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| 1956 | Harrison, George |  |
| Liverpool Paul McCartney introduces George Harris on to the Quarrymen |
| 1956 | Lennon, John Winston | |
| Julia, John Lennon's mother, buys him his first guitar through a mail order ad, his incessant playing prompts John's Aunt Mimi to say, "The guitar's all very well as a hobby, John, but you'll never make a living out of it." |
| 1957 | Lennon, John Winston | |
| 6th July John Lennon meets Paul McCartney at the Woolton Paris h Church in Liverpool during a performance by John's group the Quarrymen, impressed by Paul's ability to tune a guitar and by his knowledge of song lyrics, John asks him to join the group |
| 1957 | McCartney, Paul | |
| 6th July Liverpool John Lennon meets Paul McCartney at the Woolton Paris h Church in Liverpool during a performance by John's group the Quarrymen, impressed by Paul's ability to tune a guitar and by his knowledge of song lyrics, John asks him to join the group |
| 1958 | Harrison, George | |
| 1st Feb Paul McCartney introduces George Harris on to the Quarrymen at a basement teen club called the Morgue, George joins the group |
| 1958 | Lennon, John Winston | |
| 1st Feb Paul McCartney introduces George Harris on to the Quarrymen at a basement teen club called the Morgue, George joins the group |
| 1958 | McCartney, Paul | |
| 1st Feb Paul McCartney introduces George Harris on to the Quarrymen at a basement teen club called the Morgue, George joins the group |
| 1959 | Best, Pete | |
| Liverpool Founder Member of The Beatles |
| 1959 | Harrison, George | |
| Liverpool The Quarrymen become the Beatles |
| 29th Aug Liverpool Opening night of the Casbah club where the Quarry Men take up residency |
| 1959 | Lennon, John Winston | |
| Liverpool Founder Member of The Beatles |
| 29th Aug Liverpool Opening night of the Casbah club where the Quarry Men take up residency |
| 1959 | McCartney, Paul | |
| 29th Aug Liverpool Opening night of the Casbah club where the Quarry Men take up residency |
| 1959 | Sutcliffe, Stuart | |
| Liverpool Founder Member of The Beatles |
| 1960 | Best, Pete | |
| 1st Aug Hamburg The Beatles make their debut in Hamburg, West Germany, with Stu Sutcliffe on bass and Pete Best on drums |
| 1960 | Harrison, George | |
| 2nd June The Silver Beatles are renamed The Beatles for their 1st professional engagement at Neston Institute |
| 16th Aug Hamburg The Beatles open at the Indra night-club |
| 18th Aug Hamburg The Beatles make their debut at the Indra Club |
| 21st Nov Hamburg Harris on is deported from Hamburg for being under age |
| 1960 | Lennon, John Winston | |
| 2nd June The Silver Beatles are renamed The Beatles for their 1st professional engagement at Neston Institute |
| 1st Aug Hamburg The Beatles make their debut in Hamburg, West Germany, with Stu Sutcliffe on bass and Pete Best on drums |
| 16th Aug Hamburg The Beatles open at the Indra night-club |
| 18th Aug Hamburg The Beatles make their debut at the Indra Club |
| 1960 | McCartney, Paul | |
| April Hamburg Sutcliffe stays with Astrid Kirchherr when it was time to go home, so McCartney takes over bass |
| 2nd June The Silver Beatles are renamed The Beatles for their 1st professional engagement at Neston Institute |
| 1st Aug Hamburg The Beatles make their debut in Hamburg, West Germany, with Stu Sutcliffe on bass and Pete Best on drums |
| 16th Aug Hamburg The Beatles open at the Indra night-club |
| 18th Aug Hamburg The Beatles make their debut at the Indra Club |
| 1960 | Sutcliffe, Stuart | |
| Liverpool Stuart Sutcliffe suggests the name 'the Beetles' as a form of tribute to Buddy Holly and the Crickets |
| April Hamburg Sutcliffe stays with Astrid Kirchherr when it was time to go home, so McCartney takes over bass |
| 1st Aug Hamburg The Beatles make their debut in Hamburg, West Germany, with Stu Sutcliffe on bass and Pete Best on drums |
