This timeline will provide an account of the lives and times of The Beatles, from their births to personal events, wedding days to children being born, contract signings to concert appearances, recording sessions to record release dates, and so much more, providing a definitive day-to-day historical document of The Fab Four.
The timeline will begin with the births of The Beatles parents and guardians, their wedding days, sibling births, and other notable events. We will be including all of the important people who came into the lives of The Fab Four, including friends, members of The Quarrymen, the many musicians who stepped in to perform, either on stage, or on record with The Beatles, and the many people who worked with them on their journey from Liverpool to global domination.
The aim is to bring this timeline completely up to date, including all solo careers, from the break up of The Beatles right up to the present day. this will be a huge undertaking and will take a long time to finish, but in the end this will be a value document for anybody who wants track where The Fab Four were on any given day in history.
1896
Percy Francis Phillips - Studio Engineer Born
1902
James "Jim" McCartney - Paul McCartney Father Born
1903
George Toogood Smith - John Lennon Uncle Born
1905
Charles Sutcliffe - Stuart Sutcliffe Father Born
1906
Mary Elizabeth "Mimi" Stanley - John Lennon Aunt Born
1907
Martha "Millie" Cronin - Stuart Sutcliffe Mother Born
1909
Harold Hargreaves Harrison - George Harrison Father Born
Mary Patricia Mohin - Paul McCartney Mother Born
1911
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi - Indian Guru Born
Louise French - George Harrison Mother Born
1912
Alfred "Freddie" Lennon - John Lennon Father Born
1913
Richard Henry Parkin Starkey - Ringo Starr Father Born
Harry Arthur Graves - Ringo Starr Step-Father Born
1914
Julia Elizabeth Stanley - John Lennon Mother Born
Elsie Gleave - Ringo Starr Mother Born
1918
John "Bobby" Dykins - John Lennon Mother's Partner Born
1920
Ravi Shankar - Musician Born
Reginald Leon Isaac Vapnick "Dick James"- Music Publisher Born
1923
Norman Smith - Sound Engineer/Record Producer Born
1924
Alice "Mona" Shaw - Pete Best Mother Born
1926
George Henry Martin - Record Producer Born
Frederick James "Bob" Wooler - DJ/Compère Born
1929
Harold Adolphus Phillips "Lord Woodbine" - Music Promoter Born
Vittorio Giorgio Andre "Victor" Spinetti - Actor Born
Angela Williams - Paul McCartney Step-Mother Born
Harry James Benson - Photographer Born
1930
Allan Richard Williams - Music Promoter/The Beatles First Manager Born
Andrew McLuckie "Andy" White - Musician Born
1931
Harold Harrison & Louise French - George Harrison Parents Are Married
Louise Harrison - George Harrison Sister Born
Allen Klein - American Businessman/The Beatles Last Manager Born
1932
Richard Lester Liebman - Film Director Born
Derek Wyn Taylor - The Beatles Press Officer Born
1933
Yoko Ono - John Lennon Second Wife Born
1934
Harry Harrison - George Harrison Brother Born
Brian Samuel Epstein - The Beatles Manager Born
1935
Malcolm Frederick "Mal" Evans - The Beatles Road Manager Born
James Alistair Taylor - Personal Assistant to Brian Epstein Born
1936
Edward "Hunter" Davies - Author/Official Beatles Biographer Born
Horst Fascher - Musician Born
Richard Starkey & Elsie Gleave - Ringo Starr Parents Are Married
1937
Peter Brown - Personal Assistant to Brian Epstein Born
Ken Mansfield - Record Producer Born
1938
Klaus Otto Wilhelm Voorman - Artist & Musician Born
Astrid Kirchherr - Stuart Sutcliffe Fiancé Born
William "Bill" Harry - Journalist Born
Freddie Lennon & Julia Stanley - John Lennon Parents Are Married and live with the Stanley family at 9 Newcastle Road L15
Colin Leo Hanton - The Quarrymen Born
1939
Jürgen Vollmer - Photographer Born
Jimmy Nicol - Musician Born
Cynthia Powell - John Lennon First Wife Born
George Smith & Mimi Stanley - John Lennon Uncle & Aunt Are Married
Charles Roberts - Amateur Photographer Born
Pauline Jones - John Lennon Step-Mother Born
