Timeline – 1965
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1965 January
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1965 Friday 1st January
Another Beatles’ Christmas Show
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- The Beatles perform live at the Hammersmith Odeon, 45 Queen Caroline Street, Hammersmith, London W6 9QH, Greater London.
1965 Saturday 2nd January
Another Beatles’ Christmas Show
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- The Beatles perform live at the Hammersmith Odeon, 45 Queen Caroline Street, Hammersmith, London W6 9QH, Greater London
1965 Monday 4th January
Another Beatles’ Christmas Show
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- The Beatles perform live at the Hammersmith Odeon, 45 Queen Caroline Street, Hammersmith, London W6 9QH, Greater London
1965 Tuesday 5th January
Another Beatles’ Christmas Show
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- The Beatles perform live at the Hammersmith Odeon, 45 Queen Caroline Street, Hammersmith, London W6 9QH, Greater London
1965 Wednesday 6th January
Another Beatles’ Christmas Show
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- The Beatles perform live at the Hammersmith Odeon, 45 Queen Caroline Street, Hammersmith, London W6 9QH, Greater London
1965 Thursday 7th January
Another Beatles’ Christmas Show
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- The Beatles perform live at the Hammersmith Odeon, 45 Queen Caroline Street, Hammersmith, London W6 9QH, Greater London
1965 Friday 8th January
Another Beatles’ Christmas Show
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- The Beatles perform live at the Hammersmith Odeon, 45 Queen Caroline Street, Hammersmith, London W6 9QH, Greater London
1965 Saturday 9th January
Another Beatles’ Christmas Show
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- The Beatles perform live at the Hammersmith Odeon, 45 Queen Caroline Street, Hammersmith, London W6 9QH, Greater London
1965 Monday 11th January
Another Beatles’ Christmas Show
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- The Beatles perform at the Hammersmith Odeon, 45 Queen Caroline Street, Hammersmith, London W6 9QH, Greater London
1965 Tuesday 12th January
Another Beatles’ Christmas Show
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- The Beatles perform live at the Hammersmith Odeon, 45 Queen Caroline Street, Hammersmith, London W6 9QH, Greater London
1965 Wednesday 13th January
Another Beatles’ Christmas Show
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- The Beatles perform live at the Hammersmith Odeon, 45 Queen Caroline Street, Hammersmith, London W6 9QH, Greater London
1965 Thursday 14th January
Another Beatles’ Christmas Show
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- The Beatles perform live at the Hammersmith Odeon, 45 Queen Caroline Street, Hammersmith, London W6 9QH, Greater London
1965 Friday 15th January
Another Beatles’ Christmas Show
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- The Beatles perform live at the Hammersmith Odeon, 45 Queen Caroline Street, Hammersmith, London W6 9QH, Greater London
1965 Saturday 16th January
Another Beatles’ Christmas Show
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- The Beatles perform live at the Hammersmith Odeon, 45 Queen Caroline Street, Hammersmith, London W6 9QH, Greater London
1965 Wednesday 20th January
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- Ringo Starr proposes to Maureen Cox
1965 Monday 25th January
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- John and Cynthia Lennon holiday in the Swiss Alps
1965 Tuesday 26th January
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- George Martin breaks his foot in the Swiss Alps
1965 Friday 29th January
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- Ringo Starr is photographed by Richard Avedon
1965 February.
1965 Monday 1st February
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- US EP Release – ‘4 By The Beatles‘
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- A Side 1 – ‘Honey Don’t‘
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- A Side 2 – I’m A Loser‘
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- B Side 1 – ‘Mr Moonlight‘
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- B Side 2 – ‘Everybody’s Trying To Be My Baby‘
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1965 Thursday 4th February
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- Paul McCartney and Jane Asher holiday in Tunisia
1965 Sunday 7th February
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- Travel – John and Cynthia Lennon return to England from Switzerland
1965 Thursday 11th February
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- Ringo Starr marries Maureen Cox
1965 Monday 15th February
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- US Single Release
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Side 1 – ‘Eight Days A Week‘
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Side 2 – ‘I Don’t Want To Spoil The Party‘
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- John Lennon passes his driving test
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- Recording
1965 Tuesday 16th February
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- Recording
1965 Wednesday 17th February
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- Recording
1965 Thursday 18th February
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- Northern Songs is floated on the stock exchange
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- Recording and Mixing
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‘Ticket To Ride’
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1965 Friday 19th February
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- Recording – ‘You’re Going To Lose That Girl‘
1965 Saturday 20th February
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- Recording and Mixing
1965 Monday 22nd February
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- The Beatles fly to the Bahamas to film ‘Help!’
