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| Beatles: Was born the Beatles producer, Sir George Martin. | |
| George: George's sister, Louise Harrison, was born. | |
| Brian Epstein: Brian Epstein is born. | |
| John: The wedding of Julia Stanley and Alfred Lennon. | |
| John: Was born the first wife of John, Cynthia Powell. | |
| John: John Lennon was born, 6:00 and 30 minutes. | |
| Beatles: Stuart Sutcliffe was born. | |
| George: George's brother, Peter Harrison, was born. | |
| Ringo: Richard Starkie was born. | |
| Paul: Paul McCartney was born. | |
| George: George Harrison was born. | |
| Paul: Paul's brother, Peter Michael McCartney, was born. | |
| George: George's 1st wife, Pattie Boyd, was born. | |
| Beatles: Jane Asher is born. | |
| Ringo: Maureen Cox (later Starkey) is born. | |
| Brian Epstein: Brian Epstein got a job at the Isaac Epstein and Sons family shop. | |
| Brian Epstein: Brian Epstein was drafted into the army. | |
| Paul: Paul's mother died of breast cancer, Mary McCartney. | |
| Beatles: World Beatles Day. Cavern Club opens on Matthew Street. | |
| 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. | |
| Beatles: Lennon forms a skiffle group called the Black Jacks with Pete Shotton. The band is later renamed the Quarrymen. | |
| Beatles: The Quarrymen gave two big concerts in the back of an open truck on Rosbury Street, at the 750th anniversary of the Liverpool Charter. | |
| Beatles: The Quarrymen audition for Carroll Levis's TV Star Search at the Empire Theatre, but do not qualify. | |
| Beatles: McCartney is invited to join the Quarrymen. | |
| Beatles: The Quarrymen perform at The Cavern Club for the first time. | |
| John: Lennon's mother, Julia Lennon, is run over and killed by a speeding car. | |
| Beatles: The Quarrymen pay 17 pounds and 6 pence to record two songs at a local recording studio, namely 'That'll Be the Day' by Buddy Holly and 'In Spite of All the Danger' by Harrison and McCartney. | |
| Beatles: Ken Brown leaves the Quarrymen. | |
| 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 | |
| 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. | |
| Beatles: The Quarrymen play at the opening night of the Casbah Club, owned by Best's mother, Mona. The band consists of Lennon, McCartney, Harrison, and Ken Brown, with no drummer. | |
| Beatles: Returning to Liverpool from Hamburg, the Beatles play Litherland Town Hall. The performance creates buzz and frenzy. | |
| Beatles: The Beatles give a New Year's Eve performance at the Casbah Club. | |
| Beatles: The Silver Beetles audition for Larry Parnes to support Billy Fury on his next tour. They are unsuccessful, but are offered the chance to support Johnny Gentle on a tour of Scotland. | |
| Beatles: The Silver Beetles play the Lathom Hall. | |
| 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 | |
| Beatles: Johnny Gentle's tour, with the Silver Beetles as his backing band, begins at the Town Hall. | |
| Beatles: The Silver Beetles play at the Jacaranda coffee bar. | |
| Beatles: The Quarrymen change their name to the Silver Beetles. | |
| Beatles: Tommy Moore leaves the Silver Beetles. | |
| Beatles: The Silver Beales play the Jacaranda again. | |
| Beatles: The Silver Beetles play the Institute. | |
| Beatles: The Silver Beetles play at the Grosvenor Ballroom, Liscard with Gerry & the Pacemakers. | |
| Beatles: The Silver Beetles change their name to the Beatles. | |
| Beatles: The Beatles perform at the Town Hall in Litherland. They play various local venues over the next 3 months. | |
| Beatles: The Beatles' play a St John Ambulance benefit concert at Albany. | |
| Beatles: he Beatles' first fan club performance, at the David Lewis Club. | |
| 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. | |
| Brian Epstein: Two more girls enquire about the My Bony record. | |
| Brian Epstein: Epstein books a ticket to see the Beatles at the Cavern Club, citing an 'important visit'. | |
| Brian Epstein: Epstein and his assistant Alistair Taylor watch the Beatles perform a lunchtime show at the Cavern Club. | |
| 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. | |
| Brian Epstein: The Beatles and Epstein meet again, this time at the Casbah Coffee Club. | |
| 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. | |
| Brian Epstein: Ron White writes to Epstein to inform him that EMI have rejected the Beatles. | |
| Beatles: The Beatles, wrongly billed as the 'Beetles', play at the 'Big Beat Ball' at the Tower Ballroom. | |