| 1960 | Williams, Allan | |
| Hamburg Books The Beatles into Bruno Koschmider's Indra club in Hamburg, Germany |
| May Liverpool Allan Williams starts to manage the Beatles after they had played in his Jacaranda club |
| 1961 | Aspinall, Neil | |
| 31st Dec The Beatles are driven to London by their road manager, Neil Aspinall, and audition the next day for Decca Records, who reject them |
| 1961 | Epstein, Brian | |
| 20th July Hamburg Brian Epstein orders 144 copies of "Cry For A Shadow", written by George Harris on |
| 28th Oct Liverpool Brian Epstein learns of the existence of The Beatles |
| 1st Nov Liverpool Local record store manager Brian Epstein is introduced to the Beatles , he signs a contract to manage them |
| 9th Nov Liverpool Brian Epstein sees the Beatles at the Cavern for the 1st time |
| 3rd Dec Liverpool Brian Epstein invites The Beatles to his shop & offers to manage them |
| 1961 | Harrison, George | |
| 20th July Liverpool Brian Epstein orders 144 copies of "Cry For A Shadow", written by George Harris on |
| 3rd Dec Liverpool Brian Epstein invites The Beatles to his shop & offers to manage them |
| 1961 | Lennon, John Winston | |
| June A single "My Bonnie" by Tony Sheridan & backing by The Beatles is released in Germany |
| 1st Nov Liverpool Local record store manager Brian Epstein is introduced to the Beatles , he signs a contract to manage them |
| 1961 | McCartney, Paul | |
| 1st Jan Liverpool The Beatles make their debut at the Cavern Club |
| June A single "My Bonnie" by Tony Sheridan & backing by The Beatles is released in Germany |
| 1st Nov Liverpool Local record store manager Brian Epstein is introduced to the Beatles , he signs a contract to manage them |
| 3rd Dec Liverpool Brian Epstein invites The Beatles to his shop & offers to manage them |
| 1961 | Sheridan, Tony | |
| June A single "My Bonnie" by Tony Sheridan & backing by The Beatles is released in Germany |
| 1962 | Best, Pete | |
| 1st June The Beatles audition for George Martin at Parlophone/EMI Records, he agrees to sign the group, but insists that Pete Best be replaced, within months, Richard "Ringo" Starkey joins the group |
| 6th June The Beatles meet George Martin for 1st time, they record "Besame Mucho" |
| 1962 | Harrison, George | |
| Jan London The Beatles fail an audition at Decca |
| 9th May The Beatles finally sign a record contract with Parlophone Records after having been turned down by many labels |
| 6th June The Beatles meet George Martin for 1st time, they record "Besame Mucho" |
| 5th Oct "Love Me Do" is released featuring Lennon on harmonica and McCartney singing solo on the chorus line |
| 1962 | Lennon, John Winston | |
| London The Beatles are turned down by DECCA |
| Jan London The Beatles fail an audition at Decca |
| 9th May The Beatles finally sign a record contract with Parlophone Records after having been turned down by many labels |
| 1st June The Beatles audition for George Martin at Parlophone/EMI Records, he agrees to sign the group, but insists that Pete Best be replaced, within months, Richard "Ringo" Starkey joins the group |
| 6th June The Beatles meet George Martin for 1st time, they record "Besame Mucho" |
| 6th June London The Beatles record their first sessions at EMI Studios in London, with George Martin as producer |
| 11th Sep Abbey Road The Beatles ' 1st recording session leads to their 1st single "Love Me Do" |
| 5th Oct "Love Me Do" is released featuring Lennon on harmonica and McCartney singing solo on the chorus line |
| 1962 | Martin, George | |
| 1st June The Beatles audition for George Martin at Parlophone/EMI Records, he agrees to sign the group, but insists that Pete Best be replaced, within months, Richard "Ringo" Starkey joins the group |
| 6th June George Martin decides to sign-up the Beatles |
| 6th June The Beatles meet George Martin for 1st time, they record "Besame Mucho" |