1965 Tuesday 23rd February
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- Mixing
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- ‘Ticket To Ride‘
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- The Beatles begin filming ‘Help!’ in the Bahamas
1965 Wednesday 24th February
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- Filming ‘Help!’ in the Bahamas
1965 Thursday 25th February
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- Filming ‘Help!’ in the Bahamas
1965 Friday 26th February
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- Filming ‘Help!’ in the Bahamas
1965 Saturday 27th February
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- Filming ‘Help!’ in the Bahamas
1965 Sunday 28th February
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- Filming ‘Help!’ in the Bahamas
1965 March.
1965 Monday 1st March
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- Filming ‘Help!’ in the Bahamas
1965 Tuesday 2nd March
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- Filming ‘Help!’ in the Bahamas
1965 Wednesday 3rd March
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- Filming ‘Help!’ in the Bahamas
1965 Thursday 4th March
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- Filming ‘Help!’ in the Bahamas
1965 Friday 5th March
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- Filming ‘Help!’ in the Bahamas
1965 Saturday 6th March
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- Filming ‘Help!’ in the Bahamas
1965 Sunday 7th March
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- Filming ‘Help!’ in the Bahamas
1965 Monday 8th March
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- Filming ‘Help!’ in the Bahamas
1965 Tuesday 9th March
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- Filming ‘Help!’ in the Bahamas
1965 Wednesday 10th March
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- The Beatles fly from the Bahamas back to London Heathrow Airport
1965 Saturday 13th March
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- Travel – London Heathrow Airport to Austria
1965 Sunday 14th March
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- Filming ‘Help!’ in Austria
1965 Monday 15th March
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- Filming ‘Help!’ in Austria
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- Mixing – ‘Ticket To Ride‘
1965 Tuesday 16th March
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- Filming ‘Help!’ in Austria
1965 Wednesday 17th March
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- Filming ‘Help!’ in Austria
1965 Thursday 18th March
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- Filming ‘Help!’ in Austria
1965 Friday 19th March
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- Filming ‘Help!’ in Austria
1965 Saturday 20th March
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- Filming ‘Help!’ in Austria
1965 Monday 22nd March
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- US LP Release – ‘The Early Beatles‘
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- Travel – Austria back to London Heathrow Airport
1965 Wednesday 24th March
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- Filming – ‘Help!’
1965 Thursday 25th March
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- Filming – ‘Help!’
1965 Friday 26th March
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- Filming – ‘Help!’
1965 Sunday 28th March
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- The Beatles’ final ‘Thank Your Lucky Stars‘ appearance
1965 Monday 29th March
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- Filming – ‘Help!’
1965 Tuesday 30th March
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- Filming – ‘Help!’
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- Recording
1965 Wednesday 31st March
Filming – ‘Help!’
1965 April
1965 Thursday 1st April
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- Filming – ‘Help!’
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- Brian Epstein takes over the Saville Theatre, 135–149 Shaftesbury Avenue, London WC2H 8AH, Greater London
1965 Friday 2nd April
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- Filming – ‘Help!’
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- Mixing – ‘You’re Going To Lose That Girl‘
1965 Monday 5th April
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- Filming – ‘Help!’
1965 Tuesday 6th April
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- Filming – ‘Help!’
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- UK EP Release – ‘Beatles For Sale’
1965 Wednesday 7th April
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- Filming – ‘Help!’
1965 Thursday 8th April
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- Filming – ‘Help!’
1965 Friday 9th April
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- Filming – ‘Help!’
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- UK Single Release
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A Side – ‘Ticket To Ride‘
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B Side – ‘Yes It Is’
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1965 Saturday 10th April
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- Television – ‘Top Of The Pops’
1965 Sunday 11th April
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- The Beatles perform live in the NME Poll-Winners’ All-Star Concert
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- Television – ‘The Eamonn Andrews Show’
1965 Monday 12th April
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- Filming – ‘Help!’
1965 Tuesday 13th April
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- Filming – ‘Help!’
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- Paul McCartney buys 7 Cavendish Avenue, St John’s Wood, London NW8 9JD, Greater London
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- Radio – ‘Pop Inn’
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- Recording – ‘Help!’
