The Beatles timeline
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The Beatles were a rock group from Liverpool, England. This timeline chronicles their activities.
| Contents Pre-1940 · 1940s · 1950s · 1960 · 1961 · 1962 · 1963 · 1964 · 1965 · 1966 · 1967 · 1968 · 1969 · 1970s · 1980s · 1990s · 2000s · 2010s · 2020s Album and single releases · References · Sources |
Codes
| T | Event type |
|---|---|
| B | Changes to band line-up/name/business affairs |
| L | Life events (including births, deaths, weddings and divorces.) |
| PA | Performance: audition |
| PC | Performance: concert |
| PR | Performance: radio broadcast |
| PT | Performance: TV broadcast |
| RA | Record release: album |
| RE | Record release: EP |
| RF | Film or video release |
| RG | Video game release |
| RS | Record release: single |
| RB | Book release |
| S | Recording music for record release |
| SR | Recording music for radio broadcast |
| V | Recording video (film, TV, video) |
| O | Other events |
| Event location | L |
|---|---|
| Canada | CAN |
| Germany / West Germany | GER |
| United Kingdom | UK |
| United States | US |
| Other | O |
Pre-1940
| Date | T | Event | L | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | Jan | 03 | L | George Martin is born in Highbury, London. | UK |
| 1933 | Feb | 18 | L | Yoko Ono is born in Tokyo, Japan. | O |
| 1934 | Sep | 19 | L | Brian Epstein is born in Liverpool. | UK |
| 1935 | May | 27 | L | Mal Evans is born in Liverpool. | UK |
| 1938 | Apr | 29 | L | Klaus Voormann is born in Berlin. | GER |
| 1938 | May | 20 | L | Astrid Kirchherr is born in Hamburg. | GER |
| 1939 | Sep | 10 | L | Cynthia Powell (later Lennon) is born in Blackpool. | UK |
1940s
| Date | T | Event | L | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | Jun | 23 | L | Stuart Sutcliffe is born in Edinburgh, Scotland. | UK |
| 1940 | Jul | 07 | L | Richard Starkey, later known as Ringo Starr, is born at 9 Madryn Street, Dingle, Liverpool. | UK |
| 1940 | Oct | 09 | L | John Lennon is born in the Oxford Street Maternity Hospital, Liverpool. | UK |
| 1941 | Sep | 24 | L | Linda Eastman (later McCartney) is born in New York City. | US |
| 1941 | Oct | 13 | L | Neil Aspinall is born in Prestatyn, Wales. | UK |
| 1941 | Nov | 24 | L | Pete Best is born in Madras, India. | O |
| 1942 | Jun | 18 | L | Paul McCartney is born in the Walton Hospital, Liverpool. | UK |
| 1943 | Feb | 25 | L | George Harrison is born at 12 Arnold Grove, Wavertree, Liverpool. | UK |
| 1944 | Mar | 17 | L | Pattie Boyd (later Harrison) is born in Taunton, Somerset. | UK |
| 1946 | Apr | 05 | L | Jane Asher is born in north-west London. | UK |
| 1946 | Aug | 04 | L | Maureen Cox (later Starkey) is born in Liverpool. | UK |
| 1947 | Aug | 27 | L | Barbara Bach (later Starkey) is born in New York City. | US |
| 1948 | May | 18 | L | Olivia Trinidad Arias (later Harrison) is born in Los Angeles, California. | US |
1950s
| Date | T | Event | L | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Oct | 31 | L | McCartney's mother, Mary, dies of breast cancer. | UK |
| 1956 | Nov | B | Lennon forms a skiffle group called the Black Jacks with Pete Shotton. The band is later renamed the Quarrymen. | UK | |
| 1957 | Jun | 09 | PA | The Quarrymen audition for Carroll Levis's TV Star Search at the Empire Theatre, Liverpool, but do not qualify. | UK |
| 1957 | Jul | 06 | PC | The Quarrymen play at the St Peter's Church garden fête in Liverpool. McCartney and Lennon meet for the first time after being introduced to each other by Ivan Vaughan. | UK |
| 1957 | Jul | 20 | B | McCartney is invited to join the Quarrymen. | UK |
| 1957 | Aug | 07 | PC | The Quarrymen perform at The Cavern Club for the first time. | UK |
| 1957 | Oct | 18 | PC | McCartney's first performance with the Quarrymen at the New Clubmoor Hall, Liverpool. | UK |
| 1958 | Feb | 06 | B | Harrison meets the Quarrymen, and is invited to join despite being younger than the others. | UK |
| 1958 | Jul | 09 | S | The Quarrymen pay 17 pounds and 6 pence to record two songs at a local recording studio in Liverpool, namely "That'll Be the Day" by Buddy Holly and "In Spite of All the Danger" by Harrison and McCartney. | UK |
| 1958 | Jul | 07 | L | Starr celebrates 18th birthday. | UK |
| 1958 | Jul | 15 | L | Lennon's mother, Julia Lennon, is run over and killed by a car driven by an off-duty policeman. | UK |
| 1958 | Oct | 09 | L | Lennon celebrates 18th birthday. | UK |
| 1959 | Mar | 25 | B | Richard "Richie" Starkey is hired as the drummer for "Al Caldwell and his Raving Texans" after being spotted on the Six-Five Special talent TV show. Band members adopt western-sounding stage names, and Starkey becomes Ringo Starr. The band will shortly change its name to Rory Storm and the Hurricanes. | UK |
| 1959 | Aug | 29 | PC | 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. | UK |
| 1959 | Oct | 10 | B | Ken Brown leaves the Quarrymen. | UK |
| 1959 | Nov | 15 | PA | 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 150 acts. | UK |
1960
| Date | T | Event | L | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Jan | 21 | B | Stuart Sutcliffe buys a bass guitar in order to join the Quarrymen. | UK |
| 1960 | Apr | 23 | PC | Lennon and McCartney play McCartney's cousin's pub, The Fox and Hounds, in Caversham, Reading as The Nerk Twins. | UK |
| 1960 | May | 05 | B | The Quarrymen change their name to the Silver Beetles. | UK |
| 1960 | May | 10 | PC | 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. | UK |
| 1960 | May | 14 | PC | The Silver Beetles play the Lathom Hall in Liverpool. | UK |
| 1960 | May | 20 | PC | Johnny Gentle's tour, with the Silver Beetles as his backing band, begins at the town hall in Alloa, Scotland. | UK |
| 1960 | May | 20 | B | The Silver Beetles adopt aliases for the duration of the tour; Long John, Paul Ramon, Carl Harrison and Stuart de Staël. Stuart Sutcliffe plays bass and Tommy Moore plays drums. | UK |
| 1960 | May | 21 | PC | The tour continues at the Rescue Hall in Aberdeen. | UK |
| 1960 | May | 21 | PC | The tour continues to the Northern Meeting Ballroom in Inverness. | UK |
| 1960 | May | 23 | PC | The next date is the Dalrymple Hall in Fraserburgh, Aberdeen. | UK |
| 1960 | May | 25 | PC | The tour continues to St Thomas's Hall, Banffshire. | UK |
| 1960 | May | 26 | PC | The next tour date is the town hall in Forres. | UK |
| 1960 | May | 27 | PC | The tour continues at the Regal Ballroom, Nairn. | UK |
| 1960 | May | 30 | PC | The Silver Beetles play at the Jacaranda coffee bar. | UK |
| 1960 | Jun | 02 | PC | The Silver Beetles play the Institute, Neston, Wirral. | UK |
| 1960 | Jun | 06 | PC | The Silver Beetles play at the Grosvenor Ballroom, Liscard, Wirral with Gerry & the Pacemakers. | UK |
| 1960 | Jun | 11 | PC | The Silver Beetles play at the Grosvenor Ballroom, Liscard, Wirral with Gerry & the Pacemakers every Saturday until July 30th. | UK |
