Timeline – Up To 1959
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1909 May
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1909 Friday 28th May
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- Harold Hargreaves Harrison is born to Henry Harrison and Jane Tompson in West Derby, Liverpool, Merseyside
1911 March
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1911 Friday 10th March
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- Louise French (Harrison) – Mother of George Harrison, is born to John French and Louise Woollam in West Derby, Liverpool, Merseyside
1926 January
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1926 Sunday 3rd January
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- George Martin is born in Holloway, Islington, London
1931 August
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1931 Tuesday 16th August
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- Louise Harrison (sister of George Harrison) is born at 12 Arnold Grove, Wavertree, Liverpool L15 8HP, Merseyside
1933 February
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1933 Saturday 18th February
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- Yoko Ono is born at her ancestral estate in Tokyo, Japan
1934 September
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1934 Wednesday 19th September
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- Brian Epstein is born at 4 Rodney Street, Liverpool L1 2TZ, Merseyside
1940 June
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1940 Sunday 23rd June
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- Stuart Ferguson Victor Sutcliffe is born at the Simpson Memorial Maternity Pavilion Hospital, 79 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, Scotland
1940 July
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1940 Sunday 7th July
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- Ringo Starr is born at 9 Madryn Street, Dingle, Liverpool L8 9SN, Merseyside
1940 October
1940 Wednesday 9th October
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- John Lennon is born in Liverpool Maternity Hospital, Oxford Street, Liverpool L7 7BN, Merseyside
1941 April
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1941 Tuesday 8th April
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- Jim McCartney and Mary Mohin take out a marriage license at Liverpool Town Hall, High Street, Liverpool L2 3SW, Merseyside
1941 Tuesday 15th April
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- Jim McCartney and Mary Mohin are married at St Swithin’s Roman Catholic Church, Gillmoss, West Derby, Liverpool L11, Merseyside
1941 September
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1941 Wednesday 24th September
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- Linda Louise Eastman is born in Scarsdale, Westchester County, New York, USA
1941 November
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1941 Monday 24th November
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- Pete Best is born in Madras, India
1942 June
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1942 Thursday 18th June
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- Paul McCartney is born in Walton Hospital, Rice Lane, Liverpool L9 1AE, Merseyside
1943 February
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1943 Thursday 25th February
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- George Harrison is born at 12 Arnold Grove, Wavertree, Liverpool L15 8HP, Merseyside
1944 March
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1944 Friday 17th March
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- Pattie Boyd is born in Taunton, Somerset
1946 April
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1946 Friday 5th April
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- Jane Asher is born in Willesden, North London
1946 August
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1946 Sunday 4th August
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- Maureen (Mo) Cox (Starkey) is born in Liverpool
1948 Tuesday 18th May
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- Olivia Trinidad Arias (George Harrison’s 2nd wife) is born in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
1949 March
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1949 Wednesday 26th October
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- Jackie (Jacqueline) Dykins is born in Liverpool, Merseyside
1956 June
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1956 Monday 18th June
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- Paul McCartney’s 14th birthday and he receives a trumpet from his parents as his birthday present
1956 October
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1956 Tuesday 9th October
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- John Lennon’s 16th birthday
1956 Wednesday 31st October
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- Paul McCartney’s mother Mary dies as a result of breast cancer
1956 November
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1956 Sunday 11th November
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- Paul McCartney watches Lonnie Donegan perform at the Empire Theatre, 18-22 Lime Street, Liverpool L1 1JE, Merseyside
1957 March
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1957 Tuesday 5th March
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- Julia Dykins (Baird) is born in Liverpool
1957 June
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1957 Sunday 9th June
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- The Quarry Men enter Canadian Carroll Lewis’ TV Star Search competition at the Empire Theatre, 18-22 Lime Street, Liverpool L1 1JE, Merseyside
1957 Saturday 22th June
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- The Quarry Men perform live on the back of a stationary coal lorry at Rosebery Street, Toxteth, Liverpool L8 2TN, Merseyside
1957 July
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1957 Saturday 6th July
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- The Quarry Men perform live at St Peter’s Church, Church Road, Woolton, Liverpool L25 5JF, Merseyside, where John Lennon and Paul McCartney meet for the first time
1957 Monday 29th July
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- Paul McCartney and his younger brother Michael attend Scout camp in Hathersage, Derbyshire