| 6th June London The Beatles record their first sessions at EMI Studios in London, with George Martin as producer |
| 1962 | McCartney, Paul | |
| London The Beatles are turned down by DECCA |
| Jan London The Beatles fail an audition at Decca |
| 9th May The Beatles finally sign a record contract with Parlophone Records after having been turned down by many labels |
| 1st June The Beatles audition for George Martin at Parlophone/EMI Records, he agrees to sign the group, but insists that Pete Best be replaced, within months, Richard "Ringo" Starkey joins the group |
| 6th June The Beatles meet George Martin for 1st time, they record "Besame Mucho" |
| 6th June London The Beatles record their first sessions at EMI Studios in London, with George Martin as producer |
| 11th Sep Abbey Road The Beatles ' 1st recording session leads to their 1st single "Love Me Do" |
| 5th Oct "Love Me Do" is released featuring Lennon on harmonica and McCartney singing solo on the chorus line |
| 1962 | Starr, Ringo | |
| 1st June The Beatles audition for George Martin at Parlophone/EMI Records, he agrees to sign the group, but insists that Pete Best be replaced, within months, Richard "Ringo" Starkey joins the group |
| 19th Aug Ringo Srarr makes his debut for the Beatles at the Cavern |
| 1962 | Sutcliffe, Stuart | |
| 10th April Hamburg Stuart Sutcliffe dies of a brain hemorrhage |
| 1963 | Lennon, John Winston | |
| 22nd Feb The Beatles ' "Please Please Me" tops the UK charts |
| 1963 | McCartney, Paul | |
| 22nd Feb The Beatles ' "Please Please Me" tops the UK charts |
| 1964 | Davis, Ivor | |
| Daily Express journalist who ghost writes George Harris on's column on the Beatles ' tour of America |
| 1964 | Lennon, John Winston | |
| 11th Feb The Beatles begin their first USAtour at the Coliseum in Washington, D.C |
| 26th June The Beatles release "A Hard Day's Night" album |
| 6th July London The world premiere of The Beatles ' 'A Hard Day's Night' takes place in London |
| 1964 | McCartney, Paul | |
| 11th Feb The Beatles begin their first USAtour at the Coliseum in Washington, D.C |
| 26th June The Beatles release "A Hard Day's Night" album |
| 6th July London The world premiere of The Beatles ' 'A Hard Day's Night' takes place in London |
| 1965 | Harrison, George | |
| The Beatles film "A Hard Days Night" |
| 1965 | Lennon, John Winston | |
| The Beatles film "A Hard Days Night" |
| 1st April John Lennon composes "Help!" the title song for the Beatles ' second film. He later confides that the lyrics are a cry for help and a clue to the confusion and despondency he feels |
| 12th June London The Beatles are awarded England's prestigious MBE (Members of the Order of the British Empire). John comments, "I thought you had to drive tanks and win wars to get the MBE" |
| 15th Aug New York The Beatles play in front of almost 60,000 fans at Shea Stadium in New York City |
| 1965 | McCartney, Paul | |
| The Beatles film "A Hard Days Night" |
| 15th Aug New York The Beatles play in front of almost 60,000 fans at Shea Stadium in New York City |
| 1965 | Starr, Ringo | |
| The Beatles film "A Hard Days Night" |
| 1966 | Harrison, George | |
| 20th April The Beatles start recording George Harris on's, "Taxman" |
| 29th Aug Candlestick Park The Beatles perform their final concert |
| 1966 | Lennon, John Winston | |
| 1st Mar London London's 'Evening Standard' publishes an interview with John Lennon in which he states that the Beatles are "more popular than Jesus now", the comment provokes several protests, including the burning of Beatles records. |
| 31st July London John Lennon's comments on the state of Chris tianity - made in March, but only lately picked up in the USAspark protests and record burnings on the eve of the Beatles ' 1966 American tour |
| 29th Aug San Francisco After their concert at San Francis co's Candlestick Park, the Beatles declare this to be their final concert tour |
