Day off in Key West, Florida
The Beatles were to have had a rest day in Jacksonville, Florida, but stayed in Key West until Hurricane Dora passed.
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Day off in Cape May, New Jersey
Following their concert the previous night at the Convention Hall in Atlantic City, The Beatles relaxed at the Marquis de Lafayette Hotel, Cape May, New Jersey.
Day off in Bel Air, Los Angeles
Without a concert scheduled for this day, The Beatles rested at their rented house at 356 St Pierre Road, Bel Air, Los Angeles.
John Lennon attends a Foyle’s literary luncheon
John Lennon left the filming of A Hard Day’s Night in the morning to attend a literary luncheon held in his honour at the Dorchester Hotel, London.
The Beatles occupy the Billboard Hot 100 top five
In an achievement unlikely to ever be equalled, for the week of 4 April 1964 The Beatles occupied the top five positions of the Billboard Hot 100 chart. In …
Madame Tussauds unveils wax figures of The Beatles
London waxworks museum Madame Tussaud’s unveiled lifesize figures of all four Beatles on this day. They were the first pop group to be immortalised in the museum.
John Lennon’s In His Own Write is published
John Lennon’s first book, In His Own Write, was published on this day by Jonathan Cape.
Day off in Miami
The day after their second Ed Sullivan Show appearance, The Beatles enjoyed a well-earned day off in Miami, in which they tried water-skiing.
Rehearsal for The Ed Sullivan Show
The Beatles’ second appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show was to take place at their Miami Hotel, the Deauville, on 16 February. Ahead of it they undertook a series …
Travel: New York to Miami
The Beatles travelled to Miami from New York on this day, leaving on National Airlines Flight 11 at 1.30pm and arriving at 4pm.
The Beatles’ American invasion begins
The Beatles’ American invasion began on 7 February 1964. The band’s Boeing 707, Pan Am flight 101, left London Airport early on the morning of 7 February 1964, bound …
The Beatles at the George V Hotel, Paris
EMI’s German counterpart, Electrola Gesellschaft, wanted The Beatles to re-record the vocals on their biggest hits, ‘She Loves You’ and ‘I Want To Hold Your Hand’, in German. Although …
The Times: What Songs The Beatles Sang by William Mann
William Mann, The Times newspaper’s music critic, wrote this famous discourse on The Beatles’ music in the first flush of Beatlemania.
EMI presents The Beatles with silver discs
The Beatles had a day off from their 1963 Autumn Tour on this day but, rather than spend it relaxing, they attended a ceremony held at EMI House in …
Paul McCartney receives one-year driving ban
On this day Paul McCartney was fined £31 and disqualified from driving for one year, after having been stopped by police on 14 June 1963 for driving over the …
The Beatles Ltd is formed
With the success of The Beatles looking assured, and expectations for better things as their fame grew across the United Kingdom, Brian Epstein formed The Beatles Limited to handle …
The Beatles eat a horse for Christmas dinner in Hamburg
On their only day off during their third and final residency at the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany, The Beatles ate Christmas dinner at the city’s British seaman’s mission.
Autograph signing: The Music Shop, Widnes
The Beatles took part in only four official autograph signing sessions. Two of them were on this day, and this was the second.
Autograph signing: Dawson’s music shop, Widnes
The Beatles took part in only four official autograph signing sessions, two of which were on this day.
The Beatles sign management contract with Brian Epstein
The only contract bearing the signatures of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr and their manager Brian Epstein was signed on this day.