Terence James "Terry" Doran - Luxury Car Dealer/Brian Epstein Business Partner Born
Harvey Phillip "Phil" Spector - Record Producer Born
1940
Tony Sheridan - Musician Born
Stuart Furguson Victor Sutcliffe - The Beatles Born
Richard "Ringo Starr" Starkey - The Beatles Born at home, at 9 Madryn Street L8
William Frederick "Bill" Smith - The Quarrymen Born
Peter Harrison - George Harrison Brother Born
Ringo Starr - Baptised Protestant Church of England at St Silas Church L8
Michael Hill - School friend of John Lennon Born
Kenneth "Ken" Brown - The Quarrymen Born
John Winston Lennon - The Beatles Born at Liverpool Maternity Hospital L7, and taken home to 9 Newcastle Road L15
Eric Ronald Griffiths - The Quarrymen Born
1941
Jim McCartney & Mary Mohin - Paul McCartney Parents Are Married
Charles "Chas" Newby - The Quarrymen Born
Nigel Walley - The Quarrymen Born
Peter "Pete" Shotton - The Quarrymen Born
Linda Louise Eastman - Paul McCartney First Wife Born
Neil Stanley Aspinall - The Beatles Road Manager Born
Rodney Verso "Rod" Davis - The Quarrymen Born
Randolph Peter "Pete" Best - The Beatles Born
1942
Freddie Lennon & Julia Lennon - John Lennon Parents Separate
Leonard Charles "Len" Garry - The Quarrymen Born
Glyn Thomas Johns - Sound Engineer/Record Producer Born
John Charles "Duff" Lowe - The Quarrymen Born
James Paul McCartney - The Beatles Born at Walton Hospital L9, and taken home to 10 Sunbury Road L4
Ivan Vaughan - The Quarrymen Born
Larry "Kane" Kanowitz - Journalist Born
Paul McCartney & Family - Moved into 92 Broadway Avenue CH45
1943
Paul McCartney & Family - Moved into Sir Thomas White Gardens L5
Richard Starkey & Elsie Starkey - Ringo Starr Parents Separate
Ringo Starr's father leaves the family home.
George Harrison - The Beatles Born at home, at 12 Arnold Grove L15
Priscilla Maria Veronica White "Cilla Black" - Singer/TV Personality Born
George Harrison - Baptised Catholic
1944
Ringo Starr & Family - Move into 10 Admiral Grove L8
Paul McCartney & Family - Move into Roach Avenue L34
Julia Lennon - Starts work in the Brookhouse Pub at 467 Smithdown Road L15, where she meets soldier Taffy Williams
Peter Michael "Mike" McCartney - Paul McCartney Brother Born
Patricia Anne "Pattie" Boyd - George Harrison First Wife Born
1945
Julia Lennon - Starts work in The Coffee House Pub at 14 Church Road N L15, where she meets John "Bobby" Dykins
Elliot Mintz - TV/Radio Personality Born
Eric Patrick Clapton - Musician Born
Victoria Elizabeth Lennon - John Lennon Sister Born
Born from an affair between Julia Elizabeth Lennon and soldier Taffy Williams.
Victoria was adopted and raised in Norway as Ingrid Marie Pederson.
Freda Kelly - The Beatles Fan Club President Born
Ringo Starr - Started school at St Silas C of E Primary School L8
John Lennon - Started school at Moss Pits Lane Primary School L15 alongside Nigel Walley, & Len Garry
Ethan Russell - Photographer Born
Geoffrey Ernest "Geoff" Emerick - Sound Engineer/Record Producer Born
1946
Tony Bramwell - Assistant to The Beatles Born
John Lennon - George & Mimi Smith become John's legal guardians, resulting in John moving into 251 Menlove Avenue L25, after John's mother Julia moved into a 1 bedroom flat with Bobby Dykins in Gateacre Village L25
Jane Asher - Paul McCartney Fiancé Born
John Lennon - Started school at Dovedale Primary School L18 alongside Pete Shotton, Ivan Vaughan, & Michael Hill
John Lennon - Freddy Lennon takes John to Blackpool and they stay at Freddy's Merchant Navy friend, Billy Hall's parents house, at 37 Ivy Avenue FY4. It is rumoured that at this time Freddy wanted to take John to start a new life in New Zealand.
John Lennon - Julia Lennon and Bobby Dykins arrive in Blackpool at 37 Ivy Avenue FY4, to collect John and return him to Liverpool. It is on this day that John was forced to chose between staying with his father, or returning with his Mother. John chose his Mother, and travelled back to Liverpool, where he was returned to his Uncle George & Aunt Mimi at 251 Menlove Avenue L25.
