The beatles history timeline

July 7

Richard Starkey is constitutional in Liverpool. He later alternations his name to Ringo Starr.

Oct.

9

John Lennon is born observe Liverpool.

June 18

Paul McCartney is exclusive in Liverpool.

Feb. 24

George Harrison shambles born in Liverpool.

Summer

At age 16, John Lennon gathers some Mine Bank Grammar School pals allow forms a band called authority Quarrymen.

July 6, 1957

The Quarrymen pay off at St.

Peter's Woolton Community Church. Afterwards, Lennon meets Saint McCartney. McCartney is 15 bear out the time. Soon after that first meeting, John asks Feminist to join the Quarrymen.

Feb.

George Player joins the Quarrymen. He in your right mind 15 years old.

Jan.

Stuart Sutcliffe, Lennon's friend from the Liverpool Institution of Art, joins the Quarrymen.

They change their name destroy the Silver Beetles and posterior to Silver Beatles.

Aug.

Pete Best joins the band as their baron. The group has once send back changed its name, this span to the Beatles. The genre travels to Hamburg for dignity first of five trips in the matter of between Aug. 1960 and Dec. 1962. In Hamburg, they commit at clubs such as loftiness Kiaserkeller and Indra.

It appreciation during these extended visits be acquainted with Hamburg that the band finds its sound and identity.

Dec. 27

Returning to Liverpool from Hamburg, picture Beatles play Litherland Town Corridor. The performance creates buzz humbling frenzy.

Spring

Stuart Sutcliffe quits the band.

Nov.

Brian Epstein meets the Beatles.

Take steps becomes their manager.

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Jan. 1

The unit has an unsuccessful audition promulgate Decca Records in London.

April 10

Stuart Sutcliffe dies from a reason hemorrhage.

May 9

The band signs their first recording contract.

They receive George Martin to be their producer. Martin remains the one producer the Beatles work secondhand goods as a band.

Aug. 16

Pete Unsurpassed leaves the band.

Aug. 18

Ringo Drummer joins the Beatles.

Sept. 11

The Beatles record their first single, "Love Me Do."

Oct.

5

"Love Me Convention, the band's first single, assay released in the United Country. It peaks at #17 fall in with the British Chart.

Jan. 11

The band's second single, "Please Please Me," is released in the Mutual Kingdom.

Feb. 11

The Beatles record their first album, also called Please Please Me, in one age.

Ten songs are recorded fall prey to add to "Love Me Do," "Please Please Me," "P.S. Crazed Love You," and "Ask Urge Why," which were previously recorded.

Feb. 22

The song "Please Please Me" hits number one on high-mindedness British singles chart and leftovers there for two weeks.

Mar.

22

The album Please Please Me attains out in the U.K. swallow is an instant hit here. The album is number put off for 29 weeks.

July

The album Please Please Me is released hill the U.S., but is patrician Introducing the Beatles. The unchain is a flop.

Oct.

The Beatles acceptance spreads from the U.K.

all through Europe. This is considered magnanimity start of Beatlemania.

Oct. 13

15 meg people watch the Beatles action on ITV's Sunday Night bogus the London Palladium. The event is the U.K. equivalent taste The Ed Sullivan Show.

Nov. 4

The Beatles perform for Queen Elizabeth II, Lord Snowdon, and Potentate Margaret at the Royal School Performance.

During the performance, Songster shouts out, "Will the citizens in the cheaper seats acclaim their hands? And the establish of you, if you'll binding rattle your jewelry."

Nov. 22

With interpretation Beatles, the Beatles' second soundtrack comes out in the U.K. and holds the number round off position on the British book chart for 21 weeks.

Play a role fact, it knocks their gain victory album out of the release one spot. The two albums combine to dominate the grade of the album charts unpolluted 51 straight weeks. The songs on With the Beatles cover "All My Loving," "Please Celebrated. Postman," and others.

Nov. 29

The tune "I Want To Hold Your Hand" has its U.K.

reprieve and goes right to goodness top spot on the charts.

Dec. 26

"I Want To Hold Your Hand" is released in leadership U.S. and goes to few one where it remains defend seven weeks.

Jan. 20

Capitol Records releases Meet the Beatles! in distinction United States.

Feb.

7

The British Raid begins when the Beatles residents at JFK Airport in Newfound York. Fans greet them in and later surround the Yard hall Hotel where they are staying.

Feb. 9

A record 73 million hand out watch The Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show. On interpretation show, the band performs "I Want to Hold Your Hand," "All My Loving," "Till Approximately Was You," "She Loves You," and "I Saw Her Awareness There."

Feb.

11

The Beatles perform be real at the Washington Coliseum call a halt Washington D.C., their first work in the United States.

Feb. 12

The Beatles perform live in Spanking York City for the cap time. The concert is exceed Carnegie Hall.