| 1960 | Jun | 13 | B | Tommy Moore leaves the Silver Beetles. | UK |
| 1960 | Jun | 13 | PC | The Silver Beetles play the Jacaranda again. | UK |
| 1960 | Jun | 18 | L | McCartney celebrates 18th birthday. | UK |
| 1960 | Jun | B | Drummer Norman Chapman is recruited but soon leaves the group, being called up for national service. | UK | |
| 1960 | Jul | 02 | PC | The Silver Beetles continue their engagement at the Grosvenor Ballroom. Johnny Gentle joins them for a surprise performance of their Scottish tour repertoire. | UK |
| 1960 | Jul | 30 | PC | The Silver Beetles play at the Grosvenor Ballroom, Liscard, Wirral with Gerry & the Pacemakers for the last time. Further shows at the venue are cancelled due to complaints by locals about noise pollution. | UK |
| 1960 | Aug | 12 | B | Best is hired as drummer for the Silver Beetles. | UK |
| 1960 | Aug | 17 | B | The Silver Beetles change their name to the Beatles. | UK |
| 1960 | Aug | 17 | PC | The Beatles play at the Indra Club in Hamburg for the first time. They play here for the next 48 days. | GER |
| 1960 | Oct | 04 | PC | The Beatles are moved to the Kaiserkeller after complaints about the noise at the Indra Club. They play here, alongside Rory Storm and the Hurricanes, for the next 58 days. | GER |
| 1960 | Oct | 15 | S | At the Akustic Studio in Hamburg, McCartney, Lennon and Harrison perform on a demonstration tape for Lu Walters of Rory Storm and the Hurricanes. Hurricanes' drummer Starr plays for this session, the first time the final line-up of the Beatles record together. "Summertime" is taped and possibly "Fever" and "September Song". None of the recordings are known to have survived. | GER |
| 1960 | Nov | 21 | O | Harrison is deported from Hamburg for being under 18 and lacking a work permit. The Beatles continue without him. | GER |
| 1960 | Dec | 01 | O | McCartney and Best are deported from Hamburg after being accused of arson. | GER |
| 1960 | Dec | 10 | O | Lennon returns from Hamburg. | GER |
| 1960 | Dec | 27 | PC | The Beatles play at Litherland Town Hall, Liverpool with Chas Newby temporarily replacing Stuart Sutcliffe. | UK |
| 1960 | Dec | 31 | PC | The Beatles give a New Year's Eve performance at the Casbah Club. | UK |
1961
| Date | T | Event | L | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Jan | 05 | PC | The Beatles perform at the Town Hall in Litherland, Liverpool. They play various local venues over the next three months. | UK |
| 1961 | Feb | 09 | PC | The Beatles' first lunchtime performance at the Cavern Club. | UK |
| 1961 | Feb | 25 | L | Harrison celebrates 18th birthday. | UK |
| 1961 | Mar | 11 | PC | The "Beatles Farewell Show" takes place at the Aintree Institute, Liverpool. The show goes on all night, concluding at 8am, and features performances from other Liverpool bands such as Gerry & the Pacemakers and Rory Storm and the Hurricanes. | UK |
| 1961 | Apr | 01 | PC | Another series of shows in Hamburg begins, with the Beatles playing at the Top Ten Club. The band plays every night until 1 July, making a total of 92 appearances at the club. For a portion of this stay in Hamburg, they share the bill with Rory Storm and the Hurricanes. | GER |
| 1961 | Jun | 22 | S | The Beatles, credited as "The Beat Brothers", provide backing music and vocals for the two tracks of Tony Sheridan's My Bonnie single. Three other songs, plus two more by the group alone, are also recorded, all produced by Bert Kaempfert. | GER |
| 1961 | Jul | 01 | O | The Beatles 1-year contract with Kaempfert, signed a few days earlier, starts on this day. | GER |
| 1961 | Jul | 01 | PC | The Beatles' final performance at the Top Ten Club. | GER |
| 1961 | Jul | 01 | B | Stuart Sutcliffe leaves the Beatles. He remains in West Germany and gets engaged to Astrid Kirchherr. | GER |
| 1961 | Jul | 03 | O | The Beatles return to Liverpool. | UK |
| 1961 | Jul | 06 | O | The first edition of Mersey Beat is published, and includes an essay by Lennon about the Beatles. | UK |
| 1961 | Jul | 07 | L | Starr celebrates 21st birthday. | UK |
| 1961 | Jul | 13 | PC | The Beatles' first performance back in England, at St John's Hall, Tuebrook, Liverpool. | UK |
| 1961 | Jul | 14 | PC | 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. | UK |
| 1961 | Jul | 20 | O | The Beatles make the front page of Mersey Beat with a story about their contract with Kaempfert. | UK |
| 1961 | Jul | 26 | PC | The Beatles are supported at the Cavern Club by Priscilla White, who would later become Cilla Black. | UK |
| 1961 | Aug | 31 | O | Local DJ Bob Wooler writes an article on the Beatles for Mersey Beat. | UK |
| 1961 | Oct | 09 | L | Lennon celebrates 21st birthday. He and McCartney celebrate by buying bowler hats and hitchhiking to Paris. | UK |
| 1961 | Oct | 15 | PC | The Beatles play a St John Ambulance benefit concert at The Albany, Maghull. | UK |
| 1961 | Oct | 17 | PC | The Beatles' first fan club performance, at the David Lewis Club in Liverpool. | UK |
| 1961 | Oct | 23 | RS | The single "My Bonnie" / "The Saints" released in West Germany. | GER |
| 1961 | Oct | 28 | O | A customer called Raymond Jones enquires about the Beatles' "My Bonnie" single at Epstein's NEMS store, despite the record only being released in West Germany. Epstein promises to find it. Alistair Taylor (Epstein's assistant) later erroneously declared that he used Jones' name to order copies of the record himself. | UK |
| 1961 | Oct | 30 | O | Two more girls enquire about the record which prompts Epstein to order 200 copies of the disc. | UK |
| 1961 | Nov | 08 | O | Epstein books a ticket to see the Beatles at the Cavern Club, citing an "important visit". | UK |
| 1961 | Nov | 09 | PC | Epstein and his assistant Alistair Taylor watch the Beatles perform a lunchtime show at the Cavern Club. | UK |
| 1961 | Dec | 01 | O | 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. | UK |
| 1961 | Dec | 03 | O | The Beatles and Bob Wooler meet Epstein at his NEMS store. | UK |
| 1961 | Dec | 04 | O | Deutsche Grammophone representatives meet Epstein in Liverpool to discuss the possibility of releasing "My Bonnie" in the UK. | UK |
| 1961 | Dec | 06 | O | The Beatles meet Epstein at his shop again. | UK |
| 1961 | Dec | 08 | O | Epstein contacts Ron White of EMI in the hope of getting the Beatles a record contract. | UK |
| 1961 | Dec | 09 | O | The Beatles, described as Liverpool’s No.1 Rock Outfit Direct from Their German Tour, play The Palais Ballroom, Aldershot, in an advertised Liverpool v London Battle of the Bands, but Ivor Jay & The Jaywalkers do not turn up to the audience of 18. | UK |
| 1961 | Dec | 10 | O | The Beatles and Epstein meet again, this time at the Casbah Coffee Club. | UK |
| 1961 | Dec | 13 | PC | 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. | UK |
| 1961 | Dec | 18 | O | Ron White writes to Epstein to inform him that EMI have rejected the Beatles. | UK |
