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Ringo Starr was born
Richard Starkey, later known as Ringo Starr was born in the Royal Liverpool Children's Hospital in the United Kingdom -
John Lennon was born
John Lennon was born in the Oxford Street Maternity Hospital in Liverpool -
Paul McCartney was born
Paul was born in the Walton Hospital in Liverpool -
George Harrison was born
George was born at 12 Arnold Grove, Wavertree in Liverpool -
Lennon forms a skiffle group
It was called the Black Jacks with Pete Shotton. The band was later remaned the Quarrymen. -
The Quarrymen Audition
They auditioned for Carroll Levis's TV Star Search at the Empire Theatre in Liverpool but they did not qualify. -
The Quarrymen Played
They played at the St Peter's Church garden fete in Liverpool. McCartney and Lennon meet for the first time. -
McCartney is Invited
He was invited to join the Quarrymen -
The Quarrymen preformed
They preformed at the Cavern Club for the first time. -
McCartney's first preformance
His first preformance with the Quarrymen at the New Clubmore Hall in Liverpool. -
Harrison meets the Quarrymen
He was also invited to join despite being younger than the others. -
The Quarrymen paid to record
They paid 17 pounds and 6 pence to record two songs at a local recording studio in Liverpool. They recored "That'll Be the Day" by Buddy Holly and "In Spite of All the Danger" by Harrison and McCartney. -
The Quarrymen played
They played at the opening night of the Casbah Club. The band at this time consisted of Lennon, McCartney, Harrison, and Ken Brown with no drummer. -
Ken Brown leaves
He leaves the Quarrymen. -
The band name changes
It changes to Johnny and the Moondogs. -
A band name change once again
It changes to the Silver Beetles. -
The Silver Beetles audition
The audition for Larry Parnes. They were unsuccessful. -
The Silver Beetles played
They played at the Lathom Hall in Liverpool. -
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The Silver Beetles played
They played at a lot of places like a Jacaranda coffee bar, the Institute Neston in Wirral, and the Grosvenor Ballroom many times. -
Best is hired
He is hired as the drummer. -
Name change
The Silver Beetles changed their name to the Beatles. -
The Beatles played
They played at the Indra Club in Hamburg, Germany for the first time. They played here for the next 48 days. -
The Beatles move
The move to the kaiserkeller after complaints about the noise. They play here for the next 58 days. -
The Beatles record songs
At the Akustic Studio in Hamburg, Germany. The recorded "Summertime," "Fever," and "September Song" together. None of these recordings are known to have survived. -
Harrison is deported
He is deported from Hamburg for being under 18. The Beatles continued without him. -
McCartney and Best are deported
They are deported from Hamburg after being accused of arson. -
Lennon returns
He returns from Hamburg to Liverpool where the others are. -
The Beatles preform
They preform at the Town Hall in Litherland, Liverpool. They play at various local venues over the next three months. -
The Beatles play on a series of shows
The Beatles played at the Top Ten Club. The band played every night until July first. This all happens in Hamburg, Germany. -
The Beatles sign a contract
The sign a one year contract with Kaempfert. -
The Beatles return
They return to Liverpool. -
The Beatles first preformance back
First preformance back in England, at St. John's Hall, Tuebrook, Liverpool. -
The Beatles make another apperence
They make an apperence at the Cavern Club and the band gets and plays at many local gigs in the following months. -
The Beatles make the front page
They make the front page of Mersey Beat with a story about their contract with Kaempfert. -
The Beatles first fan club preformance
First fan club preformance was at the David Lewis Club in Livepool. -
Epstein and his assistant watch the Beatles
They watch the Beatles preformat the lunchtime show at Cavern Club. -
The Beatles and Epstein travel
They travel to London to meet with peple from Decca Records in the hope of negotiating a recording contract. -
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The Beatles meet with Epstein
They meet with thim and a couple others to discuss the possibiliy of releasing "My Bonnie" in the UK and other subjects. They were rejected but keep auditioning for Decca. -
The Beatles recorded
They recorded 15 tracks at the Decca audition -
"My Bonnie" was released
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The Beatles sign a contract
They sign a contract to make Epstein their manager. -
Management starts
This is the day that the contract they signed on January 24th officially starts.