1965 Wednesday 14th April
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- Filming – ‘Help!’
1965 Friday 16th April
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- Television – ‘Ready, Steady, Go!’
1965 Sunday 18th April
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- Mixing
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‘Help!’
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1965 Monday 19th April
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- US Single Release
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A Side – ‘Ticket To Ride‘
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B Side – ‘Yes It Is’
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1965 Tuesday 20th April
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- Filming – ‘Help!’
1965 Wednesday 21st April
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- Filming – ‘Help!’
1965 Thursday 22nd April
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- Filming – ‘Help!’
1965 Friday 23rd April
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- Filming – ‘Help!’
1965 Saturday 24th April
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- Filming – ‘Help!’
1965 Tuesday 27th April
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- Filming – ‘Help!’
1965 Wednesday 28th April
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- Filming – ‘Help!’
1965 Thursday 29th April
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- Filming – ‘Help!’
1965 Friday 30th April
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- Filming – ‘Help!’
1965 May.
1965 Sunday 2nd May
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- The Beatles arrive in Amesbury, Wiltshire
1965 Monday 3rd May
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- Filming – ‘Help!’
1965 Tuesday 4th May
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- Filming – ‘Help!’
1965 Wednesday 5th May
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- Filming – ‘Help!’
1965 Thursday 6th May
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- Filming – ‘Help!’
1965 Friday 7th May
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- Filming – ‘Help!’
1965 Sunday 9th May
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- Filming – ‘Help!’ at various scenes around London
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- The Beatles watch Bob Dylan perform live in London
1965 Monday 10th May
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- Filming – ‘Help!’
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- Recording and Mixing
1965 Tuesday 11th May
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- Filming – ‘Help!’
1965 Tuesday 18th May
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- Recording – Post-sync work for ‘Help!’
1965 Tuesday 25th May
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- John Lennon is interviewed in Cannes, France
1965 Wednesday 26th May
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- Radio – The Beatles (Invite You To Take A Ticket To Ride) – Final BBC radio session
1965 June.
1965 Wednesday 2nd June
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- John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr attend the première of Richard Lester’s The Knack (And How To Get It)
1965 Thursday 3rd June
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- John and Cynthia Lennon, George Harrison and Pattie Boyd attend Allen Ginsberg’s 39th birthday party
1965 Friday 4th June
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- UK EP Release – ‘Beatles For Sale No 2′
1965 Tuesday 8th June
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- Mixing a new stereo version – ‘I Want To Hold Your Hand‘ numbered remix two
1965 Friday 11th June
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- The Beatles to be Awarded MBE’s
1965 Saturday 12th June
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- Press conference about the MBE announcement
1965 Monday 14th June
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- US LP Release – ‘Beatles VI’
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- Recording
1965 Tuesday 15th June
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- Recording – ‘It’s Only Love‘
1965 Wednesday 16th June
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- Recording – Post-sync work for ‘Help!’
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- Radio – John Lennon on The World Of Books
1965 Thursday 17th June
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- Recording and Mixing
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- ‘Wait‘
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1965 Friday 18th June
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- Mixing
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- ‘I’m Down‘
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- ‘Wait‘
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- ‘Help!’
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- Radio – BBC European Service
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- Television – ‘Tonight‘
1965 Sunday 20th June
European Tour
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- The Beatles perform live at the Palais Des Sports, Paris
1965 Monday 21st June
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- Day off in Paris
1965 Tuesday 22nd June
European Tour
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- The Beatles perform live at the Palais d’Hiver, Lyon, France
1965 Wednesday 23rd June
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- Travel from Lyon, France to Milan, Italy
1965 Thursday 24th June
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- John Lennon’s ‘A Spaniard In The Works‘ is published
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European Tour
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- The Beatles perform live at the Velodromo Vigorelli, Via Arona, 19, 20149 Milano, Lombardy, Northern Italy
1965 Saturday 26th June
European Tour
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- The Beatles perform live at the Palazzo dello Sport, Genoa, Italy
1965 Sunday 27th June
European Tour
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- The Beatles perform live at the Teatro Adriano, Rome, Italy
1965 Monday 28th June
European Tour
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- The Beatles perform live at the Teatro Adriano, Rome, Italy
1965 Tuesday 29th June
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- Travel from Rome, Italy to Nice, France
1965 Wednesday 30th June
European Tour
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- The Beatles perform live at the Palais des Expositions, Esplanade Maréchal de Lattre de Tassigny, Nice, France