| 1961 | Dec | 26 | PC | The Beatles, wrongly billed as the "Beetles", play at the "Big Beat Ball" at the Tower Ballroom in New Brighton, Merseyside. | UK¸ |
| 1961 | Dec | 27 | O | The Beatles organise a Christmas concert at the Cavern Club that features for the first time Starr replacing a sick Pete Best. | UK |
| 1961 | Dec | 31 | O | The Beatles travel to London for an audition with Decca the next day. | UK |
1962
| Date | T | Event | L | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Jan | 01 | PA | The Beatles record 15 songs for an audition at Decca's studio in West Hampstead. | UK |
| 1962 | Jan | 04 | O | The Beatles come out top of the first Mersey Beat poll to find the most popular group, in an issue devoted mainly to them. | UK |
| 1962 | Jan | 05 | RS | "My Bonnie" / "The Saints" released in UK credited to Tony Sheridan and the Beatles, the first time the group's name appear on a record. | UK |
| 1962 | Jan | 24 | O | The Beatles sign a contract to make Epstein their manager. | UK |
| 1962 | Jan | 26 | RE | Polydor France releases "Mister Twist[fr]", Tony Sheridan's "My Bonnie" single as an EP, which includes "Cry for a Shadow", the first Beatles original recording ever released. | O |
| 1962 | Feb | 01 | O | The Beatles' management contract (signed on 24 January) officially begins. | UK |
| 1962 | Feb | 01 | PC | Epstein books the Beatles to play at the Thistle Café in West Kirby, Cheshire. | UK |
| 1962 | Feb | 05 | B | 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. | UK |
| 1962 | Feb | 06 | O | Epstein meets Dick Rowe and Beecher Stevens of Decca, who inform him that the Beatles were rejected in favour of Brian Poole & the Tremeloes. | UK |
| 1962 | Feb | 20 | O | Epstein writes to Bert Kaempfert, asking him to release the Beatles from the Polydor contract they entered when they recorded with Tony Sheridan. | UK |
| 1962 | Mar | 07 | SR | The Beatles record their appearance on the BBC Light Programme's Teenager's Turn (Here We Go). | UK |
| 1962 | Mar | 08 | PR | The Teenager's Turn (Here We Go) episode the Beatles recorded the previous day is broadcast, the band's radio debut. | UK |
| 1962 | Apr | 10 | L | Stuart Sutcliffe dies of a brain haemorrhage at the age of 21. | GER |
| 1962 | Apr | 13 | PC | The Beatles return to West Germany to play 48 dates at Hamburg's Star-Club. | GER |
| 1962 | Apr | 23 | RS | The "My Bonnie" single is released in the US credited to Tony Sheridan and the Beat Brothers. | US |
| 1962 | May | 08 | O | Epstein visits the HMV store in Oxford Street, where he meets Ted Huntley, who refers him to Ardmore & Beechwood. General manager Sidney Coleman arranges a meeting with EMI producer Martin. | UK |
| 1962 | May | 09 | O | Epstein meets Martin at Abbey Road Studios, and immediately sends a telegram to the Beatles in Hamburg confirming that they have been accepted. | UK |
| 1962 | May | 24 | S | The Beatles, with Roy Young on piano, record "Sweet Georgia Brown" and "Swanee River" still as back up band for Tony Sheridan, not present that day. This is again produced by Bert Kaempfert in order to end their contractual obligations with Polydor Records. The former is released in October on a German EP and the latter recording is lost. | GER |
| 1962 | Jun | 02 | O | The Beatles return to England at the conclusion of their Hamburg contract. | UK |
| 1962 | Jun | 06 | O | The Beatles sign a recording contract with EMI's Parlophone record label, with Martin as their producer. predated 04 June. | UK |
| 1962 | Jun | 06 | S | 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 in place of Best. | UK |
| 1962 | Jun | 09 | PC | The Beatles play at the Cavern Club again—their first performance there since they last departed for West Germany. | UK |
| 1962 | Jun | 26 | O | Epstein officially forms NEMS Enterprises. | UK |
| 1962 | Jun | RA | Tony Sheridan's album "My Bonnie" is released in West Germany which includes the Beatles' recordings of the title song and "The Saints". Credited to their name in small print, it is the first time their name appear on an LP record. | GER | |
| 1962 | Jul | 26 | PC | The Beatles support Joe Brown and the Bruvvers at Cambridge Hall, Southport. The concert is promoted by Epstein. | UK |
| 1962 | Aug | 14 | B | Epstein asks Starr to join the band permanently. | UK |
| 1962 | Aug | 15 | PC | Best performs his last show with the Beatles, at the Cavern Club. | UK |
| 1962 | Aug | 16 | B | Lennon, McCartney and Harrison instruct Epstein to inform Best he is no longer in the band. Johnny Hutchinson of The Big Three fills in for him. | UK |
| 1962 | Aug | 16 | PC | The Beatles play at the Riverpark Ballroom in Chester. | UK |
| 1962 | Aug | 18 | B | Starr officially joins the Beatles. | UK |
| 1962 | Aug | 18 | PC | The Beatles play a gig at the Port Sunlight Horticultural Society's annual show in Birkenhead. | UK |
| 1962 | Aug | 19 | O | After Starr's appearance at the Cavern Club, Best fans, upset by his termination, hold vigils outside his house and at the club shouting "Pete forever! Ringo never!"[full citation needed] Harrison receives a black eye from one of the upset fans and Epstein temporarily hires a bodyguard to ensure his safety. | UK |
| 1962 | Aug | 22 | V | Granada Television films the Beatles performing at the Cavern Club. | UK |
| 1962 | Aug | 23 | L | Lennon marries Cynthia Powell at the Mount Pleasant Register office in Liverpool. | UK |
| 1962 | Sep | 04 | S | The Beatles' second 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?". This recording of "Love Me Do" is published as the A-side for the original UK single release. | UK |
| 1962 | Sep | 10 | O | Lennon and Harrison buy new guitars from Rushworth and Dreaper's in Liverpool. | UK |
| 1962 | Sep | 11 | B | Andy White plays drums while Starr plays percussion accompaniments on third EMI recording session. This is the only occasion on which a session drummer is used on Beatles recordings. | UK |
| 1962 | Sep | 11 | S | The Beatles record "P.S. I Love You" and "Love Me Do". This recording of the latter will be included on the album. "Please Please Me" is also performed, in a slower tempo, but not recorded; Martin suggests it be reworked. | UK |
| 1962 | Oct | 01 | O | The Beatles sign a new contract with Epstein. | UK |
| 1962 | Oct | 05 | RS | "Love Me Do" / "P.S. I Love You" released, and played on Radio Luxembourg. | UK |
| 1962 | Oct | 06 | O | The Beatles sign copies of their new single at Dawson's Music Shop in Widnes, Cheshire—the first of many such public appearances. | UK |
| 1962 | Oct | 08 | SR | The Beatles make a recording for Radio Luxembourg's The Friday Spectacular at EMI House. | UK |
| 1962 | Oct | 09 | O | The Beatles visit the offices of the Record Mirror in Shaftesbury Avenue, London. | UK |
| 1962 | Oct | 11 | O | "Love Me Do" appears in the listings of favourite songs in Record Retailer. | UK |
| 1962 | Oct | 12 | PC | The Beatles are a support act for Little Richard at the Tower Ballroom in New Brighton. | UK |
