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1964 (Feb 19) – Beatles’ Wigs Come to America!

02/19/2026 @ All Day – A British company shipped ½ ton of Beatle wigs to the US. An American reporter later asked John Lennon, “How do you feel about teenagers imitating you with Beatle wigs?” John replied “They’re not imitating us because we don’t wear Beatle wigs.”

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1981 (Feb 19) – George Loses ‘My Sweet Lord’ Plagiarism Suit

02/19/2026 @ All Day – ABKCO Music, owner of the publishing rights to the Chiffons hit “He’s So Fine”, is awarded $587,000 from George Harrison. George had been found guilty of subconsciously plagiarizing the song in ‘My Sweet Lord’.

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1967 (Feb 19) – John and Ringo See Chuck Berry and Del Shannon

02/19/2026 @ All Day – John and Ringo attend a concert at the Saville Theater. Headliners are Chuck Berry and Del Shannon.

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1971 (Feb 19) – Paul’s Lawsuit Against The Beatles Begins

02/19/2026 @ All Day – In London’s Royal Courts of Justice, Paul McCartney’s lawsuit against his fellow ex Beatles begins. McCartney’s suit seeks to remove Allen Klein as manager of the group’s financial affairs.

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1969 (Feb 20) – Ringo’s Film ‘Candy’ is released.

02/20/2026 @ 12:00 am – Ringo’s film ‘Candy’ is released. The adventures of a teen aged girl and her sexual adventures as she looks for a meaning in life also stars Marlon Brando, Richard Burton, James Coburn, John Huston, Walter Matthau, John Astin, Elsa Martinelli and Anita Pallenberg.

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1963 (Feb 20) – Beatles on ‘Parade of the Pops’

02/20/2026 @ All Day – The Beatles drove through the night from Liverpool to London to appear on the live lunchtime BBC radio program “Parade of the Pops.” Performing ‘Love Me Do’ and ‘Please Please Me’, the appearance lasted just over 4 minutes. They then drove another 180 mile trip back north for their performance that night at the Swimming […]

1979 (Feb 20) – George Releases 8th Album

02/20/2026 @ All Day – George Harrison issues his eighth, self titled item.

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2008 (Feb 20) – Paul Appears at Brit Awards

02/20/2026 @ All Day – Sir Paul McCartney appears at the Brit Awards in London. He performs a medley of hits, including Live and Let Die, Hey Jude and Lady Madonna after he was honoured with an outstanding contribution award.

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1970 (Feb 20) – ‘Instant Karma’ Released in US

02/20/2026 @ 12:00 am –   The single ‘Instant Karma!’ by The Plastic Ono Band was released in the US. John Lennon had written, recorded and mixed the track all in one day on the 27th January 1970.

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1990 (Feb 21) – Paul Gets Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

02/21/2026 @ All Day – Paul McCartney is honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 32nd annual Grammy Awards. The Beatles only won four of the awards while active.

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