| Brian Epstein: Brian Epstein invited the Beatles to his NEMS office to discuss his future contract. | |
| Beatles: The Beatles travel to London for an audition with Decca the next day. | |
| Brian Epstein: Deutsche Grammophone representatives meet Epstein to discuss the possibility of releasing 'My Bonnie' in the UK. | |
| Brian Epstein: The Beatles meet Epstein at his shop again. | |
| Brian Epstein: Epstein contacts Ron White of EMI in the hope of getting the Beatles a record contract. | |
| Beatles: The Beatles' first lunchtime performance at the Cavern Club. | |
| Beatles: The 'Beatles Farewell Show' takes place at the Aintree Institute. The show goes on all night, concluding at 8 am, and features performances from other Liverpool bands such as Gerry & the Pacemakers and Rory Storm and the Hurricanes. | |
| Beatles: The Beatles first performed at the Cavern Club. From 1961 to 1962 the band performed on this stage 292 times. | |
| Beatles: The Beatles played for the first time at the Cavern Club. | |
| Beatles: The Beatles' first performance back in England, at St John's Hall, Tuebrook. | |
| Beatles: The Beatles make another appearance at the Cavern Club, to play both the lunchtime and evening slots. The band plays many local gigs—predominately at the Cavern—in the following months. | |
| Beatles: The Beatles make the front page of Mersey Beat with a story about their contract with Kaempfert. | |
| Beatles: The Beatles are supported at the Cavern Club by Priscilla White, who would later become Cilla Black. | |
| Beatles: The Beatles return to Liverpool. | |
| Beatles: The first edition of Mersey Beat is published, and includes an essay by Lennon about the Beatles. | |
| Beatles: The Beatles record 15 songs for an audition at Decca's studio in West Hampstead. | |
| Brian Epstein: The Beatles sign a contract to make Epstein their manager. | |
| Beatles: The Beatles come out top of the first Mersey Beat poll to find the most popular group, in an issue devoted mainly to them. | |
| Beatles: My Bonnie/The Saints released in UK. | |
| Beatles: Love Me Do appears in the listings of favourite songs in Record Retailer. | |
| Beatles: The Beatles are a support act for Little Richard at the Tower Ballroom. | |
| Beatles: The Beatles make their television debut on Granada's People and Places. | |
| Beatles: The Beatles are interviewed for the Cleaver and Clatterbridge Hospital radio station. | |
| Beatles: Here We Go is broadcast at 5pm. | |
| Beatles: The Beatles make their first appearance at the Liverpool Empire Theatre, again supporting Little Richard. | |
| Beatles: The Beatles sign copies of their new single at Dawson's Music Shop —the first of many such public appearances. | |
| Beatles: The Beatles make a recording for Radio Luxembourg's The Friday Spectacular at EMI House. | |
| Beatles: The Beatles visit the offices of the Record Mirror in Shaftesbury Avenue. | |
| Beatles: The Beatles return to England. | |
| Beatles: The Beatles record a piece for The Friday Spectacular on Radio Luxembourg. | |
| Beatles: The Beatles visit the offices of Disc, a music paper. | |
| Beatles: The Beatles make another recording for People and Places. | |
| Beatles: The Beatles appear in another episode of Granada's People and Places. | |
| Beatles: The Beatles' appearance on People and Places is broadcast. | |
| Brian Epstein: Epstein takes producer Martin to watch one of the Beatles' regular shows at the Cavern Club. | |
| Beatles: Beatles record a performance on BBC Light's 'The Talent Spot' channel. | |
| Beatles: The Beatles appear live on Associated-Rediffusion's Tuesday Rendezvous from the Wembley television studios. | |
| Brian Epstein: The Beatles' management contract (signed on 24 January) officially begins. | |
| Brian Epstein: Epstein books the Beatles to play at the Thistle Café in West Kirby, Cheshire. | |
| Beatles: The first professional concert outside of Liverpool at The Oasis Club. The event started with 'Hippy Hippy Shake'. | |
| 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. | |
| Beatles: For two performances (noon at The Cavern; evening at the Kingsway Club in Southport) Starr fills in as the Beatles' drummer while Best is ill. | |
| 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. | |
| Beatles: The Beatles record their appearance on the BBC Light Programme's Teenager's Turn (Here We Go). | |
| Beatles: The Beatles, with Pete Best for the drums, performed 'Dream Baby' on the BBC for the first time on TV. | |