| 1962 | Oct | 17 | PT | The Beatles make their television debut on Granada's People and Places. | UK |
| 1962 | Oct | 25 | PR | The Beatles are interviewed for the Cleaver and Clatterbridge Hospital radio station. | UK |
| 1962 | Oct | 25 | SR | The Beatles record their next appearance on the BBC's Here We Go radio programme at the Playhouse Theatre, Manchester. | UK |
| 1962 | Oct | 26 | O | "Love Me Do" enters the UK Singles Chart. | UK |
| 1962 | Oct | 26 | PR | Here We Go is broadcast at 5pm. | UK |
| 1962 | Oct | 28 | PC | The Beatles make their first appearance at the Liverpool Empire Theatre, again supporting Little Richard. | UK |
| 1962 | Oct | RE | Polydor Germany releases an EP titled "Ya Ya" credited to Tony Sheridan and the Beat Brothers which includes the song "Sweet Georgia Brown" recorded with the Beatles on their second and last recording session with Bert Kaempfert. | GER | |
| 1962 | Nov | 01 | PC | The Beatles begin a 2-week run at Hamburg's Star-Club. | GER |
| 1962 | Nov | 07 | PR | The Beatles appear in another episode of Granada's People and Places. | UK |
| 1962 | Nov | 15 | O | The Beatles return to England. | UK |
| 1962 | Nov | 16 | O | The Beatles visit the offices of Disc, a music paper. | UK |
| 1962 | Nov | 16 | SR | The Beatles record a piece for The Friday Spectacular on Radio Luxembourg. | UK |
| 1962 | Nov | 17 | V | The Beatles make another recording for People and Places. | UK |
| 1962 | Nov | 26 | S | The Beatles record their second single, "Please Please Me" / "Ask Me Why". | UK |
| 1962 | Nov | 30 | S | The Beatles attend another recording session to finish the "Please Please Me" single. | UK |
| 1962 | Dec | 02 | SR | The Beatles record an appearance on BBC Light Programme's The Talent Spot. | UK |
| 1962 | Dec | 04 | PR | The Talent Spot is broadcast at 5pm. | UK |
| 1962 | Dec | 04 | PR | The Beatles appear live on Associated-Rediffusion's Tuesday Rendezvous from the Wembley television studios. | UK |
| 1962 | Dec | 13 | PR | The Beatles' appearance on People and Places is broadcast. | UK |
| 1962 | Dec | 17 | PC | Epstein takes producer Martin to watch one of the Beatles' regular shows at the Cavern Club. | UK |
| 1962 | Dec | 18 | PC | Due to an existing contract, the Beatles travel to Hamburg to play 12 more dates at the Star-Club. A bootleg recording of one of those evenings is released in 1977 under the title "Live! at the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany; 1962". | GER |
| 1962 | Dec | 31 | L | Heather See is born in Tucson, Arizona, to Linda and Joseph See. In 1969, she will be adopted by Paul McCartney following his marriage to her mother. | US |
1963
| Date | T | Event | L | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Jan | 11 | RS | "Please Please Me" / "Ask Me Why" released in Europe. | UK |
| 1963 | Feb | 07 | RS | "Please Please Me" / "Ask Me Why" released in the U.S.A. by Vee-Jay Records. | US |
| 1963 | Feb | 11 | S | The Beatles record the 10 remaining tracks for their first album Please Please Me. | UK |
| 1963 | Feb | 18 | RS | "Love Me Do" (with Starr on drums) / "P.S. I Love You" released in Canada. Only 170 copies are sold. | CAN |
| 1963 | Mar | 22 | RA | The Please Please Me album released. | UK |
| 1963 | Mar | 31 | PC | Beatles perform at the De Montfort Hall, Leicester. | UK |
| 1963 | Apr | 08 | L | Julian Lennon is born in Liverpool to John and Cynthia Lennon. | UK |
| 1963 | Apr | 11 | RS | "From Me to You" / "Thank You Girl" released. | UK |
| 1963 | Apr | 18 | PR | The Beatles play at the BBC Light Programme concert "Swinging Sounds 63" at the Royal Albert Hall in London. | UK |
| 1963 | Apr | 27 | RS | "Love Me Do" / "P.S. I Love You" released on Tollie records. | US |
| 1963 | May | 27 | RS | "From Me to You" / "Thank You Girl" released by Vee-Jay Records. | US |
| 1963 | Jun | 18 | L | McCartney celebrates 21st birthday. | UK |
| 1963 | Jul | 12 | RE | Twist and Shout released. | UK |
| 1963 | Jul | 12 | RE | Tony Sheridan With The Beatles – My Bonnie released by Polydor. | GER |
| 1963 | Aug | 03 | L | Kyoko Chan Cox is born in Japan to Yoko Ono and Anthony Cox. | O |
| 1963 | Aug | 23 | RS | "She Loves You" / "I'll Get You" released. | UK |
| 1963 | Sep | 06 | RE | The Beatles' Hits released. | UK |
| 1963 | Sep | 16 | RS | "She Loves You" / "I'll Get You" released by Swan Records. | US |
| 1963 | Oct | 13 | PT | The Beatles' performance on ITV's weekly televised musical variety show Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium launches Beatlemania for Beatle publicist Tony Barrow. | UK |
| 1963 | Oct | 23 | O | The Beatles fly to Sweden for a seven day tour to five cities; their first international tour as a famous group. | O |
| 1963 | Oct | 24 | PR | The Beatles do a live radio recording with audience at Karlaplansstudion in Stockholm, Sweden for Sveriges Radio. | O |
| 1963 | Oct | 25 | PC | The Beatles do two 25 minute shows at Sundsta Läroverk in Karlstad, Sweden. | O |
| 1963 | Oct | 26 | PC | The Beatles do two 25 minute shows at Kungliga tennishallen in Stockholm, Sweden. | O |
| 1963 | Oct | 27 | PC | The Beatles do three 25 minute shows at Lorensbergs Cirkus[sv] in Gothenburg, Sweden. | O |
| 1963 | Oct | 28 | PC | The Beatles do a single 25 minute show at Boråshallen in Borås, Sweden. | O |
| 1963 | Oct | 29 | PC | The Beatles do a single 25 minute show at Sporthallen in Eskilstuna, Sweden. | O |
| 1963 | Oct | 30 | PT | The Beatles do their first international TV performance in the SVT music show Drop In in Stockholm, Sweden. | O |
| 1963 | Oct | 31 | O | The Beatles fly back to London from Sweden and are met at London Airport by 10,000 fans. | O |
| 1963 | Nov | 01 | RE | The Beatles (No. 1) released. | UK |
| 1963 | Nov | 04 | PC | The Beatles play a Royal Command Performance at the Prince of Wales Theatre in London, in the presence of The Queen Mother, Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon. | UK |
| 1963 | Nov | 22 | RA | With the Beatles released. | UK |
| 1963 | Nov | 25 | RA | Beatlemania! With the Beatles released by Capitol Records of Canada, the first Beatles album published in North America. | CAN |
| 1963 | Nov | 29 | RS | "I Want to Hold Your Hand" / "This Boy" released. | UK |
| 1963 | Dec | 01 | PC | Beatles perform for the 2nd time at the De Montfort Hall, Leicester. | UK |
| 1963 | Dec | 09 | RS | "Roll Over Beethoven" / "Please Mister Postman" released. | CAN |
| 1963 | Dec | 26 | RS | "I Want to Hold Your Hand" / "I Saw Her Standing There" released by Capitol Records. | US |
1964
| Date | T | Event | L | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Jan | 03 | RS | "Please Please Me" / "From Me to You" released. | US |
| 1964 | Jan | 10 | RA | Introducing... The Beatles released by Vee-Jay Records. | US |
| 1964 | Jan | 16 | PC | The Beatles start an 18 day residency at the Olympia in Paris which ends on February 4th. | O |
| 1964 | Jan | 20 | RA | Meet the Beatles! released. | US |