| Sep John Lennon makes his first appearance away from the Beatles in the role of Private Gripweed in Richard Lester's film 'How I Won the War', he writes "Strawberry Fields Forever" during the filming |
| 9th Nov London Yoko Ono and John Lennon meet at a preview of her art show, Exhibition #2, at Indica Gallery in London |
| 1966 | McCartney, Paul | |
| 30th July Beatles ' "Yesterday... and Today," album goes #1 and stays #1 for 5 weeks in the US |
| 29th Aug San Francisco After their concert at San Francis co's Candlestick Park, the Beatles declare this to be their final concert tour |
| 1966 | Ono, Yoko |  |
| 9th Nov London Yoko Ono and John Lennon meet at a preview of her art show, Exhibition #2, at Indica Gallery in London |
| 1967 | Harrison, George | |
| 13th Sep George Harris on & John Lennon direct a scene in the, "Magical Mystery Tour" film |
| 1967 | Lennon, John Winston | |
| 30th June London The Beatles release the album "Sargeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" |
| 1st Sep London John Lennon anonymously sponsors Yoko Ono's Half a Wind Show (subtitled Yoko Plus Me) at London's Lisson Gallery |
| 1st Sep London John Lennon writes "I Am the Walrus" while under the influence of LSD |
| 13th Sep George Harris on & John Lennon direct a scene in the, "Magical Mystery Tour" film |
| 1967 | McCartney, Paul | |
| 30th June London The Beatles release the album "Sargeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" |
| 1967 | Ono, Yoko | |
| 1st Sep London John Lennon anonymously sponsors Yoko Ono's Half a Wind Show (subtitled Yoko Plus Me) at London's Lisson Gallery |
| 1967 | Starr, Ringo | |
| 3rd Nov The "Blue Jay Way" sequence for the "Magical Mystery Tour" is filmed at Ringo's place in Weybridge |
| 1968 | Harrison, George | |
| The Beatles release George Harris on's "Something" as a single |
| 15th Mar "The Lady Madonna" is released as a single with "The Inner Light" as the "B" side, the 1st Harris on composition to be released on a Beatles ' single |
| 1968 | Lennon, John Winston | |
| May John Lennon and Yoko Ono exhibit their first official joint venture at the Arts Lab in London. Soon after, they plant acorns outside Coventry Cathedral as a conceptual "living arts sculpture" |
| 1st May London Apple Corps, Ltd. begins operating in London. It is the Beatles ' attempt to take control of their own creative and economic destiny |
| July John Lennon moves out of his house in Weybridge, he and Yoko Ono move into Ringo Starr's apartment in Montague Square |
| 17th July London Beatle's animated film "Yellow Submarine" premieres in London |
| 1968 | McCartney, Paul | |
| 1st May London Apple Corps, Ltd. begins operating in London. It is the Beatles ' attempt to take control of their own creative and economic destiny |
| 17th July London Beatle's animated film "Yellow Submarine" premieres in London |
| 1969 | Lennon, John Winston | |
| Aug Abbey Road The Beatles release the album "Abbey Road" |
| 1969 | McCartney, Paul | |
| Aug Abbey Road The Beatles release the album "Abbey Road" |
| 1970 | Harrison, George | |
| 31st Dec Paul McCartney files a suit to dissolve the Beatles |
| 1970 | Lennon, John Winston | |
| 31st Dec Paul McCartney files a suit to dissolve the Beatles |
| 1970 | McCartney, Paul | |
| 31st Dec Paul McCartney files a suit to dissolve the Beatles |
| 1970 | Starr, Ringo | |
| 31st Dec Paul McCartney files a suit to dissolve the Beatles |
| 1975 | Harrison, George | |
| 2nd Jan The Beatles ' final dissolution takes place |
| 1975 | Lennon, John Winston | |
| 2nd Jan The Beatles ' final dissolution takes place |
| 1975 | McCartney, Paul | |
| 2nd Jan The Beatles ' final dissolution takes place |
| 1975 | Starr, Ringo | |
| 2nd Jan The Beatles ' final dissolution takes place |
| 1998 | McCartney, Paul | |
| 7th June London Mcartney, Harris on & Starr perform together for the 1st time in 30 yrs |