1965 July.
1965 Thursday 1st July
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- The Beatles fly from Nice, France to Madrid, India
1965 Friday 2nd July
European Tour
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- The Beatles perform live at the Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas, Madrid, Spain
1965 Saturday 3rd July
European Tour
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- The Beatles perform live at the Plaza de Toros Monumental, Barcelona, Spain
1965 Sunday 4th July
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- Travel from Barcelona, Spain to London Heathrow Airport
1965 Tuesday 13th July
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- John Lennon and Paul McCartney receive five Ivor Novello awards
1965 Monday 19th July
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- US Single Release
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- A Side – ‘Help!’
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- B Side – ‘I’m Down‘
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1965 Friday 23rd July
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- UK Single Release
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- A Side – ‘Help!’
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- B Side – ‘I’m Down‘
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1965 Saturday 24th July
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- Ringo Starr buys Sunny Heights, South Road, St George’s Hill, Weybridge KT13 0NA, Surrey
1965 Thursday 29th July
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- World première – ‘Help!’
1965 Friday 30th July
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- Rehearsals for the 2nd North America Tour
1965 August
1965 Sunday 1st August
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- Television – ‘Blackpool Night Out‘
1965 Friday 6th August
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- UK LP Release – ‘Help!’
1965 Monday 9th August
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- The Silkie Record – ‘You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away’
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- US LP Release – ‘Help!’
1965 Friday 13th August
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- Travel from London to New York, USA
1965 Saturday 14th August
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- Television – The Beatles’ appear for the fourth time on the ‘Ed Sullivan Show‘
1965 Sunday 15th August
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- The Beatles perform live at the Shea Stadium, New York
1965 Monday 16th August
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- John Lennon‘s Mellotron is delivered to Weybridge
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- Day off in New York, USA
1965 Tuesday 17th August
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- The Beatles perform live at Maple Leaf Gardens, 60 Carlton Street, Toronto M5B 1J2, Ontario, Canada
1965 Wednesday 18th August
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- The Beatles perform live at Atlanta Stadium, 521 Capitol Avenue SE, Atlanta, Georgia 30312, USA
1965 Thursday 19th August
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- The Beatles perform live at the Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston
1965 Friday 20th August
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- The Beatles perform live at the White Sox Park , 333 West 35th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60616, USA
1965 Saturday 21st August
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- The Beatles perform live at the Metropolitan Stadium, 8000 Cedar Avenue South, Bloomington, Minnesota 55420, USA
1965 Sunday 22nd August
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- The Beatles perform live at the Memorial Coliseum, North Ramsay Way, Portland, Oregon 97227, USA
1965 Monday 23rd August
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- Day off in Los Angeles, USA
1965 Tuesday 24th August
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- The Beatles take LSD in Los Angeles, USA with The Byrds and Peter Fonda
1965 Wednesday 25th August
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- Day off in Los Angeles, USA
1965 Friday 27th August
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- The Beatles meet Elvis Presley
1965 Saturday 28th August
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- The Beatles perform live at the Balboa Stadium, 1418-1570 Russ Boulevard, San Diego, California 92101, USA
1965 Sunday 29th August
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- The Beatles perform live at the Hollywood Bowl, 2301 North Highland Avenue, Los Angeles, California 90068, USA
1965 Monday 30th August
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- The Beatles perform live at the Hollywood Bowl, 2301 North Highland Avenue, Los Angeles, California 90068, USA
1965 Tuesday 31st August
- The Beatles perform live at the Cow Palace, 2600 Geneva Avenue, Daly City, Near San Francisco, California 94014, USA
1965 September
1965 Wednesday 1st September
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- Paul McCartney and George Harrison attend a Byrds recording session
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- Travel – San Francisco, USA back to London Heathrow Airport
1965 Monday 13th September
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- US Single Release
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A Side –‘Yesterday‘
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B Side – ‘Act Naturally’
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- Zak Starkey is born
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1965 Saturday 25th September
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- The Beatles’ cartoon series begins in the USA
1965 October
1965 Saturday 9th October
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- The Beatles celebrate John Lennon’s 25th birthday
1965 Tuesday 12th October
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- Recording
1965 Wednesday 13th October
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- Recording – ‘Drive My Car‘
1965 Saturday 16th October
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- Recording
1965 Monday 18th October
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- Recording
1965 Tuesday 19th October
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- Recording
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‘Unused Christmas fan club messages’
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1965 Wednesday 20th October
- Recording – ‘We Can Work It Out‘
1965 Thursday 21st October
