Ringo Starr’s 10-day stay at London’s University College Hospital came to an end on this day.
He had gone in to have his tonsils removed on 2 December 1964, and his stay in the ward attracted much attention from reporters and fans.
Last updated: 21 April 2010
Also on this day...
- 2023: Paul McCartney live: Allianz Parque, São Paulo
- 2011: Paul McCartney live: Ericsson Globe Arena, Stockholm
- 2009: Paul McCartney live: Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris
- 1993: Paul McCartney live: Estadio River Plate, Buenos Aires
- 1991: George Harrison live: Osaka-jō Hall, Osaka
- 1979: Wings live: Wembley Arena, London
- 1976: Album release: Wings Over America by Wings
- 1974: George Harrison live: Boston Garden, Boston
- 1969: George Harrison live: Falkoner Theatre, Copenhagen with Delaney & Bonnie
- 1969: John Lennon and Yoko Ono meet the parents of A6 Murderer James Hanratty
- 1968: John Lennon rehearses for The Rolling Stones’ Rock And Roll Circus
- 1965: The Beatles live: Odeon Cinema, Hammersmith, London
- 1963: The Beatles live: Gaumont Cinema, Doncaster
- 1962: The Beatles live: Cavern Club, Liverpool (lunchtime)
- 1961: The Beatles live: Hambleton Hall, Liverpool
- 1961: The Beatles live: Blue Gardenia Club, London
- 1960: John Lennon leaves Hamburg
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10 days in the hospital to have your tonsils out? What a different world!