| 1964 | Jan | 29 | S | The Beatles record in Paris the German single "Komm, gib mir deine Hand / Sie liebt dich" and "Can't Buy Me Love", their first and only recording session outside of England for EMI. | O |
| 1964 | Feb | 01 | O | I Want To Hold Your Hand reaches #1 on the Billboard charts. | US |
| 1964 | Feb | 03 | RA | Twist and Shout released. | CAN |
| 1964 | Feb | 03 | RA | The Beatles with Tony Sheridan & Guests released by MGM Records. | US |
| 1964 | Feb | 07 | RE | All My Loving released. | UK |
| 1964 | Feb | 07 | O | The Beatles arrive at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York. | US |
| 1964 | Feb | 09 | PT | The Beatles make their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show. | US |
| 1964 | Feb | 11 | PC | The Beatles make their first US live performance at the Washington Coliseum. | US |
| 1964 | Feb | 12 | PC | The Beatles perform at Carnegie Hall in New York. | US |
| 1964 | Feb | 16 | PT | The Beatles make their second appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show from Miami. | US |
| 1964 | Feb | 23 | PT | The Beatles make their third appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show prerecorded the week before. | US |
| 1964 | Feb | 25 | L | Harrison celebrates 21st birthday. | UK |
| 1964 | Feb | 28 | RS | "Why" / "Cry for a Shadow" released by Polydor Records. | UK |
| 1964 | Mar | 02 | RS | "Twist and Shout" / "There's a Place" released. | US |
| 1964 | Mar | 02 | V | A Hard Day's Night begins filming. | UK |
| 1964 | Mar | 05 | RS | "Komm, gib mir deine Hand / Sie liebt dich" released in West Germany by EMI's Odeon Records. | GER |
| 1964 | Mar | 09 | RS | "All My Loving" / "This Boy" released. | CAN |
| 1964 | Mar | 16 | RS | "Can't Buy Me Love" / "You Can't Do That" released. | US |
| 1964 | Mar | 23 | RE | Souvenir of Their Visit to America released by Vee-Jay Records. | US |
| 1964 | Mar | 23 | RS | "Do You Want to Know a Secret" / "Thank You Girl" released. | US |
| 1964 | Apr | RA | The Beatles' First! released by Polydor Records. | GER | |
| 1964 | Apr | 10 | RA | The Beatles' Second Album released. | US |
| 1964 | Apr | 19 | PT | Around the Beatles is aired. | UK |
| 1964 | Apr | 27 | RS | "Love Me Do" / "P.S. I Love You" released. | US |
| 1964 | May | 11 | RA | The Beatles' Long Tall Sally released. | CAN |
| 1964 | May | 11 | RE | Four by the Beatles released. | US |
| 1964 | May | 21 | RS | "Sie Liebt Dich" / "I'll Get You" released by Swan Records. | US |
| 1964 | May | 29 | RS | "Ain't She Sweet" / "If You Love Me, Baby" released by Atco Records. | UK |
| 1964 | Jun | 01 | RS | "Sweet Georgia Brown" / "Take Out Some Insurance on Me, Baby" released by Atco. | US |
| 1964 | Jun | 3 | B | After a photoshoot, Ringo Starr is taken to the hospital, suffering from tonsillitis. | UK |
| 1964 | Jun | 4 | B | Drummer Jimmie Nicol is hired to replace Starr for a tour that starts this day in Copenhagen, Denmark and will pass through Australasia before continuing in Europe. | UK |
| 1964 | Jun | 14 | B | Ringo Starr returns behind his drum kit in Melbourne, Australia. | O |
| 1964 | Jun | 19 | RE | Long Tall Sally released. | UK |
| 1964 | Jun | 26 | RA | A Hard Day's Night released by United Artists Records. | US |
| 1964 | Jul | 06 | RF | A Hard Day's Night released. | UK |
| 1964 | Jul | 06 | RS | "Ain't She Sweet" / "Nobody's Child" released by Polydor. | UK |
| 1964 | Jul | 10 | RA | A Hard Day's Night released. | UK |
| 1964 | Jul | 10 | RS | "A Hard Day's Night" / "Things We Said Today" released. | UK |
| 1964 | Jul | 13 | RS | "A Hard Day's Night" / "I Should Have Known Better" released. | US |
| 1964 | Jul | 20 | RA | Something New released. | US |
| 1964 | Jul | 20 | RS | "And I Love Her" / "If I Fell" released. | US |
| 1964 | Aug | 19 | PC | The Beatles start first full length North American tour at the Cow Palace in San Francisco. | US |
| 1964 | Aug | 20 | RS | "I'll Cry Instead" / "I'm Happy Just to Dance with You" released. | UK |
| 1964 | Aug | 24 | RS | "Matchbox" / "Slow Down" released. | UK |
| 1964 | Oct | 05 | RA | Ain't She Sweet released by Atco. | US |
| 1964 | Oct | 10 | PC | Beatles perform for the 3rd and last time at the De Montfort Hall, Leicester. | UK |
| 1964 | Nov | 04 | RE | Extracts from the Film A Hard Day's Night released. | UK |
| 1964 | Nov | 06 | RE | Extracts from the Album A Hard Day's Night released. | UK |
| 1964 | Nov | 23 | RA | The Beatles' Story released. | US |
| 1964 | Nov | 23 | RS | "I Feel Fine" / "She's a Woman" released. | US |
| 1964 | Nov | 27 | RS | "I Feel Fine" / "She's a Woman" released. | UK |
| 1964 | Dec | 04 | RA | Beatles for Sale released. | UK |
| 1964 | Dec | 04 | RS | "If I Fell" / "Tell Me Why" released. | UK |
| 1964 | Dec | 15 | RA | Beatles '65 released. | US |
1965
| Date | T | Event | L | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Jan | 31 | RS | "Sweet Georgia Brown" / "Nobody's Child" (Sheridan's solo version) released by Polydor Records. | GER |
| 1965 | Feb | 01 | RE | 4-by the Beatles released. | US |
| 1965 | Feb | 11 | L | Starr and Cox marry. | UK |
| 1965 | Feb | 15 | RS | "Eight Days a Week" / "I Don't Want to Spoil the Party" released. | US |
| 1965 | Mar | 22 | RA | The Early Beatles released. | US |
| 1965 | Apr | 06 | RE | Beatles for Sale (EP) released. | UK |
| 1965 | Apr | 09 | RS | "Ticket to Ride" / "Yes It Is" released. | UK |
| 1965 | Jun | 04 | RE | Beatles for Sale No. 2 released. | UK |
| 1965 | Jun | 14 | RA | Beatles VI released. | US |
| 1965 | Jul | 23 | RS | "Help!" / "I'm Down" released. | UK |
| 1965 | Jul | 29 | RF | Help! the film released. | UK |
| 1965 | Aug | 06 | RA | Help! the album released. | UK |
| 1965 | Aug | 13 | RA | Help! the album released. | US |
| 1965 | Aug | 15 | PC | The Beatles perform at Shea Stadium to a record-breaking crowd. | US |
| 1965 | Sep | 13 | RS | "Yesterday" / "Act Naturally" released. | US |
| 1965 | Sep | 13 | L | Zak Starkey is born to Ringo Starr and Maureen Starkey. | UK |
| 1965 | Sep | 25 | RF | "The Beatles" cartoon series premieres on ABC. | US |
| 1965 | Oct | 11 | RS | "Roll Over Beethoven" / "Misery" released. | UK |
| 1965 | Oct | 11 | RS | "Boys" / Medley: "Kansas City"/"Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey" released. | UK |
| 1965 | Oct | 26 | L | The Beatles receive MBE. | UK |
| 1965 | Dec | 03 | RA | Rubber Soul released. | UK |
| 1965 | Dec | 03 | RS | "We Can Work It Out" / "Day Tripper" released. | UK |
| 1965 | Dec | 06 | RE | The Beatles' Million Sellers released. | UK |
1966
| Date | T | Event | L | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Jan | 21 | L | Harrison marries Pattie Boyd at the Leatherhead and Esher Registry Office, with McCartney and Epstein as best men. | UK |
| 1966 | Feb | 15 | RS | "Nowhere Man" / "What Goes On" released. | US |
| 1966 | Mar | 04 | RE | Yesterday released. | UK |