Maureen Tigrett - Ringo Starr First Wife Born
Barbara Bach - Ringo Starr Second Wife Born
William Everett "Billy" Preston - Musician Born
John Lennon - Began Sunday School at St Peter's Church L25 alongside Pete Shotton and Nigel Walley. The three lads, along with Ivan Vaughan, become a close friend group
1947
Paul McCartney & Family - Move into 72 Western Avenue L24
Paul McCartney - Started school at Stockton Wood Primary School L24
Julia Dykins - John Lennon Sister Born
Ringo Starr - Taken by ambulance to the Royal Liverpool Children's Hospital L8 with a burst appendix, resulting in infected peritonitis. Ringo spent 10 weeks in a coma, and a further 16 weeks in recovery.
1948
George Harrison - Started school at Dovedale Primary School L18
Olivia Trinidad Arias - George Harrison Second Wife Born
Julia Lennon, Bobby Dykins, & Julia Dykins - Moved into 1 Bloomfield Road L19
1949
Paul McCartney - Started school at Joseph Williams Junior School L27
Jacqualine Dykins - John Lennon Sister Born
1950
George Harrison & Family - moved into 25 Upton Green L24
May Fung Yee Pang - John Lennon Partner Born
1951
Ringo Starr - Started school at Dingle Vale Secondary Modern School L8
Paul McCartney & Family - move into 12 Ardwick Road L24
1952
John Lennon - Started school at Quarry Bank High School For Boys L18 alongside Pete Shotton, Bill Smith, Eric Griffiths, Rod Davis, & Michael Hill
Frederic "Fred" Seaman - Personal Assistant To John Lennon Born
1953
Paul McCartney - Started school at Liverpool Institute High School For Boys L1 alongside john Lennon's friend Ivan Vaughan, and Neil Aspinall
Harry Graves & Elsie Gleave - Ringo Starr Step-Father & Mother Are Married
1954
George Harrison - Started school at Liverpool Institute High School For Boys L1
Paul McCartney & George Harrison - Became friends as they both attended the Liverpool Institute, although a year apart, and travelled on the same bus.
1955
Paul McCartney & Family - Move into 20 Forthlin Road L18
George Smith - John Lennon Uncle Dies From A Liver Haemorrhage Aged 52
1956
John Lennon - Michael Hill played for John, 'Long Tall Sally' by Little Richard, at his parents house at 69 Dovedale Road L18. This was the moment that John fell in love with rock n roll
Mary McCartney - Paul McCartney Mother Dies From Breast Cancer Aged 47
1957
The Black Jacks - Are Formed
John Lennon : Guitar & Vocals
Pete Shotton : Washboard
Bill Smith : Tea-Chest Bass
Ringo Starr - made his debut with the Eddie Clayton Skiffle Group at Wilson Hall L19
The Quarrymen - The Black Jacks Change Their Name To The Quarrymen and changed the line up
John Lennon : Guitar & Vocals
Eric Griffiths : Guitar
Colin Hanton : Drums
Len Garry : Tea-Chest Bass
Pete Shotton : Washboard
Rod Davis : Banjo
The Quarrymen - Play their first gig at a street party on Rose Street L25 celebrating Empire Day.
The Quarrymen - Enter the ABC TV TV Star Search talent contest at The Empire Theatre L1
The Quarrymen - Perform at a street party on Roseberry Street L8 celebrating the 750th anniversary of King John's charter of Liverpool.
The Rebels - George Harrison, brother Peter Harrison, Arthur Kelly, & Alan Williams perform at the British Legion Club in Speke as The Rebels.
The Quarrymen - Performed at the annual garden fete at St Peter's Church in Woolton. Afternoon performances were held on a small stage situated on the grounds at the rear of the church. Ivan Vaughan brought his friend Paul McCartney to watch the band.
John Lennon & Paul McCartney - were introduced to each other by Ivan Vaughan, after the Quarrymen's performances, while they took a break inside the church hall across the road. McCartney made a good impression on Lennon, by tuning his guitar, and playing it upside down to perform Twenty Flight Rock.
The Quarrymen - Performed their evening sets on the stage in the church hall, rounding off the annual garden fete.
John Lennon - Started college at Liverpool College of Art L1 alongside Stuart Sutcliffe, Bill Harry, & Cynthia Powell
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