A History of The Beatles (Part 2)

Events 101 - 200 of 387

• 1964-04-03 Beatles hold top 6 spots on Sydney Australia record charts
• 1964-04-04 Beatles' "Can't Buy Me Love" single goes #1 & stays #1 for 5 weeks

• 1964-05-02 The Beatles' "The Beatles' Second Album" goes #1 & stays #1 for 5 weeks

• 1964-05-30 Beatles 1961 record of "Cry for a Shadow" is #1 in Australia
• 1964-05-30 The Beatles' "Love Me Do" single goes #1 in the United States

• 1964-06-04 Beatles 1st (and only) "World Tour" begins with two ten-song shows at 4,400 seat KB Halle in Copenhagen, Denmark; British drummer Jimmie Nicol replaces Ringo Starr (recovering from tonsillitis) for the first five dates (10 concerts + a Dutch TV appearance)
• 1964-06-06 The Beatles arrive in Netherlands
• 1964-06-07 Beatles travel canals of Amsterdam, with a substitute for Ringo
• 1964-06-14 Drummer Ringo Starr re-unites with the Beatles in Melbourne, Australia, after recovering from tonsillitis
• 1964-06-25 WMCA (NYC) plays Beatles' Hard Days Night Album (10 days prior to its scheduled release date), they decide to release it June 26th
• 1964-06-27 "Sie Liebt Dich (She Loves You)" by Die Beatles peaks at #97
• 1964-07-02 Cilla Black records Lennon/McCartney song "It's For You", Paul McCartney plays piano
• 1964-07-06 The Beatles' film "A Hard Day's Night" premieres at The Pavilion in London, England
• 1964-07-10 The Beatles release "A Hard Day's Night", their 3rd studio album
• 1964-07-25 Beatles' album "A Hard Day's Night" goes #1, stays #1 for 14 weeks
• 1964-08-01 Beatles' single "A Hard Day's Night" goes #1 & stays #1 for 2 weeks
• 1964-08-05 Beatles record a cover of Little Willie John's "Leave My Kitten Alone"; not released until 1995's "Anthology 1"
• 1964-08-11 US premiere of The Beatles' debut film "A Hard Day's Night" in New York City
• 1964-08-18 The Beatles arrive in San Francisco, California on their second US visit, and first cross-country tour, encompassing 32 shows in 25 cities over 31 days

• 1964-09-15 The Beatles play at Public Auditorium in Cleveland, Ohio; police stop show during third song as some of the crowd climbed on the stage, after a 10 minute delay, and warning audience to stay seated, the concert resumed with the.
• 1964-09-17 The Beatles are paid a then record $150,000 by baseball team owner Charles Finley for a concert at Municipal Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri on a scheduled day off; the group adds the song "Kansas City"/"Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey" to their standard setlist, much to the delight of the crowd
• 1964-09-20 The Beatles close out their first North American tour returning to New York City, for a benefit concert titled "An Evening With The Beatles" at the Paramount Theatre; the show was for the United Cerebral Palsy of NYC charity, Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gormé were also on the bill
• 1964-09-24 Ringo Starr forms Brikley Building Company Ltd
• 1964-10-07 The Beatles appear on episode of "Shindig" (ABC-TV) in the US
• 1964-10-08 Ringo Starr passes his driving test
• 1964-11-23 Beatles release single "I Feel Fine" & "She's a Woman"
• 1964-12-02 Ringo Starr's tonsils are removed at University College Hospital, London, England
• 1964-12-04 The Beatles release "Beatles For Sale", their fourth studio album in the UK
• 1964-12-07 George Harrison changes his company's name from Mornyork to Harrisongs
• 1964-12-25 George Harrison's girlfriend Pattie Boyd attacked by female Beatle fans
• 1964-12-26 Beatles single "I Feel Fine" goes #1 & stays #1 for 3 weeks
• 1965-01-09 Beatles '65 album goes #1 & stays #1 for 9 weeks
• 1965-02-20 The Beatles record "That Means A Lot"; unhappy with the results, it was given to P.J. Proby to record; the original Beatles version was unreleased until 1996 on "Anthology 2"
• 1965-02-24 Beatles begin filming "Help" in Bahamas
• 1965-03-13 Beatles' "Eight Days a Week" single goes #1 & stays #1 for 2 weeks
• 1965-03-17 Beatles announce their second film is titled "8 Arms to Hold You" ; later changed to "Help!"
• 1965-04-09 Beatles "Ticket to Ride" single is released in UK
• 1965-04-13 7th Grammy Awards: "The Girl From Ipanema", The Beatles win
• 1965-04-13 The Beatles record their single "Help!"
• 1965-05-09 The Beatles attend a Bob Dylan concert, at the Royal Albert Hall in London
• 1965-05-22 Beatles' "Ticket to Ride" single goes #1
• 1965-06-12 Queen Elizabeth's Birthday Honours List names The Beatles as MBEs (Members of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire); dozens of past winners return medals in protest
• 1965-06-14 Beatles release album "Beatles VI"
• 1965-06-14 John Lennon's second book "A Spaniard in the Works" is published
• 1965-07-10 Beatles' "VI" album goes #1 & stays #1 for 6 weeks
• 1965-07-23 The Beatles' single "Help" is released in the UK
• 1965-07-29 Beatles movie "Help" has Royal World Premiere at the London Pavilion Theatre in the West End of London; of Princess Margaret and the Earl of Snowdon attend
• 1965-08-06 Beatles release their 5th UK album - "Help!", from the film soundtrack
• 1965-08-11 "Help!" a musical comedy film featuring the Beatles released in the US

