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3 January 1926Beatles: Was born the Beatles producer, Sir George Martin.
5 April 1946Beatles: Jane Asher is born.
1 December 1961Brian 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.
13 December 1961Beatles: 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.
18 December 1961Brian Epstein: Ron White writes to Epstein to inform him that EMI have rejected the Beatles.
31 December 1961Beatles: The Beatles travel to London for an audition with Decca the next day.
1 January 1962Beatles: The Beatles record 15 songs for an audition at Decca's studio in West Hampstead.
26 October 1962Beatles: Here We Go is broadcast at 5pm.
9 October 1962Beatles: The Beatles visit the offices of the Record Mirror in Shaftesbury Avenue.
4 December 1962Beatles: The Beatles appear live on Associated-Rediffusion's Tuesday Rendezvous from the Wembley television studios.
7 March 1962Beatles: The Beatles record their appearance on the BBC Light Programme's Teenager's Turn (Here We Go).
8 March 1962Beatles: The Beatles, with Pete Best for the drums, performed 'Dream Baby' on the BBC for the first time on TV.
29 June 1962Beatles: A concert at the Tower Dance Hall.
11 September 1962Beatles: The Beatles record first single, Love Me Do.
Session drummer Andy White plays drums while Starr plays percussion accompaniments.
This is the only occasion on which a session drummer is used on Beatles recordings.
13 October 1963Beatles: 15 million people watch the Beatles perform on ITV's Sunday Night at the London Palladium.
The show is the U.K.
equivalent of The Ed Sullivan Show.
31 October 1963Beatles: The beginning of Bitlomania, the return from Sweden.
4 October 1963Beatles: A performance at the Prince of Wales Theatre.
2 November 1963Beatles: The Daily Telegraph first criticized the Beatles' hysteria.
4 November 1963Beatles: The Beatles perform for Queen Elizabeth II, Lord Snowdon, and Princess Margaret at the Royal Command Performance.
During the performance, Lennon shouts out, 'Will the people in the cheaper seats clap their hands? And the rest of you, if you'll just rattle your jewelry.
29 December 1963Beatles: 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.
18 April 1963Beatles: The Beatles play at the BBC Light Programme concert 'Swinging Sounds 63' at the Royal Albert Hall.
10 September 1963Beatles: 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.
19 April 1964Beatles: Around the Beatles is aired.
6 July 1964Beatles: Film premiere.
11 February 1965Ringo: Ringo and Maureen's wedding.
29 July 1965Beatles: The premiere, after which the movie immediately becomes a hit.
13 September 1965Ringo: Ringo's son was born from Maureen, Zak Starkie.
9 November 1966John: John Lennon meets Yoko Ono at the Indica Gallery.
4 March 1966John: John Lennon said in an interview that '.we're more popular than Jesus Christ…'.
1 May 1966Beatles: The Beatles' last performance at Wembley Stadium.
7 December 1967Beatles: The Beatles are opening an Apple Boutique at 94 Baker Street.
19 May 1967Brian 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.
19 August 1967Ringo: Ringo's son was born by Maureen, Jason Starkie.
8 September 1967Brian Epstein: The Westminster court announced that Brian Epstein's death was an accident.
3 February 1968Beatles: Lady Madonna starts recording at Abbey Road Studios.
6 April 1968Beatles: The Beatles Apple Corps Ltd opened an office.
17 July 1968Beatles:
28 July 1968Beatles: Mad Day Out photo shoot.
30 January 1969Beatles: The Beatles give their final public performance on the rooftop of the Apple offices on Savile Row.
They play nine songs in forty two minutes, including repeats of three songs.
12 March 1969Paul: McCartney marries Linda Eastman.
28 August 1969Paul: Paul's daughter, Mary McCartney, was born.
11 January 1970Beatles: McCartney announces that he has left the Beatles.
26 January 1970John: The beginning of John Lennon's collaboration with Phil Spector, who is making a brilliant recording of Instant Karma.
4 January 1970Beatles: Beatles without John Lennon's participation re-recorded vocals and guitar parts in McCartnev's 'Let It Be' at Studio Two.
This session was the last one in a truncated lineup when the Beatles came together.
11 November 1970Ringo: Lee Starkey is born to Ringo Starr and Maureen Starkey.
31 December 1970Beatles: McCartney files suit to dissolve the Beatles partnership.
2 April 1970John: A hearing was held at the London Magistracy on the defense of John Lennon's exhibition of erotic lithographs.
20 May 1970Beatles: documentary, premieres.
None of the Beatles are in attendance.
13 September 1971Paul: Paul and Linda's daughter, Stella Nina McCartney, was born.
30 June 1974Ringo: Was born the wife of Ringo's son, Jason Starkey, Flora Evans Starkey.
12 September 1977Paul: Paul and Linda's son, James Louis McCartney, was born.
11 March 1997Paul: Paul McCartney is knighted.
26 September 1998Paul: Paul's daughter, Mary McCartney and Alistair Donald's wedding.
28 October 2003Paul: Paul and Heather's daughter, Beatrice Millie, was born.
18 February 2008Paul: The divorce proceedings between Paul and Heather Mills McCartney conclude in court 34 of the Royal Courts of Justice, on The Strand, in the City of Westminster.
12 June 2010Paul: Paul's daughter, Mary McCartney and Simon Abud's 2nd wedding.
9 October 2011Paul: Paul and Nancy's wedding.
11 November 2013Beatles: the album On Air — Live at the BBC Volume 2 came out, CD version