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1965 (Jun 20) – Beatles Begin Two Week European Tour

06/20/2025 @ All Day – The Beatles began a 14-day European tour with two performances at the Palais Des Sports in Paris, France. The Beatles’ set list for this tour: ‘Twist and Shout’, ‘She’s a Woman’, ‘I’m a Loser’, ‘Can’t Buy Me Love’, ‘Baby’s In Black’, ‘I Wanna Be Your Man’, ‘A Hard Day’s Night’, ‘Everybody’s Trying to Be My […]

1968 (Jun 20) – Paul Attends Capitol Meeting in LA

06/20/2025 @ All Day – Paul attends a meeting with Capitol sales execs in Los Angeles. He is joined by Linda Eastman who flies in from New York to join him.

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1962 (Jun 6) – First Beatles Recordings at What Will Become ‘Abbey Road’

06/20/2025 @ All Day – The first Beatles recording session took place at EMI studios. The group recorded four tracks, one of which was ‘Love Me Do’ the four musicians received payments for the session of £7.10 ($12.07) each.

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1966 (Jun 21) – The Beatles Work on ‘She Said She Said’

06/21/2025 @ All Day – Working at Abbey Road studios in London, The Beatles recorded from start to finish, a new John Lennon song ‘She Said She Said’. The song was reportedly based on a bizarre conversation that Lennon had with Peter Fonda while John and George Harrison were tripping on LSD.

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1980 (Jun 21) – Beatles Influencer Bert Kaempfert Dies

06/21/2025 @ All Day – German orchestra leader and songwriter Bert Kaempfert died aged 56. Both Frank Sinatra (Strangers In The Night) and Elvis Presley (Wooden Heart) covered his songs. Kaempfert released over 50 albums. In 1961, he hired The Beatles to back Tony Sheridan on recording sessions for Polydor, (these were the Beatles’ first commercial recordings).

1962 (Jun 21) – Beatles On Bill With Bruce Channel

06/21/2025 @ All Day – The Beatles are at the New Tower Ballroom, South Brighton where they appear with Bruce Channel.

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1964 (Jun 21) – The Beatles Arrive in New Zealand

06/21/2025 @ 12:00 am – The Beatles Arrive in New Zealand

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1962 (Jun 6) – First Beatles Recordings at What Will Become ‘Abbey Road’

06/21/2025 @ All Day – The first Beatles recording session took place at EMI studios. The group recorded four tracks, one of which was ‘Love Me Do’ the four musicians received payments for the session of £7.10 ($12.07) each.

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1981 (Jun 22) – Mark David Chapman Pleads Guilty to John’s Murder

06/22/2025 @ All Day – Mark David Chapman pleads guilty to the murder of John Lennon six months earlier and is sentenced to 20 years-to-life in prison.

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1964 (Jun 22) – Beatles First Show in New Zealand

06/22/2025 @ All Day – The Beatles played their first ever show in New Zealand at Wellington Town Hall. The local Chief Constable refused a police escort for The Beatles leaving just two policemen to control over 5,000 fans.

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