| 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. | |
| Beatles: The Beatles return to England at the conclusion of their Hamburg contract. | |
| Brian Epstein: Epstein officially forms NEMS Enterprises. | |
| Beatles: A concert at the Tower Dance Hall. | |
| Beatles: The Beatles go to Abbey Road Studios for the first time, to make a recording test for Parlophone. They record 'Bésame mucho', 'Love Me Do', 'P.S. I Love You' and 'Ask Me Why'. Martin informs Epstein that for future recordings he will use a session drummer. | |
| Beatles: The Beatles sign a recording contract with EMI's Parlophone record label, with Martin as their producer predated 04 June. | |
| Beatles: The first concert in Cavern after working in Hamburg, 'Welcome home.'. | |
| Beatles: The Beatles play at the Cavern Club again—their first performance there since they last departed for Germany. | |
| Beatles: The Beatles support Joe Brown and the Bruvvers at Cambridge Hall, Southport. The concert is promoted by Epstein. | |
| Brian Epstein: Epstein asks Starr to join the Beatles permanently. | |
| Beatles: Best performs his last show with the Beatles, at the Cavern Club. | |
| Beatles: The Beatles play at the Riverpark Ballroom. | |
| Beatles: The Beatles play a gig at the Port Sunlight Horticultural Society's annual show in Birkenhead. | |
| 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 | |
| Beatles: On this day The Beatles gave their 51st lunchtime performance at Liverpool’s Cavern Club. This was the 11th occasion on which they performed both lunchtime and evening shows at the venue. | |
| John: Lennon marries Cynthia Powell. | |
| Beatles: Lennon and Harrison buy new guitars from Rushworth and Dreaper's. | |
| Beatles: 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. | |
| Beatles: The Beatles' first recording session at Abbey Road Studios, this time Ringo Starr is auditioned by Martin. They record 'Love Me Do' and a demo of 'How Do You Do It?'. | |
| Beatles: The Beatles went on a tour of Scotland to present their first album 'Love Me Do'. | |
| Beatles: The band's second single, 'Please Please Me,' is released in the United Kingdom. | |
| Beatles: 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. | |
| Beatles: The beginning of Bitlomania, the return from Sweden. | |
| Beatles: A performance at the Prince of Wales Theatre. | |
| Beatles: The Beatles escaped the crowds of fans dressed as cops. | |
| Beatles: The raging fans were poured with water from the hoses to bring to their senses. | |
| Beatles: The Daily Telegraph first criticized the Beatles' hysteria. | |
| Beatles: the album With The Beatles came out, stereo version | |
| Beatles: 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. | |
| 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. | |
| Beatles: A concert at the Gaumont Hall with Helen Shapiro. | |
| Beatles: The Beatles play at the BBC Light Programme concert 'Swinging Sounds 63' at the Royal Albert Hall. | |
| John: John's son was born to Cynthia, Julian Lennon. | |
| Beatles: With a concert at Grenada Theatre, the Beatles started touring as the show's main performers. | |
| 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. | |
| Beatles: Around the Beatles is aired. | |
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| Beatles: the album A Hard Day's Night came out, stereo version | |
| Beatles: Film premiere. | |
| Ringo: Ringo and Maureen's wedding. | |
| Beatles: The premiere, after which the movie immediately becomes a hit. | |
| Ringo: Ringo's son was born from Maureen, Zak Starkie. | |
| George: Harrison marries Pattie Boyd at Esher Registry Office, with McCartney and Epstein as best men. | |
| John: John Lennon meets Yoko Ono at the Indica Gallery. | |
| John: John Lennon said in an interview that '.we're more popular than Jesus Christ…'. | |
| Beatles: The Beatles' last performance at Wembley Stadium. | |
| George: George and Pattie went to visit Pattie's mother for a few days. | |
| Beatles: The Beatles are opening an Apple Boutique at 94 Baker Street. | |
| 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. | |
| Ringo: Ringo's son was born by Maureen, Jason Starkie. | |
| Beatles: The Beatles and their wives go to Bangor, Wales to attend a seminar by the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. | |
| Beatles: The Beatles are visiting Maharishi Mahesh Yogi to learn about Transcendental Meditation when they learn that their manager, Brian Epstein has died. | |
