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1953
Marriage of Elsie Gleave and Harry Graves.
1963
Please Please Me LP, 4th week in the Top 10 (UK New Musical Express chart).
1964
"Can't Buy Me Love" number 1 (Irish Singles Chart).
Shooting for "A Hard Day's Night": Beatles find Paul's grandfather at "Le Circle Club", at the Garrison, downstairs area of Les Ambassadeurs, London.
The Beatles are interviewed by Ed Sullivan, to be broadcast on his show on May 24.
1965
"Ticket To Ride" number 1 (UK Mersey Beat).
"Rock And Roll Music"/"Honey Don't" number 1, 3rd week (Australia Kent Music Report).
"Rock And Roll Music"/"No Reply" number 1 (Dutch Top 40).
"Rock And Roll Music" number 1 (Hitkrant Europarade).
Beatles For Sale number 1, 11th and last week (Australia Kent Music Report).
"Eight Days A Week"/"Baby's In Black" number 6 (Dutch Top 40).
"I Feel Fine" number 37 (Dutch Top 40).
Brian goes to Spain on vacation.
Paul spends the day shopping for furniture in Portobello Road, London. He disguises himself in a cloth cap, moustache, glasses and overcoat.
1966
Studio 2. 2:30-10:30pm. Recording: "Doctor Robert" (takes 1-7). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Geoff Emerick; 2nd Engineer: Richard Lush.
1967
Studio 2 (control room only). 7:00-10:30pm. Stereo mixing: "Getting Better" (remix 1, from take 15); "She's Leaving Home" (remixes 1-6, from take 11); "When I'm Sixty-Four" (remix 1, from take 4); "Lovely Rita" (remixes 1, 2, from take 11). Editing: "She's Leaving Home" (of remix stereo 6). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Geoff Emerick; 2nd Engineer: Richard Lush.
1970
UK LP release: McCartney (Apple PCS 7102).
1971
All four Beatles had solo singles in the UK charts, Paul's "Another Day", John's "Power To The People", George's "My Sweet Lord" and Ringo's "It Don't Come Easy".
1978
US album release: Bad Boy (Portrait JR-35378).
Ringo appears on "The Mike Douglas Show".
John interview for "Rolling Stone". John comments on Paul's leaving the Beatles.
1993
Paul's concert at Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California ("New World Tour").
1994
George attends the annual Grand Prix in Long Beach, California with British racecar driver Nigel Mansell.
1995
"Baby It's You" number 1 (Oricon Hot Singles Chart).
1997
Radio broadcast of "The World Tonight" begins in the UK.
1998
At 5:04 AM (US Pacific Time), Linda McCartney dies of cancer after a three-year battle with it. She was 56.
2002
The NME publishes a list of the 50 most influential icons. The Beatles came in second place behind The Smiths.
2009
Sir Paul McCartney appears at the Empire Polo Club for the Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival in Indio, California.
2013
A rare VOX guitar played by both John and George is displayed at the Newbridge Silverware Museum of Style Icons. John gave the guitar to “Magic Alex” Mardas. A plaque affixed to the back of the guitar reads “To Magic Alex Alexi thank you for been a friend 2-5-1967 John.”
James McCartney performs in concert at Hotel Café, Los Angeles, CA (US Tour).
2014
In New York City, the Donald and Mary Oenslager Gallery runs in the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, at Lincoln Center. The library exhibition include tour memorabilia, historic film clips, video interviews with musicians, as well as interactive exhibits.
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