1957 August
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1957 Wednesday 7th August
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- The Quarry Men give their first live performance at the Cavern Club, 10 Mathew Street, Liverpool L26 6RE, Merseyside
1957 October
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1957 Friday 18th October
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- The Quarry Men perform live at New Clubmoor Hall (Conservative Club), Back Broadway, Clubmoor, Liverpool L11 1HX, Merseyside – Notable as Paul McCartney’s first appearance with the group
1957 November
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1957 Thursday 7th November
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- The Quarry Men perform live at Wilson Hall, Speke Road, Garston, Liverpool L19 2NZ, Merseyside
1957 Saturday 16th November
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- The Quarry Men perform live at Stanley Abattoir Athletic And Social Club, Prescot Road, Old Swan, Liverpool L13 3AS, Merseyside
1957 Saturday 23rd November
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- The Quarry Men perform live at New Clubmoor Hall (Conservative Club), Back Broadway, Clubmoor, Liverpool L11 1HX, Merseyside
1957 December
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1957 Saturday 7th December
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- The Quarry Men perform live at Wilson Hall, Speke Road, Garston, Liverpool L19 2NZ, Merseyside
1958 February
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1958 Thursday 6th February
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- George Harrison and The Quarry Men meet for the first time at New Clubmoor Hall (Conservative Club), Back Broadway, Clubmoor, Liverpool L11 1HX, Merseyside
1958 March
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1958 Saturday 8th January
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- The Quarry Men perform live in the wedding reception of Paul McCartney’s cousin Ian Harris and his bride Jackie, at Childwall Abbey Hotel, Childwall Abbey Road, Speke, Liverpool L24 9LP, Merseyside
1958 Thursday 13th March
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- The Quarry Men perform live at the Morgue Skiffle Cellar, 25 Oakhill Park, Broadgreen, Liverpool L13 4BL, Merseyside
1958 May
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1958 Monday 5th May
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- John Lennon is photographed with Nigel Whalley on Lime Street, Liverpool L1, Merseyside
1958 July
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1958 Saturday 12th July
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- The Quarry Men attend Phillips’ Sound Recording Services, 38 Kensington, Kensington, Liverpool L7 3QD, Merseyside – It is the home of Percy Francis Phillips (1896–1984) and his family. They record
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‘In Spite Of All The Danger’
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‘That’ll Be The Day’
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1958 Tuesday 15th July
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- Julia Lennon dies after being hit by a car on Menlove Avenue in Woolton, Liverpool, Merseyside, after a visit to Mendips
1958 October
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1958 Sunday 18th October
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- Johnny And The Moondogs enter Canadian Carroll Lewis’ TV Star Search competition at the Hippodrome Theatre, Corner of Higher Ardwick and Hyde Road, Ardwick Green, Manchester M13, Greater Manchester
1958 November
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1958 Sunday 30th November
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- Johnny And The Moondogs are invited back, after their audition on Sunday 18th October, to appear in the stage show of Canadian Carroll Lewis’ TV Star Search competition at the Hippodrome Theatre, Corner of Higher Ardwick and Hyde Road, Ardwick Green, Manchester M13, Greater Manchester
1958 December
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1958 Saturday 20th December
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- The Quarry Men perform live at a wedding reception at 24 Upton Green, Speke, Liverpool L24 2UL, Merseyside, for George Harrison‘s brother, Harry Harrison, and his bride, Irene McCann
.1959 January
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1959 Saturday 24th January
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- The Quarry Men perform live at Woolton Village Club, 23 Allerton Road, Woolton, Liverpool L25 7RA, Merseyside
1959 Thursday 29th August
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- The Quarry Men perform live at the Casbah Coffee Club, 8 Haymans Green, West Derby, Liverpool L12 7JG, Merseyside
1959 September
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1959 Saturday 5th September
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- The Quarry Men perform live at the Casbah Coffee Club, 8 Haymans Green, West Derby, Liverpool L12 7JG, Merseyside
1959 Saturday 12th September
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- The Quarry Men perform live at the Casbah Coffee Club, 8 Haymans Green, West Derby, Liverpool L12 7JG, Merseyside
1959 Saturday 19th September
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- The Quarry Men perform live at the Casbah Coffee Club, 8 Haymans Green, West Derby, Liverpool L12 7JG, Merseyside
1959 Saturday 26th September
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- The Quarry Men perform live at the Casbah Coffee Club, 8 Haymans Green, West Derby, Liverpool L12 7JG, Merseyside
1959 October
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1959 Saturday 3rd October
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- The Quarry Men perform live at the Casbah Coffee Club, 8 Haymans Green, West Derby, Liverpool L12 7JG, Merseyside
1959 Saturday 10th October
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- The Quarry Men perform live at the Casbah Coffee Club, 8 Haymans Green, West Derby, Liverpool L12 7JG, Merseyside
1959 Monday 26th October
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- The Quarry Men perform live at the Empire Theatre, 18-22 Lime Street, Liverpool L1 1JE, Merseyside
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