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- Recording
1965 Friday 22nd October
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- Recording
1965 Sunday 24th October
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- Recording – ‘I’m Looking Through You‘
1965 Monday 25th October
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- Mixing
1965 Tuesday 26th October
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- Mixing
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- The Beatles collect their MBEs
1965 Thursday 28th October
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- Mixing – ‘We Can Work It Out‘
1965 Friday 29th October
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- Recording and Mixing
1965 November
1965 Monday 1st November
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- Television – ‘The Music Of Lennon & McCartney’
1965 Tuesday 2nd November
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- Television – ‘The Music Of Lennon & McCartney’
1965 Wednesday 3rd November
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- Recording – ‘Michelle‘
1965 Thursday 4th November
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- Recording
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’12-Bar Original’
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1965 Friday 5th November
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- Recording – ‘I’m Looking Through You‘
1965 Monday 8th November
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- Recording
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‘Beatle Speech’
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‘The Beatles’ Third Christmas Record’
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1965 Tuesday 9th November
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- Editing and Mixing
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‘The Beatles’ Third Christmas Record’
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‘Michelle‘
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1965 Wednesday 10th November
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- Recording and Mixing
1965 Thursday 11th November
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- Recording and Mixing
1965 Friday 15th November
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- Mixing
1965 Saturday 16th November
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- George Martin decides the running order for ‘Rubber Soul‘
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- Paul McCartney compères for Gene Pitney
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1965 Thursday 23rd November
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- Promotional films for
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‘Help!’
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1965 Thursday 25th November
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- The Beatles go Christmas shopping in Harrods
1965 Monday 29th November
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- Radio – ‘Saturday Club‘
1965 Tuesday 30th November
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- Radio – ‘Pop Profile‘
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- Mixing – ‘12-Bar Original‘
1965 December.
1965 Thursday 2nd December
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- George Harrison’s Gretsch guitar is destroyed
1965 Friday 3rd December
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- UK Double A Side Single Release
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- UK LP Release
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- The Beatles perform live at the Odeon Cinema, 52 – 62 Renfield Street, Glasgow G2 3PX, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1965 Saturday 4th December
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- The Beatles perform live at the City Hall, Northumberland Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE1 8SF, Tyne and Wear
1965 Sunday 5th December
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- The Beatles perform live at the Empire Theatre, 18-22 Lime Street, Liverpool L1 1JE, Merseyside – The Beatles’ final Liverpool concerts
1965 Monday 6th December
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- US Double A Side Single Release
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- US LP Release – ‘Rubber Soul‘
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- UK EP Release – ‘The Beatles’ Million Sellers’
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- A Side 1 – ‘She Loves You‘
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- A Side 2 – ‘I Want To Hold Your Hand‘
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- B Side 1 – ‘Can’t Buy Me Love‘
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- B Side 2 – ‘I Feel Fine‘
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1965 Tuesday 7th December
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- The Beatles perform live at the ABC Cinema, Stockport Road and Hyde Road, Ardwick, Manchester M12 6AP, Greater Manchester
1965 Wednesday 8th December
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- The Beatles perform live at the Gaumont Cinema, Corner Barkers Pool and Burgess Street, Sheffield S1 2JA, South Yorkshire
1965 Thursday 9th December
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- The Beatles perform live at the Odeon Cinema, 139 New Street, Birmingham B2 4NU, West Midlands
1965 Friday 10th December
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- The Beatles perform live at the Odeon Cinema, 45 Queen Caroline Street, Hammersmith, London W6 9QH, Greater London
1965 Saturday 11th December
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- The Beatles perform live at the Astoria Cinema, 232-236 Seven Sisters Road, Finsbury Park, London N4 3NX, Greater London
1965 Sunday 12th December
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- The Beatles perform live at the Capitol Cinema, 116-118 Queen Street, Cardiff CF10 2HH, South Wales
1965 Monday 13th December
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- The Beatles discuss their third film project
1965 Tuesday 16th December
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- Television – ‘The Music Of Lennon & McCartney’
1965 Wednesday 26th December
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- George Harrison pays a surprise visit to his family
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- Paul McCartney has a moped accident in Liverpool
1965 Friday 31st December
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- The Beatles attend New Year’s Eve parties
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