map) |
8 November | Brian Epstein: Epstein books a ticket to see the Beatles at the Cavern Club, citing an 'important visit'. United Kingdom (on the map) |
9 November | Brian Epstein: Epstein and his assistant Alistair Taylor watch the Beatles perform a lunchtime show at the Cavern Club. United Kingdom, Liverpool (on the map) |
1 December | Brian Epstein: The Beatles and Epstein travel to London to meet Colin Borland and Beecher Stevens from Decca Records in the hope of negotiating a recording contract. United Kingdom, London (on the map) |
10 December | Brian Epstein: The Beatles and Epstein meet again, this time at the Casbah Coffee Club. United Kingdom, Liverpool (on the map) |
13 December | Beatles: Dick Rowe, head of A&R at Decca, sends Mike Smith to watch the Beatles at the Cavern Club. Smith recommends that Decca set up an audition for the group. United Kingdom, London (on the map) |
18 December | Brian Epstein: Ron White writes to Epstein to inform him that EMI have rejected the Beatles. United Kingdom, London (on the map) |
3 December | Brian Epstein: Brian Epstein invited the Beatles to his NEMS office to discuss his future contract. United Kingdom, Liverpool (on the map) |
31 December | Beatles: The Beatles travel to London for an audition with Decca the next day. United Kingdom, London (on the map) |
4 December | Brian Epstein: Deutsche Grammophone representatives meet Epstein to discuss the possibility of releasing 'My Bonnie' in the UK. United Kingdom, Liverpool (on the map) |
6 December | Brian Epstein: The Beatles meet Epstein at his shop again. United Kingdom, Liverpool (on the map) |
15 March | Beatles: Stuart Sutcliffe leaves the Beatles. He returns to Germany, and becomes engaged to Astrid Kirchherr. Germany (on the map) |
1 July | Beatles: The Beatles sign a 1-year contract with Kaempfert. Germany (on the map) |
27 July | Beatles: The Beatles are supported at the Cavern Club by Priscilla White, who would later become Cilla Black. United Kingdom (on the map) |
3 July | Beatles: The Beatles return to Liverpool. United Kingdom, Liverpool (on the map) |
6 July | Beatles: The first edition of Mersey Beat is published, and includes an essay by Lennon about the Beatles. United Kingdom, Liverpool (on the map) |
31 August | Brian Epstein: Brian Epstein is making a statement in the Mersey Beat newspaper about the new NEMS record shop he worked at. |
1962 | |
24 January | Brian Epstein: The Beatles sign a contract to make Epstein their manager. United Kingdom, Liverpool (on the map) |
26 January | Beatles: Polydor France releases 'Mister Twist, Tony Sheridan's 'My Bonnie' single as an EP, which includes 'Cry for a Shadow', the first Beatles original recording ever released. France (on the map) |
5 January | Beatles: My Bonnie/The Saints released in UK. United Kingdom (on the map) |
6 October | Beatles: The Beatles sign copies of their new single at Dawson's Music Shop —the first of many such public appearances. United Kingdom, Widnes (on the map) |
9 October | Beatles: The Beatles visit the offices of the Record Mirror in Shaftesbury Avenue. United Kingdom, London (on the map) |
15 November | Beatles: The Beatles return to England. United Kingdom (on the map) |
16 November | Beatles: The Beatles visit the offices of Disc, a music paper. United Kingdom (on the map) |
7 November | Beatles: The Beatles for the first time on British TV, the song 'Love Me Do' in the show 'People and Places'. |
17 December | Brian Epstein: Epstein takes producer Martin to watch one of the Beatles' regular shows at the Cavern Club. United Kingdom, Liverpool (on the map) |
1 February | Brian Epstein: The Beatles' management contract (signed on 24 January) officially begins. United Kingdom (on the map) |
20 February | Brian Epstein: Epstein writes to Bert Kaempfert, asking him to release the Beatles from the Polydor contract they entered when they recorded with Tony Sheridan. United Kingdom (on the map) |
6 February | Brian Epstein: Epstein meets Dick Rowe and Beecher Stevens of Decca, who inform him that the Beatles were rejected in favour of Brian Poole & the Tremeloes. United Kingdom (on the map) |
