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| 1942 | Birth |  |
| 18th June Liverpool Birth of Paul McCartney, born in Walton General Hospital in Liverpool, England, where his mother, Mary, had previously worked as a nursing sister in the maternity ward |
| 1957 | Beatles, The | |
| 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 |
| 1957 | Quarrymen | |
| 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 | Beatles, The | |
| 1st Feb Paul McCartney introduces George Harris on to the Quarrymen at a basement teen club called the Morgue, George joins the group |
| 1958 | Quarrymen, The | |
| 1st Feb Paul McCartney introduces George Harris on to the Quarrymen at a basement teen club called the Morgue, George joins the group |
| 1959 | Beatles, The | |
| 29th Aug Liverpool Opening night of the Casbah club where the Quarry Men take up residency |
| 1959 | Quarry Men | |
| 15th Nov Liverpool The Quarry Men are renamed Johny & the Moondogs & fail an audition for "star-maker" Carroll Levis at Manchester Hippodrome |
| 1960 | Beatles, The | |
| 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 |
| 1961 | Beatles, The | |
| 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 | Cavern Club | |
| 1st Jan Liverpool The Beatles make their debut at the Cavern Club |
| 1962 | Audition Beatles, The | |
| London The Beatles are turned down by DECCA |
| 1962 | Beatles, The | |
| 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 |
| 1963 | Beatles, The | |
| 22nd Feb The Beatles ' "Please Please Me" tops the UK charts |
| 1963 | Royal Command Performance | |
| 4th Nov The Beatles appear on the Royal Command Performance |
| 1964 | Beatles, The | |
| 11th Feb The Beatles begin their first US tour 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 | Beatles, The | |
| 15th Aug New York The Beatles play in front of almost 60,000 fans at Shea Stadium in New York City |
| 1965 | Film | |
| The Beatles film "A Hard Days Night" |
| 1965 | Honours | |
| 12th June London The Beatles are awarded an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List |
| 1966 | Beatles, The | |
| 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 |
| 1967 | Beatles, The | |
| 30th June London The Beatles release the album "Sargeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" |
| 1968 | Apple Corps Ltd | |
| 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 |
| 27th Aug Beatles' 'Hey Jude' and Mary Hopkin's 'Those Were the Days' released, launching Apple Records |
| 1968 | Beatles, The | |
| 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 |
| 1968 | Film | |
| 17th July London Beatle's animated film "Yellow Submarine" premieres in London |
| 1969 | Beatles, The | |
| Aug Abbey Road The Beatles release the album "Abbey Road" |
| 1970 | Composition | |
| London Releases album, 1st solo album |
| 1970 | Dissolution | |
| 31st Dec Paul McCartney files a suit to dissolve the Beatles |
| 1971 | Composition | |
| London Releases first solo single |
| 1975 | Beatles, The | |
| 2nd Jan The Beatles ' final dissolution takes place |
| 1977 | Composition | |
| Wings' 1977 single "Mull of Kintyre" becomes the first single to sell more than two million copies in the UK |
| 1989 | Composition | |
| 5th June Paul McCartney releases "Flowers in the Dirt" |
| 17th July Paul McCartney releases "This One" |
| 1992 | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame | |
| 19th Jan John Lennon is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at the ninth annual induction dinner, Paul McCartney is his presenter, and Yoko Ono accepts the award on behalf of her late husband |
| 1994 | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame | |
| 19th Jan John Lennon is inducted into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame by Paul McCartney |
| 1997 | Knighthood | |
| Paul McCartney is knighted |
| 1998 | Beatles, The | |
| 7th June London Mcartney, Harris on & Starr perform together for the 1st time in 30 yrs |