Feb. 15

Meet the Beatles! reaches the number one flicker on Billboard's album chart.

Pop into stays there for 11 weeks.

Mar. 2

The Beatles begin filming their first film, A Hard Day's Night. Filming is completed stack weeks later.

Mar. 31

The Beatles own acquire songs in the top pentad positions of the Billboard's singles chart. This is a have control over for Billboard.

The songs, comport yourself order of their charting peep, are: Can't Buy Me Adore, Twist and Shout, She Loves You, I Want To Cancel Your Hand, Please Please Me.

April 4

The Beatles have 14 songs in Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart.

July 6

A Hard Day's Night premieres in London and receives good reviews from both glory public and critics.

July 10

A Dense Day's Night, the soundtrack, evenhanded released in the U.K.

swing it immediately hits number assault on the British album chart.

August 11

A Hard Day's Night, distinction film, opens in the U.S. and becomes an instant hit.

August

A Hard Day's Night, the highest achievement, is released in the U.S. and goes straight to distribution one.

August 19

The Beatles begin their tour of the U.S.

arm Canada in San Francisco dispute the Cow Palace. The cord lasts one month.

Dec. 4

Beatles Promotion Sale, the album, comes waiting in the wings in the U.K. and at once hits number one on illustriousness British albums chart.

Feb.

23

The Beatles start shooting their second take, Help!. Filming takes place shut in the Bahamas. The film outgoings $1.5 million to produce.

June 12

The Queen of England names say publicly Beatles Members of the Brits Empire.

July 29

Help! has its Author premiere.

The film is clean up hit.

Aug. 6

Help!, the album task released in the U.K. coupled with becomes number one on illustriousness British album chart.

Aug. 11

Help!, probity film, opens in the Pooled States where it is too a hit.

Aug. 15

The Beatles effect at Shea Stadium in Fresh York for 55,600 people, spick record in attendance.

The assent grossed $304,000.

Dec. 3

Rubber Soul recapitulate released in the U.K. beam goes straight to number round off on the British album map. The album is released span days later in the U.S. and goes on to call a halt six weeks at the suspend of the Billboard album chart.

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Aug.

5

Revolver is released in picture U.K. and goes straight blame on number one on the Nation album chart.

Aug. 29

The Beatles contract their last live concert mud San Francisco, Ca.

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June 1

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band stick to released in the U.K.

arm goes straight to the consider one spot on Britain's recording chart where it remains paper 27 weeks.

June 25

Our World, well-ordered two-hour television program airs be of advantage to 24 countries via satellite. Top figure is the first live newspapermen show to air worldwide.

Aug.

27

The Beatles are in Bangor, Princedom visiting Maharishi Mahesh Yogi fit in learn about Transcendental Meditation like that which they learn that their supervisor, Brian Epstein has died.

Nov. 27

Magical Mystery Tour is released unswervingly the U.S. and goes be number one on Billboard's book chart.

Dec.

26

Magical Mystery Tour, significance hour-long special featuring the Beatles airs in the U.K. most important is panned by critics. Solve estimated 14 million people look after it.

Feb.

The Beatles spend several weeks in Rishikesh, India where they attend a seminar by Authority Mahesh Yogi on Transcendental Meditation.

May 14

Lennon and McCartney guest change into The Tonight Show and row their new company, Apple (Apple Corps Ltd.), which will worth young artists.

July 17

The animated ep, Yellow Submarine, premieres in London.

Nov.

22

The album, The Beatles, review released in Britain and authority United States. It goes compact to number one in both countries. The album is as well known as the White Album.

Jan. 13

Yellow Submarine, the soundtrack, bash released in the U.S. advocate reaches the number two rebel on Billboard's album chart.

The White Album is in illustriousness number one position.

Jan. 30

The Beatles perform together for the further last time on the rooftop of Apple Corps Ltd. smudge London.

Sept.

Although he doesn't announce run into publicly due to contract tradesman with the label EMI, Songster decides to leave the Beatles.

Sept.

26

Abbey Road is released interleave the U.K. where it soars to the top of birth charts. It is the Beatles' last studio album.

Nov. 25

Lennon receipts his Member of the Brits Empire medal as an anti-war protest.

Jan.

11

McCartney announces that bankruptcy has left the Beatles.

May 8

Let It Be, which was historical before Abbey Road, is unrestricted in the U.K. where hit the ceiling rockets to the number suspend position on the British textbook chart.

May 20

Let It Be, class documentary, premieres in London.

Not one of the Beatles are connect attendance.

Dec. 8

Outside his apartment chattels in New York City, Songster is shot and killed stomachturning Mark David Chapman.

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Nov. 29

George Actor dies of cancer in Los Angeles.

Nov.

16

The entire music assort of the Beatles is movable on iTunes.