8 May | Brian Epstein: Epstein visits the HMV store in Oxford Street, where he meets Ted Huntley, who refers him to Ardmore & Beechwood, where he meets Sidney Coleman. Coleman arranges a meeting with EMI producer Martin. United Kingdom (on the map) |
2 June | Beatles: The Beatles return to England at the conclusion of their Hamburg contract. United Kingdom (on the map) |
26 June | Brian Epstein: Epstein officially forms NEMS Enterprises. United Kingdom (on the map) |
6 June | Beatles: The Beatles sign a recording contract with EMI's Parlophone record label, with Martin as their producer predated 04 June. United Kingdom (on the map) |
14 August | Brian Epstein: Epstein asks Starr to join the Beatles permanently. United Kingdom, Liverpool (on the map) |
16 August | Brian Epstein: Epstein fires Best from the band. Johnny Hutchinson of The Big Three fills in for him. |
18 August | Beatles: Ringo Starr joins the Beatles. |
19 August | Brian Epstein: After Starr's appearance at the Cavern Club, Best fans, upset by Best's firing, hold vigils outside his house and at the club shouting 'Pete forever! Ringo never!' Harrison receives a black eye from one of the upset fans and United Kingdom (on the map) |
23 August | Beatles: The issue of the Mersey Beat with the Beatles' headline changes the drummer. |
10 September | Beatles: Lennon and Harrison buy new guitars from Rushworth and Dreaper's. United Kingdom, Liverpool (on the map) |
1963 | |
25 January | Beatles: Vee Jay signed a contract to publish the Beatles' records in the U.S. USA (on the map) |
31 October | Beatles: The beginning of Bitlomania, the return from Sweden. United Kingdom, London (on the map) |
11 November | Beatles: The Beatles escaped the crowds of fans dressed as cops. United Kingdom, Birmingham (on the map) |
14 November | Beatles: The raging fans were poured with water from the hoses to bring to their senses. United Kingdom, Plymouth (on the map) |
18 November | Beatles: The priest ordered the Beatles to sing 'Oh Come All Ye Faithful. Yeh. Yeh'. |
2 November | Beatles: The Daily Telegraph first criticized the Beatles' hysteria. United Kingdom, London (on the map) |
29 December | Beatles: Richard Buckles in the Sunday Times in a review of the music of John and Paul said that they are the greatest composers since Beethoven. United Kingdom, London (on the map) |
22 February | Brian Epstein: Brian Epstein became director of Northern Songs. |
1 March | Beatles: Gerry & The Pacemakers have released the beaten-down song 'How Do You Do It'. |
10 September | Beatles: Donald Zeck of the Daily Mirror was one of the first to be able to interview the Beatles in detail at the dawn of their national recognition. United Kingdom, London (on the map) |
1964 | |
23 March | Beatles: Souvenir of Their Visit to America released. USA (on the map) |
28 March | Beatles: Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum presented the Beatles, the first pop musicians in history. |
5 March | Beatles: Komm, gib mir deine Hand/Sie liebt dich released. Germany (on the map) |
23 May | Beatles: For the first time in the history of the Beatles' cover version of 'Can't Buy Me Love' by another artist, Ella Fitzgerald, entered the British chart. |
28 August | Beatles: The Beatles and Bob Dylan meet at the Delmonico Hotel in New York. Bob Dylan brings them into marijuana. |
1965 | |
12 June | Beatles: The Queen of England names the Beatles Members of the British Empire. |
27 August | Beatles: The Beatles are meeting Elvis Presley at his house in Bel Air. Not knowing the musicians by name, Elvis turns to every Beatle. |
1966 | |
9 November | John Lennon: John Lennon meets Yoko Ono at the Indica Gallery. United Kingdom, London (on the map) |
4 March | John Lennon: John Lennon said in an interview that '.we're more popular than Jesus Christ…'. United Kingdom, London (on the map) |
2 August | George Harrison: George and Pattie went to visit Pattie's mother for a few days. United Kingdom, Devonshire (on the map) |
1967 | |
15 December | Beatles: Beatles single 'Christmas Time is Here Again' released. |
7 December | Beatles: The Beatles are opening an Apple Boutique at 94 Baker Street. United Kingdom, London (on the map) |
