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The History of The Beatles

"Liddypool: Birthplace of The Beatles" discusses the following important events in the life of The Beatles with interviews, pictures and stories.

3 December 1938 – Alf Lennon marries Julia Stanley

9 October 1940 - John Lennon is born             

18 June 1942 - Paul McCartney is born

25 February 1943 – George Harrison joins the Quarrymen           

7 July 1940 - Ringo Starr is born

1956 - The Quarrymen are formed         

22 June 1957 - Rosebery Street – The Quarrymen appear           

6 July 1957 – Paul meets John at St. Peter's Church                

14 July 1958 – Quarrymen record at Percy Phillip's Studio

15 July 1958 - Julia Lennon is struck down and killed by a car           

29 August 1959 - The Casbah Coffee Club opens

29 August 1959 - Ken Brown joins The Quarrymen     

January 1960 – Stuart Sutcliffe joins The College Band                 

5 May 1960 - Allan Williams becomes The Silver Beatles' manager           

12 August 1960 - Pete Best joins The Beatles     

17 December 1960 - Chas Newby joins The Beatles           

27 December 1960 – Faron witnesses Beatlemania        

9 February 1961 – The Beatles debut at the Cavern      

6 July 1961 - Bill Harry forms Mersey Beat    

28 October 1961 - Raymond Jones asks for My Bonnie           

9 November 1961 – Brian Epstein watches The Beatles at the Cavern

10 November 1961 – Sam Leach books The Beatles       

December 1961 - Tony Barrow and The Beatles   

1 January 1962 – The Decca audition            

10 April 1962 - Stuart Sutcliffe’s death                  

6 June 1962 - EMI recording day                    

16 August 1962 - Pete Best is dismissed    

23 August 1962 – Cynthia Lennon marries John                

September 1962 - Tony Booth's paintings of The Beatles

4 September 1962 - The Beatles record at EMI Studios           

27 October 1962 – Monty Lister records The Beatles for radio 

10 February 1963 - Michael Ward photographs The Beatles in Liverpool

18 June 1963 - Paul's 21st birthday party: John Lennon beats up Bob Wooler

9 October 1963 - The Mersey Sound

7 December 1963 - The Beatles answer a call for help!

9 February 1964 - The Ed Sullivan Show       

10 July 1964 – The Beatles come home to Liverpool

11 July 1964 - Leaving Liverpool                                   


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