| 1966 | Apr | 06 | S | The Beatles start recording sessions for their album Revolver and "Paperback Writer" / "Rain" single. These sessions end on 22 June 1966. | UK |
| 1966 | May | 01 | RF | The Beatles at Shea Stadium released. | UK |
| 1966 | May | 27 | V | Lennon and Bob Dylan film the limousine scene for Dylan's film Eat the Document. | UK |
| 1966 | May | 30 | RS | "Paperback Writer" / "Rain" released. | US |
| 1966 | Jun | 10 | RS | "Paperback Writer" / "Rain" released. | UK |
| 1966 | Jun | 15 | RA | Yesterday and Today released. | US |
| 1966 | Jul | 08 | RE | Nowhere Man released. | UK |
| 1966 | Jul | 15 | O | More popular than Jesus remark sparks wild reactions in southeast US. | US |
| 1966 | Aug | 05 | RA | Revolver released. | UK |
| 1966 | Aug | 05 | RS | "Yellow Submarine" / "Eleanor Rigby" released. | UK |
| 1966 | Aug | 08 | RA | Revolver released. | US |
| 1966 | Aug | 29 | PC | The Beatles play their final paid concert at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. | US |
| 1966 | Nov | 09 | L | John Lennon meets Yoko Ono at the Indica Gallery | UK |
| 1966 | Nov | 24 | S | The Beatles start recording sessions for their album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band and "Strawberry Fields Forever" / "Penny Lane" single. These sessions end on 21 April 1967. | UK |
| 1966 | Dec | 09 | RA | A Collection of Beatles Oldies released. | UK |
1967
| Date | T | Event | L | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Jan | 26 | B | Without a contract since June 3, 1966, Beatles sign a new nine year contract with Parlophone. | UK |
| 1967 | Feb | 13 | RS | "Strawberry Fields Forever" / "Penny Lane" released. | US |
| 1967 | Feb | 17 | RS | "Strawberry Fields Forever" / "Penny Lane" released. | UK |
| 1967 | Apr | 19 | B | Apple Corps is formed. | UK |
| 1967 | May | 26 | RA | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band released. | UK |
| 1967 | Jun | 25 | PT | Live taping of "All You Need Is Love" for Our World global broadcast. | UK |
| 1967 | Jul | 07 | RS | "All You Need Is Love" / "Baby, You're a Rich Man" released. | UK |
| 1967 | Aug | 04 | RA | The Beatles' First released. | UK |
| 1967 | Aug | 19 | L | Jason Starkey is born to Ringo Starr and Maureen Starkey. | UK |
| 1967 | Aug | 25 | L | The Beatles and their wives go to Bangor, Wales to attend a seminar by the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. | UK |
| 1967 | Aug | 27 | L | Epstein found dead in his London home. After hearing the news, the Beatles leave the seminar. | UK |
| 1967 | Nov | 24 | RS | "Hello, Goodbye" / "I Am the Walrus" released. | UK |
| 1967 | Nov | 27 | RA | Magical Mystery Tour (album) released. | US |
| 1967 | Dec | 08 | RE | Magical Mystery Tour (EP) released. | UK |
| 1967 | Dec | 26 | RF | Magical Mystery Tour broadcast. | UK |
1968
| Date | T | Event | L | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Jan | 12 | L | Heather Mills is born in Aldershot, Hampshire. | UK |
| 1968 | Feb | 15 | O | The Harrisons and Lennons leave London on their way to Rishikesh, India, for a retreat with the Maharishi. | O |
| 1968 | Feb | 19 | O | McCartney, Asher, and the Starrs fly from London to Rishikesh. | O |
| 1968 | Mar | 1 | O | The Starrs leave the Rishikesh retreat much earlier than expected; they miss their children and Ringo is unhappy with the food. | O |
| 1968 | Mar | 15 | RS | "Lady Madonna" / "The Inner Light" released. | UK |
| 1968 | Mar | mid | O | McCartney and Asher leave the Rishikesh retreat. | O |
| 1968 | Apr | 12 | O | The Harrisons and Lennons leave the Rishikesh retreat amid a controversy about the behaviour of the Maharishi. | O |
| 1968 | May | 11 | O | McCartney and Lennon begin a four-day trip to New York for the public unveiling of the Beatles new business venture, Apple Corps. | US |
| 1968 | May | 28 | S | The Beatles begin a two day recording session, the so-called Kinfauns demos, at George Harrison's house in preparation for their next album. | UK |
| 1968 | May | 30 | S | The Beatles start recording sessions for their self-titled double album, also known as the "White Album", and the "Hey Jude" / "Revolution" single. These recording sessions end on 14 October. | UK |
| 1968 | Jul | 17 | RF | The Yellow Submarine movie is released. | UK |
| 1968 | Jul | 28 | O | "Mad Day Out" photo shoot. | UK |
| 1968 | Aug | 17 | RB | The Beatles: The Authorised Biography by Hunter Davies published | UK |
| 1968 | Aug | 22 | B | Ringo Starr quits the group but returns two weeks later. | UK |
| 1968 | Aug | 26 | RS | "Hey Jude" / "Revolution" released. | US |
| 1968 | Aug | 30 | RS | "Hey Jude" / "Revolution" released. | UK |
| 1968 | Nov | 08 | L | John and Cynthia Lennon's divorce is completed with the granting of their decree nisi. | UK |
| 1968 | Nov | 22 | RA | The Beatles is released. | UK |
1969
| Date | T | Event | L | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Jan | 02 | S | The Beatles start the sessions for "Let It Be", their last album to be issued. They are filmed and recorded by Michael Lindsay-Hogg for a documentary. The bulk of these recording sessions end on the 31. | UK |
| 1969 | Jan | 10 | B | George Harrison quits the group but returns a few days later. | UK |
| 1969 | Jan | 13 | RA | Yellow Submarine released. | UK |
| 1969 | Jan | 22 | B | Billy Preston is invited to join the group as a temporary keyboard player. | UK |
| 1969 | Jan | 30 | PC | The Beatles give their final public performance on the rooftop of the Apple offices on Savile Row. Joined by Billy Preston, they play nine songs in forty-two minutes, including repeats of three songs. | UK |
| 1969 | Mar | 12 | L | McCartney marries Linda Eastman at the Marylebone Registry Office. | UK |
| 1969 | Mar | 20 | L | Lennon marries Yoko Ono in Gibraltar. | O |
| 1969 | Apr | 11 | RS | "Get Back" / "Don't Let Me Down" released. | UK |
| 1969 | Apr | 14 | S | Lennon and McCartney record "The Ballad of John and Yoko" while Harrison and Starr are absent. | UK |
| 1969 | Apr | 16 | S | Recording Harrison's "Old Brown Shoe" which is completed two days later. | UK |
| 1969 | Apr | 30 | S | Recording new guitar solo for the single version of "Let It Be" then vocals and sound effects for "You Know My Name (Look Up The Number)". | UK |
| 1969 | May | 30 | RS | "The Ballad of John and Yoko" / "Old Brown Shoe" released. | UK |
| 1969 | Jul | 01 | S | The Beatles officially start the sessions for "Abbey Road", their last album to be recorded. These recording sessions end on 19 August. | UK |
| 1969 | Jul | 01 | O | John Lennon, Yoko Ono and their children Julian and Kyoko are in a car accident in Golspie, north Scotland. | UK |
| 1969 | Jul | 09 | S | John Lennon returns to the studio after his recuperation period from his accident. | UK |
| 1969 | Aug | 20 | S | Final time the four Beatles are in the studio together, mixing and editing "I Want You (She's So Heavy)". | UK |
| 1969 | Aug | 22 | O | The Beatles' final photo shoot at Tittenhurst Park, John Lennon's estate. | UK |