19 May | Brian Epstein: Press conference at Brian Epstein's house on the release of the Sgt album. Pepper's. Linda Eastman was the official photographer of the event. United Kingdom, London (on the map) |
2 August | George Harrison: George and Pattie went to Ravi Shankar Music School. USA, Los Angeles (on the map) |
25 August | Beatles: The Beatles and their wives go to Bangor, Wales to attend a seminar by the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. United Kingdom, Bangor (on the map) |
27 August | Beatles: The Beatles are visiting Maharishi Mahesh Yogi to learn about Transcendental Meditation when they learn that their manager, Brian Epstein has died. United Kingdom, Bangor (on the map) |
8 September | Brian Epstein: The Westminster court announced that Brian Epstein's death was an accident. United Kingdom, London (on the map) |
1968 | |
18 October | John Lennon: John and Yoko are under police arrest for possession of cannabis. They face trial in Merillbone, and they are released on bail. |
15 February | Beatles: The Harrisons and Lennons leave London for a retreat with the Maharishi. India, Rishikesh (on the map) |
19 February | Beatles: McCartney, Asher, and the Starrs fly from London to Rishikesh. India, Rishikesh (on the map) |
28 February | Beatles: The closure of the Cavern Club. |
1 March | Ringo Starr: The Starrs leave the Rishikesh retreat much earlier than expected; they miss their children and Ringo is unhappy with the food. |
12 April | Beatles: The Harrisons and Lennons leave the Rishikesh retreat amid a controversy about the behaviour of the Maharishi. |
6 April | Beatles: The Beatles Apple Corps Ltd opened an office. United Kingdom, London (on the map) |
14 May | Beatles: Lennon and McCartney guest on The Tonight Show and announce their new company, Apple (Apple Corps Ltd.), which will help young artists. |
28 July | Beatles: Mad Day Out photo shoot. United Kingdom, London (on the map) |
31 July | Beatles: Grandiose free distribution of goods at the closing of the Apple boutique. |
1969 | |
27 January | John Lennon: John and Yoko meet up with Allen Klein, future manager of the 3-beatle. |
30 January | Beatles: Billy Preston signed a contract with Apple Records. |
25 November | John Lennon: Lennon returns his Member of the British Empire medal as an anti-war protest. |
16 December | John Lennon: Lennon returns to Toronto to announce the opening of the World Music and Peace Conference. Eleven cities around the world were covered with huge posters that said, 'The war is over! Canada, Toronto (on the map) |
22 December | John Lennon: John and Yoko are meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. Canada (on the map) |
29 December | John Lennon: John and Yoko go to Denmark to visit the daughter of Yoko Kyoko, who lives with Tony Cox and his new wife Melinda. Denmark, Aalborg (on the map) |
31 March | George Harrison: George Harrison and his wife Pattie Boyd have been fined £250 each for possession of marijuana. |
22 August | Beatles: The Beatles' final photo shoot at Tittenhurst Park, John Lennon's estate. United Kingdom, Tittenhurst Park (on the map) |
20 September | Beatles: In a meeting to sign a new recording contract negotiated by Allen Klein, Lennon tells McCartney and Starr (Harrison was not present) that he is leaving the Beatles. United Kingdom (on the map) |
1970 | |
11 January | Beatles: McCartney announces that he has left the Beatles. United Kingdom, London (on the map) |
20 January | John Lennon: John and Yoko cut each other's hair. Denmark (on the map) |
26 January | John Lennon: The beginning of John Lennon's collaboration with Phil Spector, who is making a brilliant recording of Instant Karma. United Kingdom, London (on the map) |
31 December | Beatles: McCartney files suit to dissolve the Beatles partnership. United Kingdom, London (on the map) |
5 March | John Lennon: Lennons are being treated for drug addiction at the London Clinical Hospital. |
10 April | Paul McCartney: Paul McCartney convenes a press conference and informs that he leaves the group because of 'personal, business and creative disagreements'. |
2 April | John Lennon: A hearing was held at the London Magistracy on the defense of John Lennon's exhibition of erotic lithographs. United Kingdom, London (on the map) |