• 1965-08-27 The Beatles spend an evening with Elvis Presley, at his Los Angeles, California home
• 1965-09-04 The Beatles' single "Help!" goes #1 & stays #1 for 3 weeks
• 1965-09-11 Beatles' "Help!" album goes #1 & stays #1 for 9 weeks

• 1965-09-13 Beatles win their 1st Grammy, for Best Group of 1964
• 1965-09-25 Beatle cartoon show begins in US
• 1965-10-09 Beatles' "Yesterday" single goes #1 & stays #1 for 4 weeks
• 1965-10-20 Beatles receive a gold record for the single "Yesterday"
• 1965-10-26 Queen Elizabeth decorates The Beatles with medals making them members Order of the British Empire (MBE) at Buckingham Palace
• 1965-11-23 The Beatles film promotional video clips for 5 of their songs at Twickenham Film Studios to provide to television outlets (in lieu of live appearances)
• 1965-12-03 "Rubber Soul", the sixth studio album by the Beatles, is released in the United Kingdom
• 1965-12-03 The Beatles begin final UK concert tour in Glasgow, Scotland
• 1965-12-12 The Beatles' last concert in Great Britain at Capitol Theatre in Cardiff, Wales
• 1965-12-26 Paul McCartney is interviewed on pirate radio station Radio Caroline
• 1966-01-08 The Beatles' "Rubber Soul" album goes #1 & stays #1 for 6 weeks
• 1966-01-08 The Beatles' "We Can Work It Out" single goes #1 & stays #1 for 3 weeks
• 1966-02-28 Cavern Club (Beatles hangout) in Liverpool, England closes
• 1966-03-04 John Lennon says "We (the Beatles) are more popular than Jesus"
• 1966-03-25 Beatles pose for photographer Robert Whitaker with mutilated dolls and butchered meat for album cover of "Yesterday & Today", it is later pulled from circulation and replaced with a different photo
• 1966-05-01 Last British concert by the Beatles at Empire Pool in Wembley, London
• 1966-05-30 The Beatles release single "Paperback Writer" / "Rain" in US; "Rain" featured experimental studio tricks of slowed down bass and drums tracks, and backwards vocals in the fade out
• 1966-06-01 George Harrison is impressed by sitarist Ravi Shankar's concert in London
• 1966-06-10 The Beatles release single "Paperback Writer" / "Rain" in UK; "Rain" featured experimental studio tricks of slowed down bass and drums tracks, and backwards vocals in the fade out
• 1966-06-25 Beatles' "Paperback Writer" single goes #1 & stays #1 for 2 weeks
• 1966-06-30 The Beatles land in Tokyo, Japan for what becomes their final concert tour there - they perform 5 shows at the Budokan Hall over 3 days, and collaborate on a painting while there

• 1966-07-30 Beatles' "Yesterday... & Today" album goes #1 & stays #1 for 5 weeks
• 1966-07-31 Two Alabama radio hosts, Tommy Charles and Doug Layton of WAQY in Birmingham ask listeners to send in Beatles albums and merchandise to burn in response to John Lennon's anti-Jesus remark that "Christianity will go" [1]
• 1966-08-03 South African government bans records by The Beatles
• 1966-08-05 The Beatles release single "Yellow Submarine" with "Eleanor Rigby" in the UK
• 1966-08-05 The Beatles release their "Revolver" album in the UK
• 1966-08-08 South African Broadcasting bans the playing of all Beatles songs due to John Lennon's remark that the band was "more popular than Jesus"
• 1966-08-09 The Beatles release their "Yellow Submarine" single and its album "Revolver" in the US
• 1966-08-11 The Beatles arrive in Chicago, Illinois for their third (and final) US tour
• 1966-08-12 Last Beatle concert tour of North America begins with two shows at the International Amphitheatre in Chicago, Illinois
• 1966-08-12 Longview, Texas radio station KLUE holds a "Beatles Bonfire" to burn Beatles records and memorabilia; station is struck by lightning the following day
• 1966-08-12 The Beatles hold press conference at the Astor Tower Hotel, in Chicago, Illinois; John Lennon apologizes for his "more popular than Jesus" remark
• 1966-08-13 Longview, Texas radio station KLUE is struck by lightning the day after holding a "Beatles Bonfire", knocking an engineer unconscious and causing extensive damage to equipment
• 1966-08-14 Cleveland Stadium's 1st rock concert: The Beatles headline; fans break through barriers and rush stage causing a 30-minute delay while order is restored
• 1966-08-16 The Beatles in concert at JFK Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; their second and final show in the city
• 1966-08-19 Beatles pelted with rotten fruit and firecrackers during concert at Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis, Tennessee; Ku Klux Klan demonstrated outside the show and burned records
• 1966-08-21 1st concert at Busch Memorial Stadium: (St. Louis, Missouri): The Beatles headline; it is their second show of the day, having played in the afternoon 341 miles away in Cincinnati, Ohio after getting rained out on the night before
• 1966-08-22 The Beatles arrive in New York City and hold two press conferences, one for the press and one for their fans
• 1966-08-23 The Beatles' last concert in Queens, New York City at Shea Stadium before a crowd of 45,000, and 11,000 unsold seats

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