| 1969 | Aug | 28 | L | Mary McCartney is born in London to Paul and Linda McCartney. | UK |
| 1969 | Sep | 01 | B | Allen Klein negotiates a new contract with Parlophone. | UK |
| 1969 | Sep | 13 | PC | After last minute arrangements, the Plastic Ono Band performs at the Toronto Rock and Roll Revival. This version of the band includes Lennon, Ono, Eric Clapton, Klaus Voormann, and Alan White. The performance is recorded and later released as Live Peace in Toronto 1969. | CAN |
| 1969 | Sep | 20 | B | 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. | UK |
| 1969 | Sep | 26 | RA | Abbey Road released. | UK |
| 1969 | Oct | 31 | RS | "Something" / "Come Together" released. | UK |
| 1969 | Nov | 04 | RA | Very Together released. | CAN |
| 1969 | Dec | 12 | RA | No One's Gonna Change Our World released with "Across the Universe" as the opening track. | UK |
1970s
| Date | T | Event | L | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Jan | 03 | S | "I Me Mine" is recorded by Harrison, McCartney and Starr. | UK |
| 1970 | Jan | 04 | S | To complete the recording of "Let It Be", extra drums by Starr, a more rock-sounding guitar solo by Harrison and new backup vocals by him, McCartney and his wife Linda are dubbed. An orchestral score by George Martin is also recorded during this last group session, albeit without Lennon. | UK |
| 1970 | Jan | 08 | S | George Harrison records a new vocal track for "For You Blue" at Olympic Studios. | UK |
| 1970 | Feb | 26 | RA | Hey Jude compilation album is released. | US |
| 1970 | Mar | 06 | RS | "Let It Be" / "You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)" released. | UK |
| 1970 | Apr | 01 | S | Orchestral overdubs by Phil Spector for "Across The Universe", "The Long And Winding Road" and "I Me Mine" are recorded while Starr sits in to redo his drum parts. This is the last time new recordings are made for the group until the mid 1990s. | UK |
| 1970 | Apr | 10 | B | In a press release, McCartney announces he is leaving the Beatles. | UK |
| 1970 | May | 04 | RA | In the Beginning (Circa 1960) released. | US |
| 1970 | May | 08 | RA | Let It Be album released. | UK |
| 1970 | May | 11 | RS | "The Long and Winding Road" / "For You Blue" released. | US |
| 1970 | May | 20 | RF | Let It Be film released. | UK |
| 1970 | Nov | 17 | L | Lee Starkey is born to Ringo Starr and Maureen Starkey. | UK |
| 1970 | Dec | 18 | RA | From Then to You released. | UK |
| 1970 | Dec | 18 | RA | The Beatles' Christmas Album released. | US |
| 1970 | Dec | 31 | B | McCartney files suit to dissolve the Beatles partnership. | UK |
| 1971 | Sep | 13 | L | Stella McCartney is born in London to Paul and Linda McCartney. | UK |
| 1973 | Mar | 13 | S | Three ex-Beatles are in Sunset Sound in Hollywood for Starr's Ringo album to record "I'm the Greatest" written by Lennon. Klaus Voormann plays bass and Billy Preston is on keyboards. | US |
| 1973 | Apr | 19 | RA | Greatest hits double albums 1962–1966 and 1967–1970 released. | UK |
| 1973 | Jun | L | At the suggestion of Yoko Ono, Lennon starts a relationship with his 22-year-old Chinese American assistant, May Pang. | UK | |
| 1975 | Jan | 9 | B | The Beatles' partnership is officially dissolved by London's High Court of Justice. | UK |
| 1975 | Feb | L | Lennon ends his relationship with May Pang. | UK | |
| 1975 | Jul | 17 | L | Ringo Starr and Maureen Starkey's divorce is finalised on the grounds of Starr's affair with American model Nancy Lee Andrews. | UK |
| 1975 | Oct | 09 | L | Sean Lennon is born in New York City to John Lennon and Yoko Ono, on his father's 35th birthday. | US |
| 1976 | Jan | 04 | L | Mal Evans is shot and killed by police in Los Angeles. | US |
| 1976 | Mar | 08 | RS | "Yesterday" / "I Should Have Known Better" released. | UK |
| 1976 | May | 31 | RS | "Got to Get You into My Life" / "Helter Skelter" released. | US |
| 1976 | Jun | 07 | RA | Rock 'n' Roll Music released. | UK |
| 1976 | Jun | 29 | RS | "Back in the U.S.S.R." / "Twist and Shout" released. | UK |
| 1976 | Nov | 08 | RS | "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" / "Julia" released. | UK |
| 1977 | Apr | 08 | RA | Live! at the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany; 1962 released. | UK |
| 1977 | May | 04 | RA | The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl released. | UK |
| 1977 | Jun | 09 | L | George and Pattie Harrison divorce. | UK |
| 1977 | Sep | 12 | L | James McCartney is born in London to Paul and Linda McCartney. | UK |
| 1977 | Oct | 21 | RA | Love Songs released. | UK |
| 1978 | Aug | 01 | L | Dhani Harrison is born in Windsor, Berkshire, to George and Olivia Trinidad Arias. | UK |
| 1978 | Aug | 14 | RS | "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band", "With a Little Help from My Friends" / "A Day in the Life" released. | UK |
| 1978 | Sep | 02 | L | Harrison marries Olivia Trinidad Arias at the Henley-on-Thames Register Office, England. | UK |
| 1978 | Nov | 02 | RA | The Beatles Collection released. | UK |
| 1978 | Dec | 02 | RA | Rarities (UK version) released. | UK |
1980s
| Date | T | Event | L | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Mar | 24 | RA | Rarities (US version) released. | US |
| 1980 | Oct | 13 | RA | The Beatles Ballads released. | UK |
| 1980 | Nov | 03 | RA | The Beatles Box released. | UK |
| 1980 | Dec | 08 | L | Lennon is shot and killed outside his New York City apartment building. | US |
| 1981 | Apr | 27 | L | Starr marries Barbara Bach, whom he met on the set of Caveman. All surviving Beatles are present. | UK |
| 1982 | Mar | 22 | RA | Reel Music released. | UK |
| 1982 | Mar | 22 | RS | "The Beatles Movie Medley" / "I'm Happy Just to Dance with You" released. | UK |
| 1982 | Oct | 11 | RA | US version of 20 Greatest Hits released. | US |
| 1982 | Oct | 18 | RA | UK version of 20 Greatest Hits released. | UK |
| 1984 | Feb | 01 | RF | The Compleat Beatles released. | UK |
| 1984 | Dec | 10 | RA | The Early Tapes of the Beatles released. | UK |
| 1988 | Mar | 07 | RA | Past Masters released. | UK |
| 1988 | Nov | 15 | RA | The Beatles Box Set released. | UK |
1990s
| Date | T | Event | L | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Nov | 13 | RF | The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit released. | UK |
| 1994 | Jan | 19 | O | At Lennon’s induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, McCartney receives from Yoko Ono tapes of her late husband's demo recordings. | US |
| 1994 | Feb | 11 | S | McCartney, Harrison and Starr record overdubs on Lennon's demo of "Free as a Bird" with former Beatles engineer Geoff Emerick and producer Jeff Lynne. | UK |
| 1994 | Nov | 30 | RA | Live at the BBC released. | UK |
| 1994 | Dec | 30 | L | Maureen Starkey dies of complications related to leukaemia treatment in Seattle, Washington. | US |