29 April | George Harrison: George Harrison in an interview suggested that the Beatles could come together to work at any time by announcing the release of their solo album in one go. |
9 April | Beatles: Paul McCartney said he would never record with John Lennon and temporarily leaves the Beatles, explaining this by personal tensions with Lennon. |
1972 | |
22 December | John Lennon: Another trial on the issue of custody of Kyoko. The father receives custody. Tony Cox, with whom the girl continues to live. Yoko is allowed to meet her daughter periodically, but Tony refuses to let her daughter go with the Lennons and soon disappears ag. |
4 February | John Lennon: Senator Storm Thurmond sends a secret message to the Attorney General John Mitchell proposing deportation from John Lennon's country. |
16 March | John Lennon: John Lennon began a struggle with immigration authorities for U.S. citizenship after receiving a demand to leave the country for cannabis possession in 1968. |
2 April | John Lennon: John Lennon and Yoko Ono gave a press conference on the occasion of their disagreement with the U.S. immigration authorities' intention to deport a couple to Britain. USA, New York City (on the map) |
1973 | |
2 March | John Lennon: Judge Ira Fieldsteel issues an order requiring John to leave the United States voluntarily within sixty days or to be deported. Yoko is granted resident status. A month later, John's lawyers appeal. |
1 April | John Lennon: Having broken up with Allen Klein, John and Yoko hire Harold Sider, formerly Klein's right hand. |
1974 | |
13 December | George Harrison: George Harrison, his father Harry, Olivia, Ravi Shankar and Billy Preston at President Gerald Ford's dinner. USA, Washington (on the map) |
19 December | Beatles: Signing of the Beatles' partnership termination agreement, which John Lennon signed only on December 29. |
23 May | George Harrison: George Harrison arranged a dinner with the presentation of his studio 'Dark Horse'. |
1975 | |
31 January | John Lennon: Yoko manages to bring John home. |
4 January | Beatles: Elton John's single 'Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds', a cover of the Beatles song number one in the USA. The guitar part was played by John Lennon himself. |
1976 | |
24 April | Beatles: Paul and Linda McCartney spent the evening in John Lennon's company at his apartment in Dakota building, where they watched Saturday Night Live on TV. The producer's offer to play 3 songs in the studio was not accepted. USA, New York City (on the map) |
1980 | |
16 January | Paul McCartney: Paul McCartney's under arrest for possession of half a pound of marijuana. 10 days of arrest, deportation and cancellation of concerts. Japan, Tokyo (on the map) |
1981 | |
25 April | Paul McCartney: right after the guitarist Danny Lane announced his intention to release solo recordings, the band 'Wings' broke up. |
1984 | |
9 March | George Harrison: Б. A. Schiff opened the planet 4149, which in 1990 was named after Harrison. |
1986 | |
29 March | Beatles: For the first time, the Beatles' recordings were legally available in Russia on cassettes and vinyl. |
1991 | |
15 January | John Lennon: Sean Lennon released his version of his father's 'Give Peace A Chance' on the day of the end of the UN's invasion of Iraq by Kuwait. |
1994 | |
15 September | Beatles: Former police officer Bob Molinho discovered the remains of the original The Quarrymen records and put the tape on sale at the Sotheby's auction. EMI bought it for 78,500 pounds. Because of the poor sound quality of the recordings were not released. |
1999 | |
30 December | George Harrison: George Harrison attacked in his home and seriously hurt. United Kingdom, Henley-on-Thames (on the map) |
2001 | |
22 January | Paul McCartney: Paul McCartney became the first billionaire musician. |
2002 | |
24 May | Paul McCartney: Paul McCartney opened his first graphics exhibition 'The Art Of Paul McCartney'. United Kingdom, Liverpool (on the map) |
2007 | |
15 May | Beatles: The Beatles monument has been erected on Mount Kok Tobe. Kazakhstan, Alma-Ata (on the map) |
2018 | |
4 May | Paul McCartney: Paul McCartney is awarded the Order of the Companions of Honour for his service to music. United Kingdom (on the map) |