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29 April 1938Beatles: Klaus Voormann is born.
20 May 1938Beatles: Astrid Kirchherr is born.
15 October 1960Beatles: At the Akustic Studio in Hamburg, McCartney, Lennon and Harrison perform on a demonstration tape for Lu Walters of Rory Storm and the Hurricanes.
Hurricanes' drummer Ringo Starr plays for this session, the first time
4 October 1960Beatles: 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.
21 November 1960George: Harrison is deported from Hamburg for being under 18 and lacking a work permit.
The Beatles continue without him.
30 November 1960Beatles: The Beatles were deported to England because of a fire in a movie theater where the band spent the night.
10 December 1960Beatles: Lennon returns from Hamburg.
16 August 1960Beatles: The Beatles left England, flying to Hamburg.
17 August 1960Beatles: The Beatles play at the Indra Club in Hamburg for the first time.
They play here for the next 48 days.
23 October 1961Beatles: The single 'My Bonnie'/'The Saints' released.
15 March 1961Beatles: Stuart Sutcliffe leaves the Beatles.
He returns to Germany, and becomes engaged to Astrid Kirchherr.
1 April 1961Beatles: A series of 92 performances at the Top Ten Club begins.
They share the bill with Rory Storm.
22 June 1961Beatles: The Beatles, credited as 'The Beat Brothers', provide backing music and vocals for the two tracks of Tony Sheridan's My Bonnie single.
Three other songs, plus two more by the group alone, are also recorded, all produced by Bert Kaempfert.
1 July 1961Beatles: The Beatles sign a 1-year contract with Kaempfert.
1 July 1961Beatles: The Beatles' final performance at the Top Ten Club.
1 November 1962Beatles: The Beatles begin a 2-week run at Star Club.
18 December 1962Beatles: Due to an existing contract, the Beatles travel to Hamburg to play 12 more dates at the Star-Club.
13 April 1962Beatles: The Beatles return to Germany to play 48 dates at Star-Club.
5 March 1964Beatles: Komm, gib mir deine Hand/Sie liebt dich released.