| 1995 | Feb | 1 | S | McCartney, Harrison and Starr start recording sessions for Lennon's demo of "Now and Then" with sound engineer Marc Mann and producer Jeff Lynne but abandon the work because of the poor sound quality. | UK |
| 1995 | Feb | 10 | S | Remaining Beatles start recording sessions for Lennon's demo of Real Love. | UK |
| 1995 | Mar | 20 | RS | "Baby It's You" / "I'll Follow the Sun" / "Devil in Her Heart" / "Boys" (CD maxi-single) released. | UK |
| 1995 | Nov | 21 | RA | Anthology 1 released. | UK |
| 1995 | Dec | 04 | RS | "Free as a Bird" / "Christmas Time (Is Here Again)" released. | UK |
| 1996 | Mar | 04 | RS | "Real Love" / "Baby's in Black" (live) released. | UK |
| 1996 | Mar | 18 | RA | Anthology 2 released. | UK |
| 1996 | Oct | 28 | RA | Anthology 3 released. | UK |
| 1997 | Mar | 11 | L | Paul McCartney is knighted. | UK |
| 1998 | Apr | 17 | L | Linda McCartney dies of breast cancer in Tucson, Arizona. | US |
| 1999 | Sep | 13 | RA | Yellow Submarine Songtrack released. | UK |
| 1999 | Dec | 30 | L | George Harrison is attacked in his home and was seriously injured. | UK |
2000s
| Date | T | Event | L | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Oct | 5 | RB | The Beatles Anthology book published. | UK |
| 2000 | Nov | 13 | RA | 1 released. | UK |
| 2001 | Jul | 02 | O | Liverpool's Speke Airport is renamed Liverpool John Lennon Airport. | UK |
| 2001 | Nov | 29 | L | Harrison dies of cancer in Los Angeles. | US |
| 2002 | Jun | 11 | L | McCartney marries Heather Mills at Castle Leslie in County Monaghan, Ireland. | O |
| 2003 | Mar | 31 | RF | The Beatles Anthology is released on DVD. | UK |
| 2003 | Oct | 28 | L | Beatrice McCartney is born to Paul and Heather Mills McCartney. | UK |
| 2003 | Nov | 17 | RA | Let It Be... Naked released. | UK |
| 2004 | Nov | 16 | RA | The Capitol Albums, Volume 1 released. | UK |
| 2006 | Apr | 11 | RA | The Capitol Albums, Volume 2 released. | UK |
| 2006 | Jun | 30 | O | Premiere of Cirque du Soleil's Love in Las Vegas. | US |
| 2006 | Nov | 20 | RA | Love released. | UK |
| 2008 | Feb | 18 | L | 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, London. | UK |
| 2008 | Mar | 24 | L | Neil Aspinall dies of cancer in New York City. | US |
| 2008 | Oct | 20 | RF | All Together Now released. | UK |
| 2009 | Sep | 09 | RA | The Beatles in Mono released. | UK |
| 2009 | Sep | 09 | RA | The Beatles (The Original Studio Recordings) released. | UK |
| 2009 | Sep | 09 | RG | The Beatles: Rock Band released. | UK |
| 2009 | Dec | 07 | RA | The Beatles Stereo Box Set USB flash drive released. | UK |
2010s
| Date | T | Event | L | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Nov | 16 | O | Music catalogue released on iTunes. | O |
| 2011 | Oct | 09 | L | Paul McCartney marries Nancy Shevell. | UK |
| 2013 | Nov | 11 | RA | On Air – Live at the BBC Volume 2 released. | UK |
| 2014 | Jan | 21 | RA | The U.S. Albums released. | US |
| 2015 | Apr | 01 | L | Cynthia Lennon dies of cancer in Majorca, Spain. | O |
| 2015 | Nov | 06 | RF | 1+ released. | UK |
| 2015 | Dec | 24 | O | Music catalogue released on nine streaming sites. | O |
| 2016 | Mar | 08 | L | George Martin dies at the age of 90. | UK |
| 2016 | Jul | 14 | O | Premiere of the revamped Love show in Las Vegas. | US |
| 2016 | Sep | 09 | RA | The Beatles: Live at the Hollywood Bowl is released. | UK |
| 2016 | Sep | 15 | RF | The Beatles: Eight Days a Week is released in cinemas (and streaming on Sept. 17). | UK |
| 2016 | Nov | 18 | RF | The Beatles: Eight Days a Week DVD and Blu-ray released. | UK |
| 2017 | May | 26 | RA | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band: 50th Anniversary Edition released. | UK |
| 2017 | Dec | 15 | RA | The Beatles Christmas Record Box vinyl edition released. | UK |
| 2018 | Mar | 20 | L | Ringo Starr is knighted and becomes Sir Richard Starkey. | UK |
| 2018 | May | 04 | L | Paul McCartney is awarded the Order of the Companions of Honour for his service to music. | UK |
| 2018 | Nov | 09 | RA | The Beatles: 50th Anniversary Edition released. | UK |
| 2019 | Sep | 27 | RA | Abbey Road: 50th Anniversary Edition released. | UK |
2020s
| Date | T | Event | L | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Mar | 15 | O | As a worldwide lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic is implemented, the Love show in Las Vegas is temporarily shut down. | US |
| 2020 | May | 12 | L | Astrid Kirchherr dies at age of 81. | UK |
| 2021 | Feb | 1 | S | After 26 years, McCartney resumes recording overdubs for Lennon's demo of "Now and Then" using Harrison's guitar parts from the 1995 sessions. | UK |
| 2021 | Aug | 26 | O | Love show in Las Vegas resumes after pandemic lock down. | US |
| 2021 | Oct | 12 | RB | The Beatles: Get Back book published. | UK |
| 2021 | Oct | 15 | RA | Let It Be: Special Edition released. | UK |
| 2021 | Nov | 25 | RF | Peter Jackson's first episode of The Beatles: Get Back limited series starts streaming on Disney+. The other two episodes air on each following days. | US |
| 2022 | Jan | 28 | RA | Get Back – The Rooftop Performance is released onto streaming services. | UK |
| 2022 | Jan | 30 | RF | The Beatles: Get Back – The Rooftop Concert is released in theaters. | UK |
| 2022 | Apr | 9 | S | Lennon's voice previously isolated by Park Road Post’s machine learning engineer Emile de la Rey, Starr records his drum part and back-up vocals for "Now and Then" at his home studio in Los Angeles. | US |
| 2022 | May | 1 | S | McCartney and producer Giles Martin supervise the orchestral recording by arranger Ben Foster for Now and Then at Capitol Studios in Los Angeles. | US |
| 2022 | Oct | 28 | RF | Revolver: Special Edition is released. | UK |
| 2023 | May | 22 | L | Chas Newby dies at the age of 81. | UK |
| 2023 | Nov | 02 | RS | "Now and Then"/"Love Me Do" (1962 Single Version) released, first new music from The Beatles since 1996. | UK |
| 2023 | Nov | 10 | RA | Remixed and augmented editions of 1962-1966 and 1967-1970 are released. | UK |
| 2024 | May | 08 | RF | 1970's Let It Be documentary, restored and remastered by Peter Jackson's team, starts streaming on Disney+. | US |
| 2024 | Jul | 07 | O | Cirque du Soleil's Love show in Las Vegas closes after eighteen years. | US |
| 2024 | Nov | 22 | RA | 1964 US Albums in Mono box set released. | UK |
| 2024 | Nov | 29 | RF | Beatles '64, a documentary of the group's first visit to the US, starts streaming on Disney+. | US |
| 2025 | Oct | 21 | RB | The Beatles Anthology book reedited ahead of the project's 30th anniversary. | UK |
| 2025 | Nov | 21 | RA | The Beatles Anthology albums reissued, augmented with a fourth double album including AI assisted remixes of "Free as a Bird" and "Real Love". | UK |
| 2025 | Nov | 26 | RF | The Beatles Anthology series starts streaming on Disney+ including a ninth episode directed by Oliver Murray. | UK |
Album and single releases
See also
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