| Brian Epstein: The Westminster court announced that Brian Epstein's death was an accident. | |
| Paul: Heather Mills is born, 2-nd wife of Paul. | |
| Beatles: Lady Madonna starts recording at Abbey Road Studios. | |
| Beatles: The Beatles Apple Corps Ltd opened an office. | |
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| Beatles: Mad Day Out photo shoot. | |
| Beatles: 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. | |
| Paul: McCartney marries Linda Eastman. | |
| Beatles: The Beatles' final photo shoot at Tittenhurst Park, John Lennon's estate. | |
| Paul: Paul's daughter, Mary McCartney, was born. | |
| 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. | |
| Beatles: the album Abbey Road came out, stereo version | |
| Beatles: McCartney announces that he has left the Beatles. | |
| John: The beginning of John Lennon's collaboration with Phil Spector, who is making a brilliant recording of Instant Karma. | |
| Beatles: 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. | |
| Ringo: Lee Starkey is born to Ringo Starr and Maureen Starkey. | |
| Beatles: McCartney files suit to dissolve the Beatles partnership. | |
| John: A hearing was held at the London Magistracy on the defense of John Lennon's exhibition of erotic lithographs. | |
| Beatles: documentary, premieres. None of the Beatles are in attendance. | |
| Paul: Paul and Linda's daughter, Stella Nina McCartney, was born. | |
| Paul: Give Ireland Back To The Irish came out | |
| George: George and Pattie Boyd divorce. | |
| Ringo: Was born the wife of Ringo's son, Jason Starkey, Flora Evans Starkey. | |
| Paul: Paul's father, James McCartney, died of pneumonia. | |
| John: John's father, Alfred Lennon, died of stomach cancer. | |
| Paul: Paul and Linda's son, James Louis McCartney, was born. | |
| George: George's son, Dhani Harrison, was born. | |
| George: Harrison marries Olivia Trinidad Arias. | |
| Ringo: Ringo's father, Richard Starkie, died. | |
| Beatles: the album The Early Tapes of The Beatles came out | |
| Beatles: A 2-hour documentary on the history of the Beatles. Numerous interviews with people close to the Beatles, early shootings of the band's concerts, and shootings showing the band's work on albums. | |
| Ringo: Ringo's mother died, Elsie Starkie. | |
| John: The John Lennon Memorial Concert organized by Yoko Ono, attracted less than a third of the expected 45,000 fans. | |
| John: Aunt of John died, Mimi Smith. | |
| Paul: Paul McCartney is knighted. | |
| Paul: Paul's daughter, Mary McCartney and Alistair Donald's wedding. | |
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| George: George Harrison attacked in his home and seriously hurt. | |
| Paul: Paul McCartney opened his first graphics exhibition 'The Art Of Paul McCartney'. | |
| Paul: Paul's father, James McCartney, was born. | |
| Paul: Paul and Heather's daughter, Beatrice Millie, was born. | |
| John: John's aunt Mimi Smith was born. | |
| Paul: Stella McCartney Paul's daughter and Alice Willis. | |
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| Paul: 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. | |
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| Paul: Paul's mother, Mary McCartney, was born. | |
| Paul: Paul's daughter, Mary McCartney and Simon Abud's 2nd wedding. | |
| Paul: Paul and Nancy's wedding. | |
| Paul: Paul McCartney proposes to fiancée, Nancy Shevell. | |
| John: John's father, Alfred Lennon, was born. | |
| Ringo: Ringo's father, Richard Henry Parkin Starkin, was born. | |
| Beatles: the album On Air — Live at the BBC Volume 2 came out, CD version | |
| Ringo: Was born Ringo's stepfather, Harry Graves. | |
| John: John's mother, Julia Stanley, was born. | |
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| Beatles: documentary film about The Beatles' during their touring years from 1962 to 1966, from their performances at the Cavern Club in Liverpool to their final concert in San Francisco in 1966. | |
| Beatles: George Martin dies. | |
| Beatles: released in cinemas (and streaming on sept. 17). | |
| Beatles: vinyl edition. | |
| Beatles: the album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 50th anniversary editions came out, CD version | |
| Beatles: the album The Beatles (The White Album) 50th anniversary editions came out | |
| Ringo: Ringo Starr is knighted. | |
| Paul: Paul McCartney is awarded the Order of the Companions of Honour for his service to music. | |